Macworld keynote and 3D Mirage get standing ovation for Cult3D!

David Pogue, writer and columnist for The New York Times got a standing ovation after delivering the Keynote presentation at Macworld featuring Cult3D models created by Cycore Channel Partner 3D Mirage. See why.

- Here’s the link: http://www.3dmirage.com/macexpo/default.asp

CGIMag ranks Cycore as one of the 60 leading companies shaping the Graphics business!

"Cycore is one company that has developed software and a data format that can deliver the goods on time - literally." Read more at www.cgimag.com!

- www.cgimag.com Nov '02

Cycore: 3D Graphics for the Web

Streaming Media World tells the story of Cycore.
Read more here!

- Nathan Segal, Streaming Media World Aug '01

'If 2000 was Flash, 2001 is Cult3D'

Interactive 3D, if it's good, allows the user to experience, rather than merely observe, the internet. Sales and marketing in the Web has been promising in theory, but not too well realized, so far. However, Cycore's Cult3D thinks they have what it takes to move e-commerce from the theoretical to the material. Based on what they've showed us, they could be right.

- The Peddie Report, July 16, 2001

Full-bodied features

One company which has stuck with it over the years is Cycore, which currently owns a raft of Web-related 3D technologies and creative design products. The flagship of these is Cult3D, essentially a file format which plays back through Web pages using its free Cult3D Viewer browser plug-in.
Cult3D supports full transparency and reflectivity, particle systems, bump mapping and phong shading, which lends itself well to applications like online retailing where photo-realism is important.

Read more at:
http://www.365animation.com/technology/fullbodied.shtml

- By Alistair Dabbs, CGI Magazine, May 2001

Cycore's models look good and behave well

"Despite usability concerns, eWeek Labs considers Cult3D Designer an excellent tool for bringing interactive 3-D objects to a variety of media. Its simplified interface and new ability to add interactive objects to active scenes will help spread 3-D features to applications far beyond online catalogues."
Read the whole story at: www.zdnet.com

- eWEEK, April '01

3D Graphics on the web survey

A comprehensive survey about 3D graphics has been released by Computer Graphics. The survey aims to study the impact of Web 3D on businesses. 53% believe 3D is critical to their online business. It shows that 3D on the web has become an integral part of company strategies and development decisions. Also, Cult3D is mentioned and voted as one of the top technologies currently used for creating Web 3D applications.

- Computer Graphics World

3DMeNow brings VR people to life

An application that can convert animated 3D humans into interactive 3D objects for the Web has been launched by Cycore. Called 3DMeNow, it lets designers create interactive, photo-realistic 3D human models, characters, and avatars that can be viewed over the Web.

And you don't even need a 3D modelling tool to create it, says the company.

"All you need to capture the 3D object is a digital camera," said Jerry Pettersson, Cycore's chief technology officer. "Just snap photos of your model from the front and in profile, then load the images into the 3DMeNow program."

Pricing has yet to be set.

- Digit, February 27, 2001

Ready to join the Cycore Cult3d?

The web doesn't have to be a series of static pages with text and images; at least that's what Ted Iannuzzi, CEO of Toronto-based Cycore Canada, says his company had in mind when it developed Cult3D. "We wanted to find a way to pretty up the Internet," he says. Cycore has just released version 5.2 of its product visualization technology, delivering an interactive experience that allows developers to quickly and easily build 3D images. One of the new features, Tooltips, allows designers to display text over 3D objects, ideal for providing users instructions on how to manipulate and interact with the objects. Iannuzi says this idea fits in with one of the product's main goals: training applications. Using Cult3D to train is "very powerful stuff.
It's great for retention," he says. Also new is Cult Objects (.CO), which allows developers to import and merge separate .CO files into other .CO files. By allowing multiple objects to be broken down into separate files, file sizes are smaller for faster downloads. Files are usually no more than 200 KB, Iannuzi says.

- Channel Business News, February 12, 2001

Discreet deal to boost Web 3D creatives

Cycore has tied up a deal with Discreet to include its Cult3D software in the Web Studio Set for 3ds max 4, the popular 3D package. The software exports 3D models from 3ds max and creates low-bandwidth interactive 3D objects, chiefly for use on ecommerce sites. "Cult3D's integration with 3ds max 4 makes putting highly interactive 3D content on the Web easier than ever before," claimed Phillip Miller, senior director of software products at Discreet.

The sweetener for creatives is Cult3D's compression technology, which in file size by up to 95 per cent.

- Computercreative.com, February, 2001

Cult3D splits up

Cycore has released version 5.2 of its Cult3D technology, the Web3D format that can also be placed in Acrobat(PDF) and Microsoft Word documents. The update includes splitting models for aster download and better text display.

The Cult Objects (.CO) file format can now import and merge separate .CO files into other .CO files. Older versions of the format placed all objects in a single file that had to be downloaded in a single shot. Version 5.2 allows basic objects to be downloaded first, followed by other objects when needed by users. Also, Tooltips allow text to be displayed over 3D objects.

Other improvements include communication between Cult3D objects and JavaScript in the encapsulating Web page. Buttons within Web pages can use scripts to control 3D models - with the models also using scripts to drive other elements within the page. The Cult3D viewer had been reduced in size by 70kb and the fromat can now load and merge external images and sounds using Java.

Both the Viewer and Designer Tool are available for free from the Cult3D Web site - although designers will have pay a license fee to serve them over the Web.

- -Neil Bennett, Digit Magazine Online, February 20, 2001

ImageModeler for Cult3D

Cycore and Realviz have announced the availability of ImageModeler for Cult3D, a software application that simplifies interactive 3D model creation, and brings photo-realistic models to the Web.

ImageModeler for Cult3D is based on both Realviz ImageModeler and Cycore Cult3D technologies. Cycore Cult3D provides low-bandwidth interactive 3D images. Realviz ImageModeler simplifies the construction of dimensionally accurate 3D models from photographic, video or cinematic images, reducing the time and cost of creating computer-generated models with photo-realistic quality. The finalized interactive 3D object can be embedded into Web pages, Microsoft Office documents, or Adobe Acrobat files.

"Web developers and corporations alike acknowledge the effectiveness of showcasing products in interactive 3D on the Internet, but rarely have the skills required to build 3D models using complex off-the-shelf applications," commented Emmanuel Javal, general manager, Realviz USA. "ImageModeler for Cult3D bridges this gap by providing a comprehensive set of tools for building 3D models based on 2D images. Web designers are very familiar with creating content in a 2D environment, and we anticipate that this product will eliminate the traditional roadblock to getting these artists to enter the 3D content creation space."

Bengt Starke, Cycore president and CEO, notes a worldwide movement and interest in bringing 3D to the Web to enhance e-marketing, e-commerce, and customer support: "Our Cult3D customers are reporting increases in sales, decreases in product returns, and are getting very positive feedback from their customers, who can now view and interact with products in a much more meaningful way than ever before," he said.

"ImageModeler for Cult3D brings together two breakthrough technologies that jump the last hurdle to full marketplace acceptance."

- CGI Magazine, February 23, 2001

Cycore launches version 5.2 of its 3D software

Cycore has announced the release of version 5.2 of Cult3D. This new release has a new range of features, including Tooltips, which gives designers the ability to display tect over 3D objects. Also, Cult 3D now comes with Cult Objects (.CO) with which users can import and merge separate .CO files into other .CO files for smaller file sizes and faster downloads.

- Computer Arts February, 2001

HomeProject and Cycore Announce Co-marketing Alliance

Internet World, TORONTO, Ontario – February 7, 2001 – HomeProject Inc. (CDNX: YHP) the leading provider of interactive design and visualization technology today announced a co-marketing alliance with Cycore. HomeProject’s View22 Interactive Visualization Environment (IVE) enables e-businesses and Global 2000 companies to put “content into context” through online design of 3D scenes. Cycore’s Cult3D product visualization technology enables users to intricately inspect individual products. According to the terms of the agreement HomeProject and Cycore will co-market each other’s technologies.

“The View22 IVE will allow our customers to leverage the investment they have made in creating Cult3D objects by placing these objects into a realistic context,” said Ted Iannuzzi, CEO, Cycore Canada. “Our worldwide network of resellers will be eager to get their hands on the View22 technology.”

Utilizing the IVE, businesses and consumers can create and interact with 3D scenes of fully customized and personalized spaces, including homes, gardens and offices. For example, office designers can create a 3D virtual office laid out to their client’s exact specifications. Then, the designer can drag and drop items from their online catalogue into the space. The IVE’s ‘smart objects’ can link directly into the office manufacturers’ inventory management system, and can flag out-of-stock or discontinued items. Once the design is complete the account manager can use the design to collaborate with the client online. The client can then utilize the Cult3D technology to inspect each item in the scene individually, often much closer than they could at most retail stores. For example, in the case of a laptop, the client could open the cover, remove the battery or CD drive, and even power the laptop up in order to watch and listen to the computer. Once the client is satisfied with the configuration of their space, the IVE provides a means of continued collaboration and communication between the client, account manager, designers, suppliers and contractors throughout every step of the project.

“We are pleased to be partnering with Cycore who share our web-centric interactive 3D vision. Cycore is a recognized brand name with a solid marketing and reseller network,” said Amnon Zohar, President and CEO, HomeProject Inc. “Cycore’s Cult3D will enhance the interactive 3D experience of our users with the ability to closely inspect products, which they have placed into their scene.”

Cycore has offices in Canada, US, Sweden, UK, Germany and France, and an extensive reseller network in over 30 countries selling the Cult3D technology. According to the terms of the agreement, the Cycore offices will have the opportunity to license the IVE platform to their wide base of customers.

Attendees of the Internet World Conference in Toronto, February 7-9, 2001, can see demonstrations of View22 at the Cycore booth, number 928. Cycore will also be demonstrating View22 at their booth in Internet World Conferences in Hanover, Berlin, and London later this year. For more information on the Internet World shows please visit the website at: http://www.pentonevents.com.

About Cycore
Cycore is the leader in interactive 3D software for e-business. Cycore Cult3D® software is an award winning product visualization technology used on Web sites, in Microsoft Office® documents and in Adobe® Acrobat® files to help e-businesses increase online sales, enhance sales presentations and improve customer service. More than 250 brand name companies, including Palm, NEC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, ABB and Toyota use Cult3D on their Web sites. To date the number of Cult3D viewer downloads exceed 5 million. Cycore also sells Cult Effects™, a set of powerful special effects filters for film and video post-production. The company was founded and maintains headquarters in Sweden, with offices in the US, Canada, France, UK and Germany. For further information, please visit http://www.cycore.com.

About HomeProject Inc.
HomeProject Inc. is the leading provider of interactive design and visualization solutions, licensing its infrastructure to e-businesses and Global 2000 companies. HomeProject's infrastructure empowers users to do 'real work' on the Web such as 3D design of rooms, gardens and offices. HomeProject is the first company to take consumer-friendly 3D interactivity to the Web, improving quality-of-experience, productivity and satisfaction when shopping online, and reducing consumer's uncertainty in the buying process. HomeProject's View22 technology platform was launched late last year. The View22 Interactive Visualization Environment (IVE) enables partners and clients to quickly deploy a customized environment specific to their needs. The IVE provides solutions to a variety of industries, offering an interactive and compelling user experience for any Web strategy.

Media Contact:
Katherine Prigge
Marketing Director
905-771-8000 x5864
katherinep@homeproject.com

Investor Contact:
Amnon Zohar
President & CEO
905-771-8000
amnonz@homeproject.com



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The Fact and Fantasy of Web 3D

"Many professionals could argue that the Breitling watch brought the e-commerce 3D market into play. It was one of the first truly stunning pieces of work that really illustrates the potential of the market. Cycore also has a great deal of experience in 2D compositing work, which has already found its way into the addition of flames and other simple effects. This kind of integration is very important for the next generation of interactive media because the term "media-rich" will be referring to Web 3D in a matter of months. Cycore's purchase of Puppettime, like Metastream's purchase of Viewpoint, brings added capabilities and core 3D knowledge. Finally, Cycore's viewer was the most stable one that I tested."

Cycore, the leader in interactive 3D for e-business, today announced that it has completed the optimization of its Cycore Cult3D® software for the Intel® Pentium 4® processor. This assures that Cult3D, the industry's leading
real-time, multi-platform 3D rendering engine, takes full advantage of Intel's next generation of high-performance processors.

Videoclip featuring Cycore USA CEO Jim Madden.

Press release by Intel: "Cycore Completes Optimization for Intel Pentium 4 Processor"

- Intel® November 20

Cycore wins Computer Arts award!

Cycore wins Award for outstanding Advertising In Recognition Of The Advertisement That Achieved Outstanding Readership Response, As Measured Against All Other Ads Appearing In: Computer Arts, July 2000.

Take a look at the ad here.

- Announced by Computer Arts in November, 2000

Cycore Announces Cult3D Exporter for Maya

"Just out from Cycore is a free Cult3D Exporter for Alias|Wavefront software. The software lets users export models created in the Maya 3D animation and visual effects software directly to Cycore Cult3D, from which artists can create interactive 3D objects for the Web, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat. It is said to be the first 3D exporter software available for Maya from a third-party developer.

Alias|Wavefront and Cycore are currently holding a Cult3D Exporter for Maya competition open to Maya software users. Modelers wishing to participate in the competition can download the guidelines from www.3december.com and the Maya exporter from www.cycore.com, export a Maya project into Cult3D and submit the project for the competition. Projects must be submitted by midnight PST December 3, 2000. Winners will be announced on December 10, 2000."

- Spectrum Media, November 13

Acer Supports Cycore Cult3D; TravelMate 350 Demo Delivers 3D 'Touch and Feel' Experience

"Based on Cycore Cult3D real-time 3D rendering and development software, Acer's TravelMate 350 demo is designed to let customers view the highly innovative new product from all angles, to zoom in and out, and to visualize key features and subsystems. According to T.Y. Lay, President of Acer Inc.'s Branded Business Unit, "The Cycore Cult3D product is a very valuable addition to our already-strong toolbox of multimedia software. We found Cult3D to be the answer to our search for an online interactive 3D demo solution for our websites, as it's very easy to use and able to produces small-sized files."

- Business Wire, November 8, 2000

3December

"3December is Alias|Wavefront's global annual show designed to build a community among professionals in industrial design, fim and video, videogames and interactive and visualisation sectors. The event is supported by Intel, SGI, IBM, Cycore..." "...speakers will include representatives from Digital Domain and Sony Pictures Imageworks. Alias|Wavefront is expecting both current and future customers of Maya and Studio|Tools at the event."

- Computer Arts, November, 2000

Cycore offers path to Web 3D - 3D software company puts official training course online

Cycore has announced a new Web-based resource for designers who use the company's 3D modelling product Cult3D. Cycore calls it the Virtual Campus, and it's full of online tutorials designed to get you up to speed when using Cult3D. The site even hosts a test, so you can pit yourself and the power of your memory against the clock. The Virtual Campus supersedes Cycore's existing online training material.

- ComputerCreative.com (Future Publishing), November, 2000

Cult3D arrives in Turkey!

"The program, which has been on the lips of business managers and designers all over the world for its e-commerce potential, has arrived in Turkey. Unimedya, an Internet and videoconference provider and Vision International have promoted Cycore’s new program, the Cult3D during the last months in Turkey. They are very positive about the program’s possibilities on the growing e-commerce marker in Turkey and note “It’s a must for Web sites.”

- Turkish Daily News, October 15, 2000

New York Times writes about 3D technology and the Cult3D customer ATI

"ATI, the graphics-card maker, provides elaborate 3-D demonstrations for its four newest cards. The firm has reported a 13 percent increase in online sales since it posted the models four months ago. Bal Sahjpaul, ATI's Internet marketing manager, said, ''If a picture is worth a thousand words, than the 3-D Web is worth a billion words.''

- NEW YORK TIMES, October 5, 2000 in the “Circuits” section, page D7

"Cycore brings state of the art software applications to Taipei

Cycore, a leading Swedish software company, and CurioTech, a renowned high tech management company, have recently launched a leading software graphics application on the island, which will provide e-business with a breakthrough in software technology."

"Cult3D... brings the products to life on screen and allows users to spin and zoom in and out on a product model, viewing it from any perspective."

- The China Post, October 7, 2000

"Unlisted Cycore Appoints Bank to Oversee its Share Trading

Though still privately held and with no timeframe for a listing, Swedish 3D graphics software developer Cycore AB has appointed a financial institution to oversee trading in its shares.

The Uppsala-based company has contracted Swedish investment bank Enskilda Securities AB to carry out this task, which was made necessary by the dramatic growth in trading among private investors, explained Cycore CEO Bengt Starke. "A year ago we had between 30 and 50 private shareholders; today we have almost 600," Starke explained.

He added that most of the trading is carried on in chat rooms devoted to private investors, which raised the concern that, without a proper marketplace, there was room for price manipulation through hype, ultimately harming Cycore's reputation.

To avoid such an eventuality, therefore, the company has appointed Enskilda "to make this unofficial trading official," Starke explained. From now on any orders to buy or sell Cycore shares will be effected by way of matching buys and sells to transactions, in accordance with Enskilda's rules for unlisted companies. The orders themselves can be submitted to any bank branch for forwarding to Enskilda.

Cycore's flagship product is the Cult3D animation package, a real-time multi-platform 3D rendering engine for the internet. It is used to enhance e-commerce offerings by providing realistic and interactive 3D product presentations."

- Computergram International, September 5, 2000

"One of the more intriguing announcements from the Siggraph show was that Swedish-based Cycore and the French Realviz were to jointly develop a new package, Phtoto2Cult. The new product essentially marries Cult3D, Cycore's low-bandwidth 3D display package, with Realviz's ImageModeller, the upshot being a program that automates the construction of dimensionally-accurate 3D models from two-dimensional source material and outputs them in a Web-friendly form.
"Web developers don't always have the time or resources to easily develop 3D images," said Bengt Starke, Cycore's Chief Executive Officer. "With Photo2Cult, Cycore and Realviz will be delivering a tool that provides Web developers with an efficient, easy-to-use method to create highly realistic 3D images in short timeframes. Photo2Cult is an important step in further bringing 3D for the Web into the mainstream."

- Computer Arts, August 30, 2000.

"Cycore, of Cult3D fame, acquires control of the 3D software developer, Systems In Motion AS, in a bid to bring 3D into mainstream Internet applications."

- Computer Arts, August 30, 2000.

Internet Cult 25 August 2000

Cycore, a leading interactive 3D content developer, has acquired Norwegian firm Systems In Motion AS (SIM). http://www.3dworldmag.com/revelation/news.frame.htm

"Web developers will be able to create interactive 3D images faster with Photo2Cult, a conversion tool due out later this year. The product of a joint venture between 3D specialists Cycore and 2D image processing company REALVIZ, Photo2Cult converts two-dimensial shots into interactive 3D images for use on the Web and in e-business documents. "With Photo2Cult, we will be providing Web developers with an efficient, easy to use method to create highly realistic 3D images in short timeframes," said Bengt Starke, Cycore's CEO. "This software is an important step in further bringing 3D for the Web into the mainstream." Photo2Cult will be based on Cycore Cult 3D and REALVIZ ImageModeler technology. The release date is set for late 2000 but selling price is yet to be finalised."

- Cre@teOnline August 14, 2000.

According to a recent Jupiter Communications report

entitled "Shopping Technologies - Driving Purchase Behavior Through Effective Integration" Cycore Cult3D is "particularly interesting due to interactive animations and scalable levels of detail, and...superb compression."

- Jupiter Communications Report August, 2000

The Cult of Web puppets

"Cycore has announced that the next version of its Cult3D 3D-for-the-Web technology will include 3D-puppet technology. Cycore has acquired PuppetTime, a development company based around an eponymous technology and an authoring application, PuppetTime Producer. PuppetTime Producer is more of a direction tool than an animation application. Template-built characters can be manipulated by users, but their characteristics are totally pre-defined. This is designed to make it easy for traditional Web designers and developers without 3D animation to use the tool. The acquisition of PuppetTime follows shortly after the release of version 5.0 of Cult3D, which allowed users to insert interactive 3D graphics into PDF documents, and the announcement that Cycore is working with RealViz on a tool for creating 3D objects from 2D objects."

- Neil Bennett, Digit, UK August, 2000

"One of the main players in the market, Cycore's Cult3D is currently the best all round solution for creating 3D objects. Its JPEG compression is one of the best we've seen." … "Excellent object files, sizes, and photorealism are high on the list for any client and Cult3D's designer is a high-level intuitive design tool that can save you getting your hands dirty with Java code, unless you want to."

- Matt Fairman, Director, Smoothe (a UK new media company specializing in all aspects of 3D visualization), NMC; "Digital Dimensions", July 2000.

"The rendering quality of Cycore's player had the edge over Richfx's player (to my eyes) and included advanced features such as reflection mapping, adding a breathtaking realistic quality to the images. (Take a look at the Breitling watch to see what I mean).

- Bill McCloskey, ClickZ.com, "Who's Carrying the 3D Torch?"; July 27, 2000.

"Just CE Paint alone is an absolute essential for every serious After Effects artist. From minor touch-ups and dust removal to full-scene painting, it's fast, easy to use, and non-destructive. Truly amazing."

- Tim Sassoon, Sassoon Film Design, Plug-in Central, "Temple of the Cult - Cult Effects 1.5 Unleashed"; July 2000.

"Through relationships with companies such as Palm, Nokia and Timebeat.com, Cycore has proven it delivers sophisticated solutions for online product demonstrations and increased shop-to-buy ratios on the Web."

- discreet.com, June, 2000

"Customers seem to like 3D technology. For instance, products displayed in [Cult]3D at Timebeat.com, a wristwatch Website, have enjoyed a 10% to 15% sales boost. And the 3D pages have 50% higher view rates than their 2-D counterparts, says Timebeat's Michael Fomkin."

- Fortune, April 17, 2000

"Cult3D is now widely regarded as the industry leader for rendering life-like, interactive, three-dimensional images on Web pages...For Cycore, it all looks like a mountain of opportunity."

- Maclean's, April 3, 2000

"Cult3D completely surpasses any tool previously available for displaying interactive 3D models on the Internet."

- Steve Wilkie, Content Creation Europe, March/April 2000.

"Cult3D completely surpasses any tool previously available for displaying interactive 3D models on the Internet by allowing you to program through drag-and-drop or custom- written Java a working engine to your model that allows the potential customer to see exactly how the product works."

- Content Creation Europe, March/April, 2000.

"Cult3D has provided so much useful power in such an easy-to-use way that I must believe that they will find an appreciative market...This is going to be the right product and right approach for a considerable segment of the market."

- webreference.com, February, 2000

"When it comes to 3D on the web, the first name is Cult3D, a popular technology from Cycore. Cult3D's 3D Studio MAX 3.0 exporter plug-in is elegant and functional...a real pleasure to use."

- 3D Magazine, Web 3D Issue, February, 2000

"It's easy to see why there is so much interest in this product. It seems to be one of the simplest solutions for getting straightforward objects on the Web and in as many hands as possible."

- CGI Magazine, Jan 2000