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LizardTech’s Content Server 3.0 Makes the Web Instantly Scalable, Powerful
and Extensible for B2B and B2C Customers
Press release: Fall Internet World: NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2000
LizardTech Inc. today introduced the LizardTech™ Content Server 3.0 for the fastest delivery of high-resolution images and clear, crisp
documents over the Internet.
The Content Server establishes a new performance benchmark for the efficient delivery of digital images and documents and is ideally suited for delivering them under constrained bandwidth or with limited storage conditions through the use of LizardTech’s next-generation MrSID® and DjVu® technologies.
The Content Server delivers image files over the Internet as small, efficient pixel streams that optimize bandwidth with no loss in image
quality. It also supports industry-standard file formats and open standards, such as TIFF, JPEG and JPEG 2000. Because it is based on a modular architecture, the functionality of the Content Server can
be easily extended with such added features as Search, Database Integration and Security. XML- and XSL-based stylesheets allow for dynamic display of content for any viewing environment or device.
“Waiting is out, warp speed is in,” said John Grizz Deal, LizardTech’s president and CEO. “We developed the Content Server to meet growing
demand on the part of businesses to deliver richer content over the Internet for both I-commerce and business end-users. Extreme image performance is our business.”
“Online users clearly refuse to wait for an image to download,” Deal added. “With its bandwidth-aware resolution, our Content Server downloads
images instantly – even on a 56K modem connection.”
Using LizardTech’s MrSID format for photographs and DjVu format for documents, the Content Server makes it easy for companies to publish limitless
amounts of high-quality information in a format compatible with every Web browser. MrSID is a wavelet-based imaging technology that allows up to 97 percent file-size reduction while maintaining original image
quality and providing instant viewing, panning and printing of reproduction-quality images. DjVu, the new standard for scan-to-Web publishing, is a patented technology acquired from AT&T Labs that reduces
the file size of scanned documents so users can download them 150 times faster than with other file formats, such as PDF.
The Content Server is scalable and multi-threaded, which makes it a valuable image and document server tool for growing organizations. In
fact, performance is bound only to the CPU, unlike any other competing product. Intensive users of documents and images needing a robust Internet solution that expands to accommodate their growing customer
base include: Corporate digital asset collections, Real estate sites, Online catalogs/retail companies, Auction sites, Libraries, Medical sites, Geospatial imagery/government agencies.
Flexible Solutions for IT LizardTech Content Server allows IT professionals to customize their workflow and efficiently deliver information to
customers and business partners.
Every workflow can benefit from the Content Server’s increased speed of access that allows users to perform their assessment and retrieval of images and documents faster, enhancing productivity and profitability. The Content Server is bundled with a C-based SDK that allows for full integration into existing Internet solutions. The Content Server currently supports Microsoft Windows NT and all open imaging standards, and will be supporting Solaris and Red Hat Linux by Q1 2001.
The LizardTech Content Server for Windows NT will ship at the end of November 2000, and will
be priced based on a per-CPU license beginning at $4,500. To find out more about the LizardTech Content Server or how to purchase other LizardTech solutions, please visit LizardTech’s Web site at: www.lizardtech.com.
LizardTech Inc. is one of the world’s leaders in imaging technologies. A privately held company,
LizardTech is committed to providing tools to deliver high-quality content instantly over the Internet. The company provides innovative solutions that optimize bandwidth and provide
immediate access to high-resolution, multipurpose digital images and multimedia content. LizardTech licensed Generation I of its MrSID technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL) and acquired its DjVu technology from AT&T Labs for the commercialization of both product lines. LizardTech is integrating its next-generation image software into a wide variety of
platforms and applications. LizardTech’s software is currently installed on more than 15 million desktops and integrated into over 200 applications. LizardTech has offices in Seattle and Amsterdam.
MrSID and DjVu are registered trademarks; LizardTech and all associated marks are
trademarks of LizardTech, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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