HP and DreamWorks Give Innovation a Starring Role in ``Shrek 2'' Movie-Making Magic Enhanced with Utility Computing Power and Global Collaboration Tools - Apr 19, 2004 07:46 AM (BusinessWire) LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004--HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) and DreamWorks today marked the latest chapter in their alliance by unveiling innovative, new technologies for off-site animation rendering and remote collaboration - next-generation solutions that are enabling DreamWorks Animation to shape the future of digital filmmaking. Built on a technology partnership that began in 2001, the collaboration provides DreamWorks Animation with state-of-the-art technology solutions from HP, which are being used to bring to life some of the most advanced animated images and characters. These will be seen in soon-to-be released feature films "Shrek 2," "Shark Tale" and "Madagascar" and the NBC computer-animated TV series, "Father of the Pride," debuting this fall. HP's Utility Rendering Service (URS), developed by HP in close collaboration with DreamWorks, addresses a very real and expensive problem in creating digital animation. URS provides a simple, flexible and scalable solution to manage the enormous amount of computational power that is needed to render high-quality film animation. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41100793 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.