Staff

Chasing Pixels: The Pioneering Graphics Processors

From the SIGGRAPH Pioneers: Chasing Pixels: The Pioneering Graphics Processors. The panel was presented live on April 13, 2022. It is introduced by Chair Ed Kramer and moderated by former Chair Jon Peddie (jonpeddie.com), and is part of our ongoing series of panels about significant early developments in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Microsoft Office 365 Phones – A competitor to normal PSTN phones?

Microsoft recently introduced their new Microsoft 365 Phone System, also called the Office 365 Phone System, under the 365 Business Voice License. It is a telephony product that works with Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, and Microsoft verified hardware devices. The “phone” comes with PBX capabilities and call controls on cloud and is not available as a standalone product but … Read more

Cesium update: Mapping the world and playing with it

The latest update to the Cesium SaaS platform is a global layer of the world’s 3D buildings. In addition, Cesium collaborates with Epic to make geospatial data available within Unreal Engine.   Cesium, as we have written, provides a platform for 3D GIS data which are organized as Global Base Layers and include worldwide data for terrain, aerial imagery, and … Read more