Alias Systems Corporation
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Industry | Software |
Founded | 1983Toronto, Ontario | in
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Defunct | 2006 |
Fate | Acquired by Autodesk |
Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias Research, Alias|Wavefront), headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a software company that produced high-end 3D graphics software. Alias was eventually bought by Autodesk.
History
Alias Systems Corporation was founded by Stephen Bingham, Nigel McGrath, Susan McKenna, and David Springer in 1983. The company was initially funded by a $61,000 grant from the National Research Council, scientific research tax credits, and the founders personal funds.[1]
In 1984, while sitting in a Detroit restaurant during the
In October 1990, the company purchase Full Color Computing, Inc., a provider of high-end photo retouch and color prepress software.
In 1995, Alias began developing Maya. Maya would become the world's premier 3D animation software.[1]
On February 7, 1995, Wavefront, SGI, and Alias merged to become Alias|Wavefront as a division of SGI.[1] In 1998, Alias|Wavefront released Maya.[1]
On March 1, 2003, the company was honored by the
Later in 2003, the company's name was changed from Alias|Wavefront to Alias.[3] In June 2004, Silicon Graphics sold Alias to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity investment firm, for US$57.1 million.[4]
In September 2004, Alias acquired Kaydara, adding the company's character animation and motion editing products to Alias' line of software.
On October 4, 2005, Autodesk, announced plans to acquire Alias.[5][6] On January 10, 2006, Autodesk completed the acquisition for US$197 million in cash.[7]
Products
Alias' best-known product, the 3D modeling and animation package
Other products include; the industrial design package
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wayne E. Carlson (June 20, 2017). Computer Graphics and Computer Animation: A Retrospective Overview. The Ohio State University.
- ^ "Autodesk Acquires Spacemaker: Offers Architects AI-powered Generative Design to Explore Best Urban Design Options". Autodesk News. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ Teggart, Donna; Kernahan, Heather (July 17, 2003). "Alias/Wavefront Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Announces Name Change to Alias" (Press release). Toronto: Alias. Business Wire. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Transaction Increases Focus on SGI Core Systems Business, Boosts Liquidity". Press release. April 15, 2004. Archived from the original on May 2, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Cohen, Peter (October 4, 2005). "Autodesk acquires Alias". PC World.
- ^ "Autodesk Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Alias". Press Release. Autodesk. October 4, 2005. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ January 2006, TVTechnology 13. "Autodesk completes acquisition of Alias". TVTechnology. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alias Sketch! v1.5 - Macintosh Repository". www.macintoshrepository.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.