OTOTOT Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business 2004-02-13 - By Ing. Marek Mihok
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Well, ok Digital Fusion....
But when I have in near future chance to work with FLAME and INFERNO....
I thing it's much better to get into workflow of Combustion in order to be
at least ready to touch flame and inferno right ?
Marek
P.S. Ed, what is CTB ?
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From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On Behalf Of
Christian Rittener
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:28 PM
To: XSI@(protected)
Subject: OTOTOT Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
It is ALWAYS the wrong time to buy Combustion, because there's Digital
Fusion...
Ing. Marek Mihok wrote:
> Hmm doeas that mean, it's wrong time to buy Combustion 3 ?
>
> I am just thinking about buying.........
> Is it the end of Combustion ? or what ?
>
> Thanx for any coments...
>
> Marek
>
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> Ing. Marek Mihok - ANIMAX 3D
> Juzna Trieda 9
> 040 01 Kosice
> SLOVAKIA
> +00421 905 316 504
> animax3d@(protected)
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> From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On
> Behalf Of Anthony Rossano
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:42 PM
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: RE: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
>
>
> Including the Discreet Training Center Program Manager, who rocked.
> I don't have anyone to talk to there now... They also ditched their
> courseware development a few months ago.
> Too bad to see combustion fall by the wayside.
>
> My call on what SHOULD happen on the AW/SGI thing: Avid should enter
> into the fray. Of course the press release said 'exclusive
> negotiations' but that's nonsense. Avid stock is worth top-dollar
> these days, and with AW's profits, the company valuation is all of
> maybe 15mil-30 (See http://mil-30.ora-code.com)mil (for sale purposes) which is a drop in the bucket
> for Avid. SGI needs to cash, so they will be ready to listen.
> Then, either way, it's win-win:
> 1) More competition drives up the sale price for the other purchaser:
> means more debt load on Alias, less money to expand, market, investor
> demands higher returns, all this puts the squeeze on those mofos.
> 2) Avid actually buys Alias, closes Toronto, moves Dev to Montreal,
> and now has a differentiated product line: Maya at the cheaper price
> point and lower end, XSI at the more expensive higher end. Imagine
> the synergy!
> ATR
>
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:59:37 -0500, Ed Harriss wrote:
>> Yes sad day indeed. About 150 people lost their jobs at Discreet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ed Harriss
>> XSI Stuff: http://www.EdHarriss.com
>> Do you need a CG job? http://www.GetA3DJob.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- --Original Message-- --
>> From: Bernard Lebel [mailto:atyss4si@(protected)]
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:14 PM
>> To: XSI@(protected)
>> Subject: Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
>>
>>
>> Yep, but the layed off people are from the West Coast afaik. Sad day
>> for them.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Bernard
>>
>>> btw anybody noticed how these SGI news totally eclipsed the news
>>> about discreet laying off A LOT of people all over ? lucky SODs :)
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