Educational Discounts, Donations and Grants Compiled by Judy Brown Weeg Computing Center, University of Iowa November 1, 1986 The information included here was compiled from questionnaires which were mailed to all exhibitors prior to the SIGGRAPH '86 conference and personally delivered to each booth on the conference floor. Product descriptions were extracted from the final program for the conference. Although other companies may also provide educational grants and discounts, completed questionnaires were received only from the companies listed below. Listing a company or product in this compilation does not imply endorsement by either ACM or SIGGRAPH. If we did not reach the proper contact person in your company, please send the appropriate information to Judy Brown, Weeg Computing Center, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, and you will receive information prior to any future compilation of discounts and grants. Adage, Inc. George S. Drewett, Vice President, Marketing, One Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA 01821, (617)667-7070 Products include interactive computer graphics workstations and display processors. Educational discount: Percentage is different for each product. Contact Adage for more details. Donations: These are available. Contact Adage for information. Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Frank Braunlich, Sales Manager, 5711 Slauson Ave., Suite 238, Culver City, CA 90230, (213)568-9119 Products include graphics, image processing and terminal emulation software. Educational discount: 40% off GRAFPAK-GKS, SOFTERM 4105 terminal emulator for PCs, PlotIT business and scientific presentation graphics, and P-CUBED image processing. Donations: Graphics software donations to universities that offer programs in applied computer graphics have been made. For example, a school where there is a CAD/CAM lab could be eligible. Eligibility for such donations is determined on a case-by-case basis. Apollo Computer Inc. Pierre L. Bouchard, Marketing Programs Manager for Educational Business Office, 330 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824, (617)256-6600 X4149 Products include advanced engineering workstations, applications software and toolkits for applications developers. Educational discount: 30% off for type 1 equipment, 20% off for type 2 equipment, 10% off for type 3 equipment to non-profit, degree granting institutions of higher education. (Equipment categorization of Type 1, 2 or 3 is based on expense.) Donations: Institutions interested in discussing workstation needs, for purchase or donation, must first contact their local Apollo sales representative. Grants: These programs must be discussed first with the local Apollo sales representative. Artronics, Inc. Peter Sauerbrey, Marketing Mgr., 300 Corporate Court, P.O. Box 408, So. Plainfield, NJ 07080 Products include the Presentation Graphics Producer/PGP. Educational discount: Two systems for the price of one on turnkey computer graphics systems. No limit to the number of systems purchased. Donations: These are made when they can afford them. Grants: For more information on grants which make Artronics systems available, contact Artronics at (800)527-8766. Autodesk, Inc. Joseph H. Oakey, Manager, Educational Sales & Marketing, 2320 Marinship Way, Sausalito, CA 94965, (415)332-2344 x208 Product is a high performance drafting and design software package for microcomputers. Educational discount: Discounts are given, and further information on the pricing programs is available through the Educational Sales Managers, Chris Drost-Hansen (ext. 207) or Marty Garcia-Cotter (ext. 218). Donations: Occasional donations are made on a case by case basis based on the program, need or other condition. Grants: There are grants involving software and educational materials. These are also handled on a case by case basis via letter to the Education Dept. Manager. Assistance: Educational services include curriculum materials, authorized training centers, teacher training, conferences & workshops and student competitions. Bruning Computer Graphics (Formerly Nicolet Computer Graphics Division) Susan Keeley, Marketing Communications Supervisor, 777 Arnold Drive, Martinez, CA 94553, (415)372-7568 Products include pen plotters and graphics slide systems. Educational discount: 10% off all products. Savings range from $500 to $800 on a ZETA 8 or ZETA 887 desktop pen plotter, from $900 to $1300 on ZETA 824 or ZETA 836 D and E size plotter, and approximately $740 on a ZETAVUE Graphic Slide System. CADAM Inc. James M. Nicol, Manager, Business Planning & Development, 1935 N. Buena Vista, Burbank, CA 91504 Educational discount: Discounts are given on CADAM CAD/CAM software systems and training products. Donations: Software is donated to qualifying educational institutions. A request must be submitted with an outline of the educational program in which the software will be used. Grants: Grants are awarded based on the educational program outlined by the educational institution. Chemical Design Ltd. Dr. D.A. Dunn, Executive Vice President, Suite 120, 200 Route 17 S., Mahwah, N.J. 07430, (201)529-3323 Products include molecular modeling systems. Educational discount: Approximately 90% off all software for non-profit, research publishing institutes and academic centers. Assistance: There are special collaboration projects, for example, projects in artificial intelligence. Culler Scientific Systems Ward Davidson, Vice President, Sales, 100 Burns Ct., Santa Barbara, CA 93117, (805)683-5631 Educational discount: 15% off a high speed, scientific, $150,000 computer system for educational and research use in a college. Decision Images, Inc. Bob Mills, President, 1000 Herrontown Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 Products include software for PC graphics and image processing. Educational discount: 15% off all products Dicomed Corporation Marcy Mittelstaedt, Manager, Sales Administration, P.O. Box 246, Minneapolis, MN 55440-0246, (612)885-3000 Products range from PC-based software to advanced design stations and high quality film recording systems. Educational discount: 5% off all products. Donations: Some have been made on an individual basis. There is no set procedure. Digital Arts Company Sheldon Liebman, VP/Sales & Marketing, 7370-Q Opportunity Road, San Diego, CA 92111-2225, (619)541-2055 Products include computer animation systems. Educational discount: 10% off all software products. Electrohome Limited Rick Norris, Sales Manager, 809 Wellington St. N., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G4J6, (519)744-7111 Products include color graphics monitors and projection systems. Educational discount: 15% off list prices of all projection equipment. Supporting documentation must be supplied with order. Gould Inc., IGD Clyde H. Spencer, Education and Training Director, 46360 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, (415)498-3200 Products include digital image processing and display systems. Educational discount: Up to 50% off for a limited number of meritorius projects. The discounts may be received on any and all hardware. However, a service contract must be purchased. Each request will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Donations: Software and used hardware may be donated on a case-by-case basis. A written request, preferably through the local sales representative, will be evaluated by the selection committee. Grants: Used equipment may be loaned. Also, local institutions may avail themselves of the opportunity to use the system at the training facility for research. As with the discounts and donations, qualified researchers may request, through their local sales representative, either the loan of surplus equipment or scheduled time on the training system when seminars are not in session. Assistance: Limited consultation and recommendations are provided, drawing upon in-house expertise. Graphic Controls Norm Huber, Sr. Prod. Spec., 1 Carnegie Plaza, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, (609)424-2200 Products include pen plotter supplies (media, pens and inks.) Educational discount: The amount varies with the volume. HOK Computer Service Corporation Frank Casso, Vice President, Sales & Service, 802 North First Street, St. Louis, MO 63102, (314)621-4700 Educational discount: Discounts on all software to schools of architecture, schools of engineering and to schools with programs in facilities management. Donations: These are made and vary with institutions. Grants: These are given and vary with institutions. IBM Corporation Charles R. Bowen, Director, Plans & Program, Administration, University Relations, 500 Columbus Ave., Thornwood, NY 10594, (914)742-5800 Educational discount: Discounts are handled through the marketing division. Interested educators should contact their IBM marketing representative or their nearest IBM branch office. Donations: These are focused on leading graduate centers of research and teaching in the fields of engineering, the physical sciences, management and related areas. Imagraph Corporation Marketing Department, 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 3600, Woburn, MA 01801, (617)938-5480 Products include high performance graphic display controllers for the IBM XT, AT and RT. Educational discount: 10% off the list price of high performance graphic controllers Intecolor M. Richardson, Director, Colortrend Sales, 225 Technology Park, Norcross, GA 30092, (404)449-5961 Products include graphics terminals Educational discount: 15% off all colortrend terminals. ISSCO 10505 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92121 (Contact closest sales office) Educational discount: 70% off all software for mainframe and minicomputers, 30% off workstations, discounts for microcomputer software to be announced, 50% off support and documentation prices. Prices and discounts subject to change without notice. Conditions: 1. The academic institution must be an accredited degree-granting (bachelors and masters) university. 2. The university agrees to teach a class in the use of ISSCO software at least once each semester or quarter. 3. The university agrees to offer ISSCO documentation for sale in the campus bookstore. Lyon Lamb Video Animation Systems, Inc. Gary Hooks, Sales Manager, 4531 Empire Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505, (818)843-4831 Products include animation controllers and converters for video output from high resolution CAD systems. Educational discount: 25% off hardware products with list price over $10,000; 10% off hardware products with list price of $10,000 or less. MASSCOMP Doug Rowan, V.P. Marketing & Sales, One Technology Park, Westford, MA 01886, (800)451-1824 Products include high performance graphics processors. Educational discount: 25% off all hardware and software purchased as a base system, which includes CPU, disk, back-up and terminal. 15% off all add-ons to an installed system. Donations: These are made occasionally. Technology trade agreements with some universities mean that the equipment is donated in return for marketing use of the technology that is developed. Grants: Under technology trade agreements, an additional 25% discount is given. Depending on the individual situation, this could go as high as 100%. McDonnell Douglas Manufacturing Industry Systems Company Richard J. Rothfuss, Director External Relations, P.O. Box 516, St. Louis, MO 63166, (314)232-3890 Educational discount: Discounts are offered on computer graphics software and equipment to academic institutions. All products are eligible for discounts. Discounts are negotiable and are determined under the specific marketing conditions. Donations: Under certain conditions, computer graphics hardware and educational materials are donated to academic institutions. Contact the McDonnell Douglas Company closest to your location to receive information on the policies for such an arrangement. MegaVision, Inc. Ken Boydston, Applications/Systems, P.O. Box 60158, Santa Barbara, CA 93160, (805)964-1400 Products include image processors. Educational discount: 10% or more, depending on possible commercial or wider use of software developed by academic institution. Discount applies to MegaVision 1024XM Image acquisition, processing and display systems. Donations: These include some special software to enhance applicability of 1024XM hardware and some hardware for special applications. Grants: Grant programs have involved joint development of application specific systems. There is no standard program. Metheus Corporation Angus Mitchell, Director of Marketing, P.O. Box 1049, Hillsboro OR 97123, (503)640-8000 Products include graphics controllers. Educational discount: 19% off products manufactured by Metheus to institutions with verifiable educational status. Mitsubishi International Corporation John P. Tucci, Sales Manager, 520 Madison Avenue, Dept. GMD-B, New York, NY 10022, (212)605-2343 Products include thermal transfer printers. Educational discount: 10% off the price of Shinko color thermal transfer printers to governmental and educational institutions. Plans for future programs: Complimentary instruction sessions about thermal transfer printing technology are planned for academic institutions that purchase multiple units. Classes will be taught by an experienced professional highly trained in the computer and printing fields. Modgraph, Inc. Les E. Silvern, VP, Sales/Marketing, 56 Winthrop Street, Concord, MA 01742, (617)371-2000 Products include high resolution monochrome and color graphics terminals emulating Tektronix 4010/14 and 4105 terminals and high resolution graphics boards for IBM PCs and compatibles. Educational discount: 15% off the following graphics hardware purchased directly from the factory, terms net 30: GX-1000 Monochrome Graphics Terminal, GX-1105 Color Graphics Terminal, GX-2101 Monochrome Graphics Controller for IBM PC/AT, etc., GX-3152 Color/Monochrome Graphics Controller for IBM PC/AT, etc. Monitronix Corporation Jim H. Bartley, Vice-President, Marketing, 2971 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH 43224, (614)262-0334 Products include high resolution color monitors. Educational discount: 50% off the end-user list price for Models MX200 (1280x1024 resolution) and MX4190 (1600x1280 resolution) monitors. Purchase order must be from an accredited college or university. Invoice and shipping address must be for the ordering school. Equipment is for in-school use only and cannot be resold. Donations: These are made on special occasions. The equipment donated is older demonstration equipment. The institution must submit a detailed request explaining the use, purpose and application. Monitronix will evaluate each request. Nova Graphics International Janice Stork, Marketing and Sales, 1015 Bee Cave Woods, Austin, TX 78746, (512)327-9300 Products include graphics software based upon international standards. Educational discount: 50% off standard end user price and yearly maintenance fee for NOVA*GKS software. Conditions include the following: University installs the system with telephone consultation, provides to Nova Graphics International any modification required to install the software under the local operating system, as well as any device drivers written for NOVA*GKS, provides a letter acknowledging the contribution, limits access to source code, agrees to protect the source from being copied and teaches at least one course on graphics which includes GKS. Assistance: This is in the form of GKS training. Omnicomp Graphics Corporation Anthony G. Masraff, President, 1734 West Belt North, Houston, TX 77043, (713)464-2990 Products include high-performance, high resolution, GKS compatible graphics display controllers and graphics toolkits. Educational discount: Hardware and software discounts include: 35% off graphics display controllers, 25% off 19" color monitors, 18% off 11"X11" digitizer tablets, 37-40% off some host parallel interfaces, 47% off TOTALCAD computer aided design drafting software, 50% off site source license on OMNILIB software, no charge for site object license of OMNILIB software (these are libraries in Fortran and C which access OMNI-GKS interface to the GKS firmware.) Oxberry & Matrix Instruments Kate Bochonko, (914)365-0190 x383 Product involved is a complete MX-Cine Animation Recorder System, which includes the Matrix QCR-Z Film Recorder, and an Oxberry pin-registered back, animation camera, stand, filters, etc. Assistance: The above system is available for loan to universities and other institutions working to create computer generated animation sequences. It is available at no charge for two-week periods, on a strict schedule basis, to any institution with a bonafide need. (Extended loans will be considered on a case by case basis.) To be considered for an equipment loan, send Matrix a letter on school or corporate letterhead which describes your project, timetable and how you intend to use the resulting output. Palette Systems Inc. Maryellen Horsley, Vice President, Two Burlington Woods Office Park, Burlington, MA 01803, (617)273-5660 Educational discount: 20% off CAD<-->DATABASE, Integration, Text & Graphics software modules. Use of the institution for references and demonstrations is requested. Grants: The procedure for grant programs has no specific standard requirements. Each case is reviewed separately. Palette Systems Inc. works very closely with Digital Equipment Corporation in their endeavors with the academic community. Pansophic Systems, Inc., Graphics Products Division Brian Diamond, International Sales Manager, 2001 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 400, North York, Ontario M2J 4Z7, (416)492-4105 Products include D-PICT product line of graphics software for business, science and customized application development. Educational discount: 10-70% off all products, based on volume. Donations: Occasional donation of software occurs. There is no established procedure. Pixar Barbara Koalkin, Marketing Manager, P.O. Box 13719, San Rafael, CA 94913, (415)499-3600 Products include general purpose computers that combine computer graphics with the speed required for image processing. Educational discount: 25% off all products under the following conditions: 1. The machine must be used in the U.S., on campus, by faculty, staff, and students, for internal use only. 2. The university must undertake the development of software to integrate the Pixar Image Computer into the academic and research framework. This proposal must be submitted to Pixar for approval. 3. The university must send one participant to regularly scheduled user group meetings. Prime Computer, Inc. Kareen Shaw, Industry Marketing Manager, CAD/CAM Education, Prime Park, MS 15-70, Natick, MA 01760, (617)655-8000 x5011 Educational discount: Standard Educational Discount (SED) applied if the product, either hardware or software, is used for administrative purposes or is an add-on for administrative or academic computing. Educational Grant Allowance Program (EGAP) applies if the product, either hardware or software, is used for academic or research purposes and is part of a new or upgrade CPU system purchase. Prime's program is open to any vocational, technical high school or any two or four year college or university that is a non-profit institution working in academics or research. Donations: The educational institution requesting a donation must submit a proposal with the Prime representative to Prime Corporate Headquarters for review by the grant committee. This proposal includes general information regarding the institution, goals of the department requesting the donation, number of students and graduates, detailed credentials of faculty utilizing the system and information on the research and academic use of the software and/or hardware. Grants: Prime sponsored a CAD specific grant program in 1984-1985. Such a program is again under consideration for 1986-1987. Details can be forwarded upon program announcement. Assistance planned: "CAD/CAM Educational Institution Interest Group" for those academic institutions that have received grants or donated CAD/CAM hardware and software from Prime is being planned. Princeton Graphic Systems John Wandishin, Marketing Manager, 601 Ewing St., Princeton, NJ 08540, (609)683-1660 Products include high resolution RGB color and monochrome monitors and accessories for PCs. Donations: These are made at times, based on extreme need. Raster Technologies Katy Patrick, Sr. Mktng. Comm. Specialist, Two Robbins Road, Westford, MA 01886, (617)692-7900 x230 Products include 2-D and 3-D graphics systems. Educational discount: 15% off all new graphics equipment purchased by universities or academic affiliates. 35% off all available field demonstration equipment, subject to availability. Ray Tracing Corporation Lisa Passmore, President, 24238 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance CA 90505, (213)373-2998 Donations: TRACER, a ray tracing software package, is donated to qualifying institutions. A donation request shoud be accompanied by an explanation of the areas of application research using the software. The appropriate documentation is sent after receipt of the donation request. Robert Bosch Corp., Video Equipment Division Annette Wise, Training Coordinator, P.O. Box 30816, Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0816, (801)972-8000, ext. 401 Products include FGS-4000 graphics animation and paint system. Assistance: Free training on operation and maintenance of equipment purchased. Scitex America, Corporation Paul Thiel, Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Eight Oak Park Drive, Bedford, MA 01730, (617)275-5150 x350 Products include computer based imaging systems. Educational discount: 10% off. Grants: Such programs also exist. SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) Robert M. Farrell, Sr., Vice President/Director, University Program, 2000 Eastman Drive, Milford, OH 45150, (513)576-2466 Product is computer-aided-engineering (CAE) software. Assistance: The company has a membership program for a consortium of schools. Members receive training aids, technical support, access to a seminar series, and a license for the software. Seiko Andrew Wei, Division Manager, Seiko Instruments USA, Inc., 1130 Ringwood Court, San Jose, CA 95131-1726 Products include color hardcopiers, color graphics terminals, and digitizers. Educational discount: 15% off products. SPSS Inc. Pat McHugh or Tom Nodine, Sales Representatives, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3000, Chicago, IL. 60611, (312)329-3500 Products include graphics presentation software for data analysis and reports. Educational discount: Discounts vary by machine size and type. To be eligible, the organization must be a degree granting institution, and the product must be made available for student use. Assistance: This includes training and techline support. Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc. Dr. David E. Dietrich, Manager, Professional Support, P.O. Box 65, Johnson Road, Houston, PA 15342, (412)746-3304 Educational discount: The PC and minicomputer educational version of ANSYS (R) program software is offered for a $200 lease price. (Commercial value of these leases ranges from $3,600 to $50,000 per year.) Also, IBM mainframe (VM/CMS) and CDC Cyber mainframe (NOS) educational versions are offered for $1,000 per year. Program usage is for educational purposes such as class assignments or student projects and research only. Funded research projects are allowed by special arrangements and require CPU usage fees. A year-end report on usage is required by all schools using ANSYS. Technical papers and reports utilizing ANSYS are also requested from the universities. Grants: In extremely limited cases, special arrangements have been made with (412) schools involved in sophisticated projects. Universities must already be using the ANSYS program for instructional or project work. They can submit proposals for specialized development projects involving joint industry/university programs. System Technology Associates Robert Eisenkramer, Area Manager, 2229 Ole Castle Court, Chesterfield, MO 63017, (314)227-6783 Products include computer peripherals and supplies. Educational discount: Discounts are given on peripheral products for mini computers. Donations: These are possible under certain arrangements which need to be discussed individually. Talaris Systems Inc. David A. Clark, Sales Support Engineer, 5160 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, (619)587-0787 Products include laser printers and tools for integrating text and graphics. Educational discount: 5% off all hardware products (laser printer equipment). A 30 day free evaluation is allowed. Tandy Educational Grants Program 1400 One Tandy Center, Fort Worth, TX 76102 Educational discount: Usually 20% off all computer products. Interested institutions should contact their local Radio Shack for details. Donations: Computer hardware and software are awarded to academic institutions. A quarterly topic is published, and educators are invited to write proposals addressing that topic. The proposal may request up to $10,000 retail value in Radio Shack computer hardware and software. An impartial review board made up of 10 educators from around the country decides the winners. Grants Application Packages are available by written request to the above address. Grants: Same as above. Assistance: All educators are eligible for free training in "Educational Computing Languages and Applications" through Radio Shack Computer Centers. Tech-Source Inc. (a Division of Ciprico) William K. Simons, Director of Marketing, 2955 Xenium Lane, Minneapolis, MN 55441, (612)559-2034 Products include color graphics monitors and high performance graphics display processors. Educational discount: 25% off the published list price on monitors and/or graphics controller boards. The products must be purchased for the use of the institution, either internally or on specific educationally related projects, not for general resale. Assistance: Tech-Source will assist academic institutions in investigations concerning the technical feasibility of implementing graphics solutions using technologies of interest to Tech-Source. Technologies of interest to Tech-Source include bit slice technology, high speed bus transfer technology and innovative use of micro code graphics algorithms. TEMPLATE, The Software Division of Megatek Gary Romans, TEMPLATE Marketing Manager, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121, (619)457-5359 Products include graphics standards software. Educational discount: 50% off a certified level 2D-GKS or a 3D-GKS license. A license for TEMPLATE (a version of the enhanced CORE standard) or FIGARO (an implementation of the PHIGS standard) free to academic institutions. Maintenance is required and charged based on the computer size and options selected. The licensed software must be used to teach at least one course per semester at the academic institution. United Innovations James A. Richmond, Institutional Sales, Crossroads Industrial Park, Holyoke, MA 01040, (413)534-4400 Educational discount: Discounts are given on computer graphics software or equipment and vary with the quantity of the purchase order. Plans for discounts have not been finalized, and interested institutions should contact the company at the above address to discuss their needs. Vectrix Corporation Larry Addison, Director of Marketing, 2606 Branchwood Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27408, (919)288-0520 Products include high resolution graphics boards for the IBM PC, XT, AT and compatibles. Educational discount: The following discounts apply with a purchase order originating from educational institutions: 10% off VX128A/VX34A graphics processors, VX/PC board set, and PEPE graphics boardset; 5% off VXM monitors; 15% off PAINT program.