Posted on 3/30/2002


Industry giant Alias/Wavefront already has a free streamlined version of its Maya 3-D graphics software available for download from its Web site. A $5 CD version is due next week.

Today, the company will announce drastic price cuts on its professional versions, Maya Complete ($1,999) and Maya Unlimited ($6,999). That's far below their former prices of $7,500 and $16,000 -- sums that might not faze Industrial Light & Magic or DreamWorks but exclude small-time developers.

"Anybody who wants to do anything professional in 3-D now will be able to afford the tools that the top innovators use," says company president Doug Walker.

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