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#define SUBPAGE Version 0.2 Released

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        We are pleased to announce the release of Equalizer 0.2, a framework for
        the development and deployment of scalable multipipe OpenGL
        applications. Equalizer 0.2 adds support for scalable rendering, by
        using multiple CPU's, GPU's and computers to scale the rendering
        performance of a single view. It is intended as a preview and evaluation
        snapshot for application developers and early adopters. This release
        supports the following features:</p>
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        <img src="images/boat.png" 
             alt="Destination view of a four-way sort-last compound">
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  <li>Sort-first (2D), sort-last (DB) and eye task decomposition.</li>
  <li>Tile-based reassembly for sort-first and eye recomposition.</li>
  <li>Flexible recomposition engine for parallel compositing,
    including, but not limited to, direct send and binary swap sort-last
    compositing.</li>
  <li>Fast image compression for network transfers based on a modified RLE
    algorithm.</li>
  <li>Z-based sort-last compositing of polygonal data.</li>
  <li>Support for ordered alpha-based compositing of volumetric data.</li>
  <li>Support for dynamic near and far planes.</li>
  <li>Initial implementation of a statistics API.</li>
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More information about this release can be found at:
<a href="http://www.equalizergraphics.com">www.equalizergraphics.com</a>. The
full release notes are available on:
<a href="http://www.equalizergraphics.com/documents/RelNotes/RelNotes_0.2.0.html">www.equalizergraphics.com/documents/RelNotes/RelNotes_0.2.0.html</a>.

<div class="footnote">
Boat model courtesy of 
<a href="http://www.cyberware.com">Cyberware</a></div>

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