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TORONTO, CANADA -- Alias/Wavefront(TM), an SGI (NYSE:SGI) company, announced today that it is launching the "Completely Unlimited" promotion which will be in effect throughout the month of March, 2002. This promotion entitles anyone acquiring a license of Maya Complete(TM), regularly priced at $7,500, to instead receive Maya Unlimited(TM), retail value $16,000. Features found only in Maya Unlimited include Maya Fur(TM), Maya Live(TM), Maya Cloth(TM), subdivision surfaces and other advanced modeling functionality. In addition, annual Full Maintenance packages for Maya Unlimited licenses acquired through the promotion may also be purchased at the cost of Maya Complete Full Maintenance. These Full Maintenance packages will include not only support, but also any Maya Unlimited upgrades that occur within the maintenance period. The "Completely Unlimited" promotion is available to new and existing Maya customers in all regions beginning Friday March 1st, 2002, 3:00 PM EST until end of day Friday, March 29th, 2002, 8:00 PM EST. Any customer who has made a purchase of Maya Complete after December 28th, 2001, but before the commencement of the promotion, is eligible to receive the free upgrade to Maya Unlimited, provided they purchase, or have purchased, a maintenance package for the applicable license. Both floating and node-locked versions of Maya Unlimited for Windows(R), IRIX(R) and Linux(R) are available. "Alias/Wavefront is a long-time leader in the development of 3D graphics technology," states Alias/Wavefront General Manager -- Maya Products, Bob Bennett. "Much of that ultra new technology enters Maya via Maya Unlimited. Throughout the month of March, we are pleased to share an incredible value opportunity with our customers, one where they have a chance to experience more of the cutting edge Maya technology that has made this product an award-winning software several times over." Maya Unlimited 4 retails for $16,000 and includes Maya Fur, Maya Live, Maya Cloth, subdivision surfaces and other advanced modeling functionality. The Maya Unlimited annual Full Maintenance package is priced at $3,200 for a twelve-month contract. The retail price of Maya Complete(TM) 4 is $7,500(a) and includes modeling, rendering, animation, dynamics, Maya Artisan, Maya Paint Effects and MEL, an open interface for programming and scripting. Maya Complete annual Full Maintenance is $1,500 for a twelve-month contract. For more information visit www.aliaswavefront.com