OTOY's ORBX streaming technology product on AWS Marketplace sees record-breaking developer adoption

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OTOY, the cloud rendering company, today announced that it has added more than 500 customers through its ORBX offering on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace within the first month of launching. Users can access OTOY's current ORBX platform for free, with no user or data limits and no additional fees.

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Available since early November, OTOY's ORBX-powered Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) offer users a fully customizable "PC in the Cloud," making sophisticated 3D design and engineering applications available via a web browser.

"We're thrilled to see the rapid adoption of ORBX and OctaneCloud Workstation on Amazon's new EC2 G2 instances," said Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY. "The rapid success from joining the AWS Marketplace has surpassed our expectations. It has been inspiring to see the work and creativity that developers have infused on top of OTOY's technology. We're excited to add even more features throughout 2014, starting with ORBX2, which delivers HEVC quality video entirely through JavaScript." OTOY plans to release ORBX2 on the AWS Marketplace and otoy.com in 1Q2014 for an hourly fee.  

"With AWS Marketplace, customers can quickly find and deploy software that is optimized for the cloud and we welcome the addition of OTOY Cloud Workstation and Game Console," said Terry Hanold, Vice President, Cloud Commerce, AWS. "We are excited about the potential of OTOY and 3D application streaming on Amazon EC2."

OTOY Streaming Technology on AWS Marketplace

OctaneCloud Workstation / OctaneCloud Workstation (Linux) is the world's first turn-key solution for high-end remote graphics on Windows PCs for Amazon EC2, providing a complete replacement for a customer's Windows desktop PC or graphics workstation.

OctaneCloud Workstation - Autodesk Edition is OctaneCloud Workstation - bundled with trial versions of Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3DS Max, Autodesk Inventor, and Autodesk Revit.

ORBX Cloud Game Console / ORBX Cloud Game Console (Linux) is the world's first platform for cloud gaming and graphics application as a service on Amazon EC2. Offering nearly 2x the GPU power of an XBOX ONE on G2 instances, the ORBX Cloud Console delivers next generation gaming 'out of the box' and enables app streaming.

What customers are saying:

"Just used @autodesk Inventor in @firefox using @OTOY 's octane cloud... The future is here!" -@arkorobotics, Twitter

"This was a ripple in the distance that no one saw coming. It is about to unleash on the world within the next year." - @dhb7, Twitter

"If I had to invest in technology, this is it. Video finally shows it off. #3dsMax in browser @OTOY @autodesk." - @seandburke, Twitter

"Currently Testing @OTOY's Cloud Solution that is powered by @q_amazonwebserv and @nvidia #GRID really impressed by the performance." - @anshelsag, Twitter

About OTOY

OTOY Inc. is a pioneer in the field of CG rendering, visual effects software and cloud streaming technology. In 2010, OTOY's LightStage™ tools received an Academy Award® for their role in creating a breakthrough visual effects pipeline for films. For more information about OTOY, ORBX™ and LightStage™, visit www.otoy.com.

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SOURCE OTOY Inc.