IBM Visualization Data Explorer (DX)

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The IBM Visualization Data Explorer* (Data Explorer or simply DX) is a general-purpose software package for data visualization and analysis. It employs a data-flow driven client-server execution model and provides a graphical program editor that allows the user to create a visualization using a point and click interface.

Applications can also be built on top of portions of the Data Explorer system, so that custom, turnkey applications can be easily developed using DX as the computational and rendering engine.

DX runs on 7 major UNIX platforms and on Intel-based PCs (Windows NT and Windows 95) and is designed to take full advantage of multi-processor systems from IBM, SGI and Sun. A fully-functional trial version with a free enabling key is available.

DX 3.1.4B released !!! (April 24 1998)

The latest release of Data Explorer is now available for download. This version of Data Explorer adds some exciting new features and fixes some problems encountered in 3.1.4A. It replaces 3.1.4A completely.

Notable is the availability of 10 new fonts, a piechart module, and memory and hardware rendering fixes. Licensees of Data Explorer 3.1, 3.1.2, or 3.1.4 can download the new code, free of charge. Their 3.x license will enable Data Explorer 3.1.4B.

Previous Releases

DX 3.1.4A released (October 29 1997). This version of Data Explorer added a few new features and fixed some problems encountered in 3.1.4. It replaced 3.1.4 completely. Version 3.1.4A was also the first to be available as an Intel PC version for Windows NT and Windows 95.

DX 3.1.4 released (May 23 1997) with a long list of exciting new features.

DX Birds of a Feather at Vis '98

Details to follow but plan on attending! Thursday night, Oct. 22, 7-9 p.m.

Data Explorer Education

Check our course schedule for dates and locations.

Other educational opportunities.

Data Explorer in Action

Exhibits the power of Data Explorer through a number of images and animations in some of the various disciplines that can be supported.

What's New?

Be sure not to miss the following...

Data Explorer used in virtual reconstruction of an ancient temple in Peru
Extensive Examples for Application Development Using Data Explorer
Medical Imaging Interformat conversion available for DX
Deep Thunder & IBM Visualization Data Explorer predict weather at Supercomputing '97.
Environment and IBM
DX bonuspak CD contents
Proceedings of the Data Explorer Symposium at Vis '96
Surface Simplification for improving graphics performance (now included in DX 3.1.4)
SAS filter to convert SAS data into DX format
Regional weather forecasting
Published articles referencing Data Explorer

Highlights from the Data Explorer User Community

Contains links to some interesting work being done by some of our users.

The Data Explorer repository at Cornell University

Is a public repository of user contributed tools, utilities, images, animations and lots of other useful and fun stuff.

Information Please...

Provides documentation, product specifics, frequently asked questions, how to get Data Explorer, how to contact us, a link to our news group and much more.

Data Explorer supports OpenGL.

*IBM Visualization Data Explorer is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

Last modified on Wed Jul 15 08:24:59 EDT 1998

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