HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2009--
Landmark, a brand of Halliburton (NYSE:HAL), today launches GeoGraphix®
Discovery™ 3D software, the new Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows PC-based
offering incorporating state-of-the-art interactive visualization tools
from Microsoft’s Xbox® gaming console and the 64-bit capabilities and
performance of the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Using this
new member of the GeoGraphix product family, Discovery 3D software users
will have an immersive, game-like experience when developing geologic
interpretations.
GeoGraphix Discovery 3D software is one of the first oil and gas
solutions leveraging the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system as well as
the latest DirectX® graphics technology, combined with Microsoft Xbox
gaming technology. The resulting product vastly improves the way
geoscientists interact with and manipulate 3D subsurface models,
allowing for faster, more accurate interpretations and decisions.
Chris Usher, senior director of Landmark Software and Services, said,
“Discovery 3D software is the result of the partnership combining
Landmark’s geoscience expertise and Microsoft’s rich and pervasive
technology platform. Landmark is again leading in innovation by
introducing an E&P visualization product that applies the latest in 3D
graphics and gaming technology, giving geoscientists a seamless and
productive way to interact with 3D models. Discovery 3D software also
provides up-and-coming generations of geoscientists a familiar
environment to work in, making it quick and easy for them to adopt this
technology. This familiar experience is completed by the Windows PC
platform for Discovery 3D software, making high-performance 3D
visualization and interpretation tools accessible and affordable to
companies of all sizes.”
“We are delighted with the Halliburton partnership,” said Albrecht (Ali)
Ferling, Ph.D., managing director, Worldwide Oil and Gas Industries for
Microsoft. “Discovery 3D software is a great example and just the tip of
the iceberg in a series of breakthrough innovations our companies will
deliver to the oil & gas industry in the coming months and years.
Halliburton’s commitment to the Windows 7 operating system and DirectX
graphics is a great recognition of the enterprise-class capabilities and
technology delivered by our latest operating system, as well as a
confirmation of the great momentum of Microsoft’s offerings and
partnerships in the oil and gas industry worldwide.”
When combined with the Discovery software integrated platform framework,
resulting workflows provide a novel interaction with all of the well
information, geologic interpretations, structural and geo-referenced
layers in three dimensions. Geologic interpretations developed using the
GeoGraphix Discovery workflow, and visualized in real time through
Discovery 3D software, translate to an enhanced, more complete
understanding of the geologist’s work, and they ultimately improve
models in a real-world, 3D earth model domain.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services
and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full
potential.
About Landmark
Landmark is the premier provider of software and technology services for
the upstream oil and gas industry. Our software solutions, built for the
DecisionSpace® environment, help improve insight from data in ways never
possible before, across the entire exploration and production life
cycle. Landmark’s technology deployment and hosting services,
petrotechnical computing portfolio, software training, and certified
customer support are globally available to help its customers realize
the maximum return on their technology investments. Visit www.halliburton.com/landmark
for more information.
About Halliburton
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 50,000
employees in approximately 70 countries, the company serves the upstream
oil and gas industry throughout the life cycle of the reservoir – from
locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and
formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing
production through the life of the field. Visit the company's Web site
at www.halliburton.com.
Source: Halliburton
Halliburton
Public Relations
Brad Baethe, +1-281-575-3197
brad.baethe@halliburton.com
