Geomerics IP Validation

Angle PLC 27 July 2006 For Immediate Release 27 July 2006 ANGLE plc ('ANGLE') Core intellectual property validation: Geomerics Ltd ('Geomerics') ANGLE, the venture management and consulting company specialising in the commercialisation of technology, is pleased to announce the validation of Progeny(R) company Geomerics' core intellectual property through demonstration of a revolutionary new computer graphics technology. Geomerics has unveiled technology that allows real-time radiosity in computer games utilising commodity graphics processing hardware. Radiosity, the process of fully modelling the subtle effects arising from the inter-reflections of light between surfaces, dominates many real-world situations. Until now, such effects were considered beyond the reach of real-time techniques producing noticeably 'unrealistic' lighting in computer games. Geomerics' breakthrough dynamic radiosity solution enables the full range of lighting effects, including inter-reflections, to be updated in real-time, providing significantly greater realism and impact. Geomerics has applied its core intellectual property, based around geometric algebra, to produce this radical new radiosity solution. The solution allows for fully dynamic lighting, including point spot-lights, area lights, texture-based lighting, glowing objects and the projection of video onto geometry, all on common video hardware. Geomerics provided the first live demonstration of the technology at the Develop Conference in Brighton on 13 July. ANGLE is pleased to announce that subsequent industry response to the technology was considerable, with over fifty commercial enquiries including many leading games developers. ANGLE believes that this demonstration is a validation of the power of Geomerics' core intellectual property and looks forward to both further applications and imminent commercial validation. Further details, including screenshots, movies, and previews of other Geomerics solutions can be found at www.geomerics.com Chris Doran, CEO and founder of Geomerics commented, 'This revolutionary lighting technique is a demonstration of the potential of Geomerics' technology and our unique approach to games middleware and technology licensing. Geometric algebra provides opportunities for totally new solutions in a huge range of games problems, from lighting to physics and beyond.' Andrew Newland, CEO of ANGLE, commented, 'We are excited to view the validation of Geomerics' core intellectual property. The company has made good progress to date and we look forward to further applications of the core intellectual property in the near future.' Geomerics, founded by ANGLE in 2005, is commercialising geometric algebra technology developed at the University of Cambridge, UK, and in the USA. This technology has applicability in the computer games industry, where it enables film-quality visuals to be generated in real-time; in electromagnetic modelling, where a step-change in accuracy and speed can be seen; and in a wide selection of other industries, to be announced by the company in due course. Geomerics is an ANGLE Progeny(R) Company. For further information ANGLE plc +44 1483 295830 Andrew Newland, Chief Executive Stephen Bence, Director of New Ventures Geomerics Alison Beasley of Lincoln Beasley PR +44 1608 645756 Buchanan Communications Richard Darby, Amy Rajendran +44 207 466 5000 Note to editors: About ANGLE Founded in 1994, ANGLE is an international venture management and consulting company focusing on the commercialisation of technology and the development of technology-based industry. ANGLE creates, develops and advises technology businesses on its own behalf and for its clients. ANGLE operates from offices in the UK, the US and the Middle East. ANGLE is listed on AIM (AGL.L); further information can be found at www.angleplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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