Iterated Systems Ltd of Reading, Berkshire is to offer its low-cost fractal video system, VideoBox, as a software development kit: the system enables users to compress and display full-motion video on standard personal computers without the need for add-in boards; the video can then be decompressed and re-played at up to 30 frames per second; the company is yet to confirm prices but says the kit will cost hundreds rather than thousands of pounds; Iterated claims that the growing acceptance of Fractal Transform technology has established it as a de facto standard, with customer numbers doubling every two months; fractal users include the European Commission, Gray’s Medical, Lloyd’s of London and Aberdeen University.
