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Alias In Acquisition Talks With Private Equity Firm

Posted by simoniker on from the sydney-goes-to-hollywood dept.

TeachingMachines writes "Alias, the makers of the venerable Maya 3D animation and effects software, have announced their possible sale to an unnamed 3rd party, described as a 'leading private equity investment firm'. Alias is currently owned by SGI, and the transaction is still considered to be tentative. I, for one, hope that SGI holds onto Alias, as in its current state it is arguably the best 3D modelling and animation suite available, and it is available for Linux. Cross your fingers..."

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  1. Re:In a word,... by stev_mccrev · · Score: 3, Funny

    so you're saying we're either going to see iMaya or Maya.NET?

    :)

  2. It's obvious who wants to buy Maya by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pontiac of course, in a desperate effort to redesign the Aztek.

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  3. new overlords... by monkeyboy87 · · Score: 3, Funny
    > I, for one, hope that SGI holds onto Alias,

    I, for one, will welcome Alias' new overlords....

  4. I'm worried about personell changes by Kohath · · Score: 2, Funny
    I hope they keep that Jennifer Garner. She's really good looking.

    She makes me feel kinda funny. Like when we used to climb the rope in gym class. *

  5. ALIAS?! by mgahs · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't lose my Jennifer Garner! She is teh hotness! What happened to Sydney's two missing years? AAAH!

    Oh, *that* Alias. Heh.

    P.S. Wasn't it Alias|Wavefront?