Applied Microsystems To Provide Xbox Emulators

This agreement follows a letter of intent that was announced by the two companies in July. Applied's DVD emulator replaces the target DVD drive with a hard disk, DVD mechanics emulation, DVD layout and mastering tools. Data that would normally be read from the DVD is translated to files on a hard disk on the game developers' computer. The emulator lets developers see their games run as if they were actually accessing target DVDs and eliminates the need to burn DVDs.