Arete Entertainment, Inc, established in 1996, specializes in providing 3D computer graphics software for photo-realistic simulation and rendering of natural environments and pyrotechnic FX to the entertainment/visual FX industry. AEI's simulation and rendering products are available across a broad range of graphics platforms including Maya, Softimage 3D|Extreme, Lightwave, 3D Studio Max, Electric Image and After Effects. AEI's software products have won numerous industry awards and have been used to generate digital imagery for many feature films such as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", "Cast Away", "Titanic", and "Pearl Harbor".