Quazal

Quazal Technologies Inc.

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Type	Subsidiary of Ubisoft
Industry	Computer and video games
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Montreal, Canada
Products	Net-Z, Rendez-Vous
Owner	Ubisoft
Parent	Ubisoft
Slogan	"Connecting Players"
Website	http://www.quazal.com/

Quazal Technologies is a private company founded in 1998. Once backed by institutional investors, it is now fully owned by its management team following a management buyout in July 2008.

Quazal provides game-related hosting services and on-line networking and matchmaking middleware for multiplayer games. Its products are used by game publishers and developers all over the world.

On November 4, 2010 GameSpot reported that Quazal Technologies was bought by Ubisoft.

Origins of the Name

Quazal was constructed from two words: "Quetzalcóatl", the Mesoamerican featured serpent god who, they believed, created mankind; and "Quasar", a massive celestial object emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy.

Products

In 1998, Quazal introduced their networking SDK, Net-Z, which abstracts the traditional packet/socket paradigm for game developers. In particular, its patented, network-aware, C++ objects (duplicated objects) can be programmed to automatically synchronize themselves. Syncsim, an extension to Net-Z, provides synchronized simulation capabilities.

In 2004, Quazal introduced the Rendez-Vous SDK. Rendez-Vous is a cross-platform lobby for on-line games. It has both client and server APIs which provide a game/console/player/client with the ability to communicate with the game's remote server/database. The Rendez-Vous backend server can be used to create and organize on-line game matches, open communication between players, and maintain each player's statistics (wins, losses, ranking, etc.).

Quazal produces SDKs for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, iPhone and Mac OS X. Its products are used in the production of on-line games and lobbies for virtually all game genres and gaming platforms.

Games with Quazal Products Include

Quazal's products are used by game publishers and developers all over the world. Some of the many games developed using Quazal's products, are:

• Tomb Raider
• Assassin's Creed II
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Assassin's Creed III
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Avatar
• Dirt 2
• F1 2010
• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Rock Band and Rock Band 2
• Company of Heroes
• Pure
• Split/Second
• Supreme Commander
• Hitman: Blood Money
• Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360)
• 25 To Life
• Rainbow Six Siege
• Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
• Splinter Cell Double Agent
• Splinter Cell Conviction
• Splinter Cell Blacklist
• Darkwatch
• TNA iMPACT!
• Overlord II
• Far Cry 2
• Far Cry 3
• Far Cry 4
• Turok
• Watch Dogs

External links

• Quazal official site