Wavefront Technologies was a computer graphics company that developed and sold animation software used in Hollywood motion pictures and other industries.

The company's production department helped tune the software by using it on commercial projects, creating opening graphics for television programs.

Some of Wavefront's early animation software was created by Bill Kovacs, Jim Keating, and John Grower, after they left Robert Abel and Associates.

As with Wavefront's other software, it was developed for Silicon Graphics computers, but it was later ported to Sun, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Tektronix, DEC and Sony systems.

Wavefront purchased Silicon Graphics first production workstation after their offer to buy the prototype they were given a demo of was knocked back.

Dream Quest Images used Dynamation and Composer to create over 90 visual effects sequences for the film Crimson Tide.

"[2] Wavefront software was used in numerous major films, including Luxo Jr., The Great Mouse Detective, Oilspot and Lipstick, Akira, Technological Threat, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Rock-a-Doodle, Off His Rockers, Outbreak, Aladdin, True Lies and Stargate.

The acquisition was partially financed by the Belgian government, following Wavefront's establishment of an office in Ghent in association with Barco Graphics of Kortrijk.

On February 7, 1995, Silicon Graphics announced that it would purchase Wavefront Technologies and Alias Research, in a deal totaling approximately $500 million.