ATI'S FireGL Accelerators Boost Designers' Productivity in RealView for SolidWorks 2004.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SolidWorks 2004 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2004 Integration with SolidWorks based on industry standard OpenGL(R) Shading Language A shading language is a special programming language adapted to easily map on shader programming. Those kind of languages usually have special data types like color and normal. ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ATYT ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ATY ATY Air Textured Yarn (textile) ATY Watertown, SD, USA (Airport Code) ATY After-Tax Yield ) announces advanced real-time rendering for the computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD) market with support of RealView for SolidWorks(R) 2004 mechanical design software. By utilizing ATI's FireGL(TM) workstation graphics accelerators optimized for the OpenGL(R) Shading Language, SolidWorks users will experience rendering performance improvements up to 10 times faster compared to standard software rendering. "Combining RealView with the realistic shader effects enabled by the OpenGL Shading Language greatly enhances the creative design process," said Brian Houle, Manager of the SolidWorks Partner Program. "SolidWorks users can expect marked improvements in productivity and innovation due to the hardware accelerated rendering capabilities of ATI's FireGL line of workstation graphics accelerators and its support of the OpenGL Shading Language." "ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. has worked closely with SolidWorks Corporation to bring designers and engineers increased visual realism through real-time rendering," said Dinesh Sharma, Director of Workstation Products, ATI Technologies Inc. "Having previously demonstrated real-time cinematic rendering for digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. markets, the natural progression for ATI and the graphics industry is to bring these benefits to the CAD community." ATI will be demonstrating RealView support for SolidWorks running on the new turbo-charged FireGL(TM) X2-256t at SolidWorks World in Boston, from January 19-21, 2004. The FireGL line of graphics accelerators for both mobile and desktop workstations is certified for SolidWorks software with support for RealView scheduled for availability with SolidWorks 2004 SP3 in March 2004. Fore more information about the award-winning line of FireGL products, please visit www.ati.com/FireGL. About SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systemes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY DSY Drum Storage Yard .PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user community. In seven years of delivering product, SolidWorks has shipped more than 285,000 total seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through a worldwide reseller network. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000). About ATI Technologies ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost visual processor unit (VPU VPU Video Processing Unit VPU Vice Presidential Unit (World Bank) VPU Vicaría Pastoral Universitaria (Santiago, Chile) VPU Vulnerable Prisoner Unit (UK) ) provider and is dedicated to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television, game console and handheld markets. With 2003 revenues in excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more than 2,200 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (ATY). Copyright 2004 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice. For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com. |
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