ATI's FireGL'TM' Products Certified for SolidWorks'R' 2005 Software.MARKHAM, Ontario Markham (2006 Population 261,573[0]) is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto, and is part of Toronto's CMA. It is larger than many Canadian cities. Despite its qualifications regarding population, it has not had the title of city conferred upon it by the -- 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 ) today announced that its FireGL(TM) workstation graphics boards have been certified for SolidWorks(R) 2005 3D mechanical design software. Engineers and designers use ATI's FireGL graphics boards and SolidWorks to visualize fully shaded and rendered models in real-time so they can design better products faster and more accurately, speeding time to market. With ATI's award-winning FireGL graphics and SolidWorks software, users are able to create complex designs for computer-aided Design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), solid modeling and visual simulation. SolidWorks 2005 expands on the software's legacy of ease of use, design power, and affordability by also providing users with comprehensive drawing tools and new productivity features that will help speed the adoption of 3D design around the world. "SolidWorks is the standard for 3D mechanical design software," said Brian Houle, Partner Program Manager for SolidWorks Corporation. "Combining it with ATI's FireGL workstation graphics boards gives engineers the tools they need to do their jobs faster and better by managing users' most demanding projects when running high-end 3D applications based on OpenGL and DirectX 9." "ATI's FireGL products have the performance and reliability demanded by industry professionals," said Dinesh Sharma, Director, Workstation Products for ATI Technologies Inc. "By focusing on the needs of the industry and working closely with ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. partners, 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. ensures its hardware integrates with software so designers can work within the optimal 3D environment." RealView brings advanced real-time rendering to the CAD market and by utilizing ATI's FireGL 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. ATI's extensive lineup of FireGL products for AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. is lead by the FireGL(TM) X3-256 and includes the FireGL(TM) X2-256t, the entry-level FireGL(TM) T2-128 and the MOBILITY FireGL(TM) T2 processor for mobile workstations. Complementing the AGP line-up, the FireGL Visualization series includes the FireGL(TM) V3100, FireGL(TM) V3200, FireGL(TM) V5100 and FireGL(TM) V7100 for PCI Express(TM), which have been selected by over a dozen industry leading OEMs and workstation system integrators for their new PCI Express based systems. ATI's FireGL products are supported by a unified driver, which is tested and certified by professional 3D ISV partners, making system administration and upgrades cost effective and simple. All FireGL products come with a three year warranty and unlimited direct access to a dedicated workstation technical support team. Visitors to www.solidworks.com/contest can enter a drawing for an HP Compaq nw8000 mobile workstation featuring the Mobility FireGL T2 and a license of SolidWorks 2005 software. The contest runs until January 31, 2005. For more information about ATI's FireGL product line, including the recently introduced FireGL X3-256, visit www.ati.com. 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 2004 revenues of US $2 billion, ATI has more than 2,700 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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