ATI's FireGL'TM' V3100 Now Available in IBM's PCI Express Intellistation M30.MARKHAM, Ontario -- 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 ) continues its significant growth in the workstation market with the introduction of the FireGL(TM) V3100 as an option in IBM's PCI Express based workstation, the Intellistation M30. Superior application performance, teamed with a native PCI Express solution, make the FireGL V3100 the ideal solution for professional customers who demand significant functionality and stable performance from their graphics card day-to-day. The FireGL V3100 features 128 MB of memory, 4 pixel pipelines and 2 vertex processors, with dual display support via VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. and DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. outputs. Certified for the most demanding of high-end professional applications, such as 3ds max, AutoCAD, CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. , Maya, SOFTIMAGE\XSI and SolidWorks, the FireGL V3100 excels at delivering the experience customers expect from a professional graphics card. "The transition to PCI Express provided an opportunity for ATI to re-define the role FireGL products have to play in the workstation market," said Dave Rolston, Vice President and General Manager, Workstation and Embedded Products, ATI. "The selection of the FireGL V3100 by IBM demonstrates the renewed strength of the FireGL products and the stability, quality and reliability that they bring to customers." ATI's FireGL products are supported by a unified driver, which is tested and certified by professional 3D ISV partners, simplifying system administration and upgrades. All FireGL products come with a three year warranty and direct access to a dedicated workstation technical support team. For more information about ATI's FireGL product line, visit www.ati.com/FireGL. About ATI Technologies ATI Technologies Inc. is the 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) provider and is dedicated to delivering 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 device 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 ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY) (NASDAQ:ATYT) |
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