ATI's Radeon'R' 9800 SE Graphics Processor Selected for New Line of DEPO Ego 360 PCs.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 ), the global leader for PC graphics, today announced that its Radeon(R) 9800 SE graphics processors have been selected to power a new line of high-performance multimedia PCs by DEPO DEPO Delegated Episcopal Pastoral Oversight DEPO Devils Postpile National Monument (US National Park Service) DEPO Defence Export Promotion Organization (Pakistan) DEPO Double Even Pass Odd Computers, Russia's largest manufacturer of PC systems. DEPO Ego 360 PCs powered by ATI's Radeon 9800 SE will be available in major Russian retail stores including Eldorado, Technosila, M Video, MIR, Auchan, METRO, Beliy Veter and Polaris. "Over the past two years, DEPO Computers has become the most popular consumer PC brand in Russia, and is featured in all major retail outlets. DEPO Computers is a market leader and is focused on 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. as one of our key graphics solutions providers. The new DEPO Ego PC series will be available in all major retail networks across Russia, which allows a large number of PC buyers to experience the power of Radeon 9800 series graphics in a high-end machine at an affordable price," said Alex Zhavoronkov, Regional Manager, Eastern Europe, ATI Technologies (Europe), GmbH. "DEPO Computers has grown to be a top-tier PC manufacturer in less than three years of presence in the Russian IT market. This has been confirmed by key industry analysts IDC and Gartner. The powerful new DEPO Ego PC is powered by award-winning graphics from ATI, a key partner of DEPO Computers for computer graphics and video," said Egor Yakovlev, VP and Marketing Director, DEPO Computers. Radeon 9800 series of graphics processors is one of the most visually advanced 3D performers on the planet, delivering an immersive, cinematic experience for the most demanding next-generation games with up to 256MB of DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory memory. The Radeon 9800 series, in its 3rd generation, merges advanced stability with revolutionary features. The DEPO Ego 360 series PCs can be configured with Intel(R) Celeron(R) or Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processors with HT technology, up to 1GB DDR 400 memory and up to 200GB 7200 RPM hard drive. Configure-to-order DEPO Ego PCs can be purchased from more than 1200 retail shops across Russia. About DEPO Computers DEPO Computers Company (www.depo.ru) is the largest developer and manufacturer of computer systems in Russia. The company's manufacturing facilities are certified to GOST R ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-2001 standards, and allowing to make up to 2000 computers and 100 servers per day. Servers, workstations and personal computers are presently produced under the DEPO and DEPO Ego brand names. DEPO computer systems are supplied all over the country through an extensive partner network. Traditional users of DEPO computer systems are small, medium and large businesses, state institutions and agencies and retail users. DEPO Computers is integrated into the DEALINE E-business Hub. 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 graphics processing unit See GPU. (GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. ) 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 approximately 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 2005 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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