ATI Graphics Power FINAL FANTASY XI Notebook; Microsoft DirectX 8.1 Support Seen as Crucial.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2003 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 ) announced that Square Co., Ltd., has named Fujitsu notebooks powered by ATI's MOBILITY RADEON 9000 as officially tested notebooks for its online game FINAL FANTASY XI Final Fantasy XI (ファイナルファンタジーXI for Windows. FINAL FANTASY XI is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game Fujitsu's high-end notebooks FMV-BIBLO NH26C and FMV-BIBLO NH24C, with Pentium 4 2.6GHz and Pentium 4 2.4GHz processors respectively, include ATI's MOBILITY RADEON 9000 with 32MB 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. MOBILITY RADEON 9000 is the most advanced mobile graphics solution available - it is currently the only one to support DirectX 8.1 programmable vertex and pixel shaders. It gives mobile gamers access to the sort of performance that was top-end for desktop users as recently as twelve months ago. "MOBILITY RADEON 9000 brings top-notch graphics to the notebook user," said Reuven Soraya Director of Marketing, Mobile Products at ATI Technologies. "Fujitsu has enabled mobile users to play games without compromising visual quality, whether they're on the road or just using a notebook to save space at home." "We've waited for notebooks with DirectX 8.1 for a long time," said Hiromichi Tanaka, Senior Vice President / FINAL FANTASY XI Producer of Square Co. "A notebook is much better suited than a desktop to playing games at home because you can play wherever you want to play. We've developed games for consoles that people typically play sitting on the floor in the living room where the family gathers and MOBILITY RADEON 9000 has finally made this a possibility for PC gamers, too." Company Background 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) 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 2001 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than 1,900 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 2003 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. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Co., Ltd. For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site at www.ati.com |
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