ATI Sponsors Largest LAN Party in Northwest; RADEON 9700 PRO Chosen to Power Hundreds of Gamers at GDFest.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 ATI Technologies “ATI” redirects here. For other uses, see Ati. ATI Technologies U.L.C. ATI is a major Canadian designer and supplier of graphics processing units, motherboard chipsets, and video display cards. 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 it is the title sponsor of GDFest, one of the largest LAN party events held on the West Coast. In addition to its sponsorship, 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. will be giving away 10 RADEON(TM) 9700 PRO graphics boards to gamers at GDFest. "ATI's RADEON 9700 PRO is the card of choice for gamers," said Paul Ayscough, Director, Corporate Marketing, ATI Technologies Inc. "Our continuing support and involvement in gaming events like GDFest allows us to put the world's best graphics into the hands of more gaming enthusiasts." "It makes perfect sense for one of the biggest and best gaming events to be sponsored by ATI -the king of the graphics industry," said Duane Pemberton, Publisher, Gamer's Depot. "ATI's RADEON 9700 PRO is by far the best graphics board on the market, and we're thrilled to have ATI as the title sponsor for GDFest 2003." At GDFest, gamers will compete against one-another on high-end gaming machines powered by the RADEON 9700 PRO. Winners of the tournaments will be awarded various hardware components, and every registrant will have the chance to win a RADEON 9700 PRO through regular door prize draws. ATI's RADEON 9700 PRO, the world's first visual processing unit (VPU VPU Video Processing Unit VPU Vice Presidential Unit (World Bank) VPU Vicaría Pastoral Universitaria (Santiago, Chile) VPU Vulnerable Prisoner Unit (UK) ), delivers 3D graphics at unparalleled speed. With a 256-bit memory interface and industry-leading support of Microsoft(R) DirectX(R) 9.0, the RADEON 9700 PRO puts cinematic-quality real time graphics in the hands of gamers. GDFest will run from 10:00 AM until 10:00 PM on February 1, 2003. Registration and further details can be found at www.gdfest.com For more information about ATI's award-winning RADEON 9700 PRO, please 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) 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. For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com |
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