E&S Partners with ATI for Next-Generation PC Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2001 Evans & Sutherland (E&S(R))(Nasdaq: ESCC ESCC Eastern Shore Community College ESCC East Sussex County Council ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ESCC Enhanced Serial Communication(s) Controller ESCC Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity ) Monday announced that the company has selected graphics technology leader 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. to provide graphics accelerator A display adapter that performs a specialized set of graphics functions to render an image on screen. Today, all display adapters provide basic rendering functions in hardware, but many have graphics processing units (GPUs) that are sophisticated computers. chips for its next-generation PC-based visual systems. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, 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 provide chips for E&S' next-generation Ensemble(TM) and simFUSION(TM) product families. Beginning with the RADEON(TM) 8500 graphics processor, E&S PC-IG products will incorporate ATI's newest chip technology, including multiple graphics chip configurations, as it becomes available. The first simFUSION systems with the ATI chips will be demonstrated this week at I/ITSEC I/ITSEC Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference 2001 in Orlando, Fla. "The relationship with ATI provides E&S with important advantages," said James R. Oyler, E&S president and chief executive officer. "We now have the capability to design boards with ATI's chip technology and we have full access to their driver source code, allowing us to incorporate the value-added simulation features needed to address our market. "We selected ATI after careful research and analysis. ATI has maintained superior technology in the extremely competitive and fast-moving graphics accelerator market. Partnering with ATI for our chips will allow us to focus our efforts and resources on developing and integrating our products for simulation and related applications while we continue to benefit from rapid and regular technology insertions." The RADEON 8500 is the ideal graphics processor to use in the multiple chip high-end Ensemble and simFUSION product lines. The RADEON 8500 chip has best-of-class graphics and video acceleration. It boasts major technological advancements to deliver the smoothest, most natural 3D images, including support for advanced vertex and pixel shaders to enable more complex and realistic texture and lighting effects without sacrificing performance. The new systems will be used in a variety of professional applications, including virtual prototyping, scientific visualization scientific visualization Process of graphically displaying real or simulated scientific data. It is a vital procedure in the creative realization of scientific ideas, particularly in computer science. and training simulation for ship bridge, helicopter, and jet aircraft. "ATI is excited to be working closely with Evans & Sutherland, a company well known for its professional visualization and simulation products," said Dave Orton, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , ATI Technologies Inc. "Our leading graphics processor technologies mated with Evans and Sutherland's simulation expertise will ensure the highest levels of visual realism for the next generation of products." About Evans & Sutherland Evans & Sutherland produces professional hardware and software to create highly realistic visual images for simulation, training, engineering, and other applications throughout the world. E&S visual systems are used in both military and commercial systems, as well as planetariums and interactive theaters. Visit the E&S Web site at http://www.es.com. About ATI Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the supply of graphics, video, and multimedia solutions for the personal computer and Mac platforms. The pioneer, innovator, and market leader in the graphics industry, ATI provides cutting-edge technologies for the PC, workstation, set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. , game console See video game console. , and other consumer appliances markets. The company has more than 1,900 employees supporting customers from its headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Canada, as well as from offices in Barbados, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ATI common shares trade on Nasdaq (ATYT ATYT ATI Technologies, Inc (stock symbol) ) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (ATY ATY Air Textured Yarn (textile) ATY Watertown, SD, USA (Airport Code) ATY After-Tax Yield ). For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.ati.com. Copyright 2001 Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. All rights reserved. E&S, Ensemble, and simFUSION are trademarks or registered trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City. All other trade names or marks are the properties of their respective owners. Copyright 2001 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. 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