VisionTek Enters Consumer Electronics Market; Leading EMS Company Establishes National Retail Presence With A Line Of High-Quality Graphics Accelerators.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com GURNEE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 VisionTek, a leading manufacturer of advanced PC graphics and memory solutions, today announced its entry into the retail market at RetailVision, April 2-5, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif. In addition to offering its products through leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), resellers and distributors, VisionTek has introduced a consumer product line, which is now available at national retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → , including Babbages, Electronics Boutique Electronics Boutique is an international computer and video games retailer, established as an American company in 1977 by James Kim with a single, electronics-focused kiosk, located in a suburban Philadelphia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. , Fry's and Hastings. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ric Lewis, VisionTek's executive vice president of business development, the company's status as a leading electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) company, has successfully positioned VisionTek to fill unmet retail demand. "Our retail presence is a natural extension of our proven leadership in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and reseller markets for graphics, memory and peripheral products," said Lewis. "We have the product mix, capacity and support necessary to satisfy consumer demand for high-quality PC components." "VisionTek seemingly came out of nowhere to dominate the retail market, but truth be told, the company has been a leading player all along," said Kyle Bennett Kyle Bennett (b. September 25, 1979 in Conroe, Texas U.S.) is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer and Dirt Jumper whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. He has the moniker "Butter" for his smooth riding style. , founder of HardOCP.com. "VisionTek has been quietly putting out impressive graphics and memory products for big name companies. Consumers will quickly realize what those of us closest to the industry have known for a long time - there's a world of difference between VisionTek's cards and the others." One of the world's largest providers of 3D graphics cards, and the only U.S.-based company manufacturing retail 3D graphics accelerators 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. with NVIDIA chipsets, VisionTek is entering the retail market with a phased implementation strategy. During the first phase, VisionTek is introducing a line of high-quality graphics accelerators. "VisionTek's award-winning graphics cards combine performance, speed and visual quality to power the most intense visual ride gamers dare to take on," said Lewis. "End-users have already been purchasing VisionTek graphics cards through our other channels. Now gamers at all experience levels can purchase OEM-quality products directly through retail outlets and be assured an unprecedented gaming experience at every price point." The company's GeForce2 MX and Vanta 16 AGP graphics AGP graphics - Accelerated Graphics Port accelerators are available now. VisionTek's GeForce3 will be in stores in May 2001. Future VisionTek consumer product introductions are expected to include a complete line of NVIDIA processor-based video cards, memory upgrades, sound cards, modems and other PC components. "The VisionTek product line is a tremendous addition for our stores," said Jerry Madaio, vice president of sales at Electronics Boutique. "There is a considerable hole in the market for graphics accelerators, and we're glad VisionTek is the one to fill it. We're confident VisionTek offers the quality, capacity and breadth of product line we need to give gamers of all experience levels exactly what they're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. in a graphics card." Traditionally first to market with latest NVIDIA-based products, VisionTek manufactures its line of retail graphics accelerators in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with the industry's fastest production lines. The company's longstanding relationship with NVIDIA, combined with its stringent, ISO-registered quality processes and worldwide network of offices and sales partners, ensures VisionTek products will be available to retailers immediately and meet the highest standards for quality and compatibility. VisionTek products are also backed a three-year warranty and the support of the company's expert technical support professionals. In addition to its retail product line, VisionTek offers its memory, graphics and peripheral products through authorized resellers, distributors and e-commerce sites listed on its Web site, http://www.visiontek.com/. For more information on VisionTek, please call 800-726-9695, or visit the company's Web site. About VisionTek Based in Gurnee, Illinois Gurnee is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,834 at the 2000 census,[1] and estimated to be 30,772 in 2005. Geography Gurnee is located at (42.373682, -87.934407). , VisionTek, is a leading manufacturer, developer, and supplier of graphics, value-added memory, and peripheral product solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Compaq, Gateway, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and Micron, as well as electronics manufacturers, IS professionals and their channel partners. VisionTek is a global supplier, shipping to Europe and Asia as well as the U.S. The company delivers guaranteed-compatible desktop, notebook, server, and printer products that extend the useful life of technology investments. The company is 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 certified, ensuring the highest standards for quality in design, manufacturing, testing, and delivery. VisionTek products are available through leading distributors, resellers and retail outlets. In addition to the full range of graphics, memory, and peripheral products sold through the reseller channel, VisionTek offers value-added contract manufacturing services. VisionTek's consumer product line is available at national retail stores, including Babbages, Electronics Boutique, Fry's and Hastings. 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