Xi Graphics Releases Accelerated-X Display Server Version 5; The Only Fast, Stable Graphics for Linux in Corporate Desktop Environment.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--The latest Version in Xi Graphics' line of Accelerated-X(TM) commercial display servers continues to bring exceptional graphics performance and stability to the Linux Operating System in a corporate desktop environment.

The Denver-based company has conducted tests on a broad range of graphics hardware, comparing Accelerated-X servers with freeware and other commercial X servers. The results are posted on the company's Web site at http://www.xig.com. The x11perf test program is freely available and is often shipped with Linux distributions.

Lee Roder, sales and service director for Xi Graphics, says that as Linux becomes more prominent on corporate desktops and laptops, it's vital to have an X server that not only provides maximum graphical performance, but also insures that users get stable operation. "The only way to accomplish that is with Accelerated-X," says Roder. "Accelerated-X represents a million bytes of quality code, about twice the size of the Linux kernel itself, that enable a GUI to perform with the speed & stability that graphics users would expect from a stable OS such as Linux."

Accelerated-X Version 5 features an auto probe function that automatically searches for monitor and graphics hardware and currently includes support for nearly 600 graphics cards and 2500 monitors. Other features include a graphical install, graphic tablet support, mice with wheels support and, for laptops, Automatic Power Management (APM). The APM feature, which displays an icon in the upper left hand corner of the screen, allows the user to select full on, suspend and sleep -- an especially useful feature for laptop users trying to conserve battery power.

Whether the desktop installation uses CDE or freeware window and desktop managers, Accelerated-X provides high performance and accurate graphics display on CRT or LCD monitors. True hardware overlays, hardware gamma color correction, monitor color temperature control and TrueType font rendering are standard support features in Accelerated-X that are generally not found in Linux freeware X servers.

Accelerated-X Version 5 comes in three configurations, desktop ($99.95), laptop ($199.95) and multi-head ($299.00). All prices are US (slightly higher international rates apply); shipping and handling are additional. The cost includes unlimited free customer support via phone and e-mail. Quantity discounts are available.

For more information, contact Xi Graphics at 800-946-7433 or visit their Web site at www.xig.com.