Press Release
- 2004
ATI is graphics provider of choice for new OEM PCI Express* systems
OEMs and system builders resoundingly choose
ATI’s native PCI Express graphics solutions for new systems
Tuesday June 22, 2004
MARKHAM, ON – ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:
ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced it has been chosen by the
majority of leading OEMs worldwide to provide the visual processors
in their new PCI Express systems.
World-leading OEMs that have chosen ATI’s PCI Express
graphics solutions include:
- ACER
- Dell
- eMachines
- Fujitsu-Siemens
- Gateway
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- IBM
- MPC Computers
- NEC
- Packard Bell
- Sony
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World-leading system builders that have chosen ATI’s PCI Express graphics solutions include:
- Able Computers
- ABS Computer Technologies
- Alienware
- Aspect Computer Corp
- Cyberpower
- Epson Direct
- Falcon Northwest
- Hypersonic
- iBUYPOWER
- MDG Computers Canada
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- Medion AG
- Monarch Computer Systems
- PC Club
- Systemax
- Totally Awesome Computers
- Velocity Micro
- ViciousPC
- VoodooPC
- ZT Group
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Additional OEM and system integrator partners will be announced
once their PCI Express
systems are publicly available. The transition from AGP
systems to PCI Express
based
systems is happening extremely
quickly across all
market segments.
“ATI’s Radeon X-series of PCI Express graphics cards
is clearly the solution of choice for OEMs and system builders,” said
Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President marketing and General Manager,
Desktop, ATI Technologies. “We have worked hand-in-hand
with our OEM partners to ensure that they, together with Intel
for the launch of PCI Express motherboards and chipsets, are
able to bring the most robust family of PCI Express systems to
market, resulting in a virtual clean-sweep. Our top-to-bottom
family of native PCI Express visual processors, the Radeon® X300,
Radeon® X600 and Radeon® X800, allow OEMs to deliver
full PCI Express performance to consumers and businesses at price
points to suit every application.”
“We’re pleased to have worked together to bring
this exciting new technology to market,” said Gerald Holzhammer,
vice president Desktop Platforms Group and general manager Platform
Architecture and Solutions Division at Intel Corporation. “PCI
Express represents a new foundation for I/O technology and we
are proud to see this revolutionary technology grow from draft
specification to product in less than two years.”
For more information on ATI’s PCI Express products please
visit www.ati.com.
Copyright
2004 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.
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others
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 (GPU) 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
2003 revenues in excess of US $1.3 billion, ATI has more than
2,500 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common
shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange
(ATY).
Contact Information
For media or industry analyst support, visit our Web site
at http://www.ati.com .
Other ATI Contacts:
Tenille Kennedy, Senior Consultant, Porter Novelli Canada, at (416) 422-7163,
or tenille.kennedy@porternovelli.com
For media inquiries:
Patti Mikula, Public Relations Manager, (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@ati.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies Inc., at (905) 882-2600,
Ext. 2631 or janet@ati.com
