Press Release
- 2004
ATI Announces World’s First PCI Express
All-in-Wonder®
All-in-Wonder® X600 PRO planned for
availability first in Europe
Tuesday September
21, 2004
MARKHAM, Ontario – The new PCI Express computer platform
gains the ultimate multimedia solution with the new All-in-Wonder® X600
PRO from ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT). The
eighth generation of new multimedia add-in video cards will ship
next month in Europe and soon after in North America. All-in-Wonder
X600 PRO is powered by the Radeon® X600 graphics chip and
offers benefits for home theater, video editing, and gaming enthusiasts
or anyone wanting to take advantage of PCI Express faster through-put
capabilities to deliver ATI’s award winning high quality
video image performance.
ATI’s European add-in-board manufacturers, including Connect3D
Inc., Hightech Information System Limited, Info-Tek Corporation,
Sapphire Technology Limited, and Tul Corporation, will offer
All-in-Wonder X600 PRO in various configurations later this year.
Pricing for the North American retail version will be available
at time of shipment later this fall.
“ATI continues to lead the Digital Home PC initiative
by delivering the world’s first multimedia video card – All-in-Wonder
X600 PRO – with breakthrough support for PCI Express,” said
Godfrey Cheng, Director of Marketing, Multimedia Products, ATI
Technologies. “The All-in-Wonder X600 PRO is the ultimate
solution for those who want a complete PCI Express system that
provides gaming, video editing and Personal Video Recorder capabilities
in a sleek and complete package.”
All-in-Wonder X600 PRO includes Radeon X600 graphics technology
that provides full, native 16-lane PCI Express bus interconnect
to transfer data between the GPU and CPU in both directions simultaneously.
The new video card allows data to be sent and received concurrently
at twice the speed of existing AGP 8X solutions.
- All-in-Wonder X600 PRO includes:
-
- Multimedia Center™ integrated software suite creates a
true multimedia experience with EazyLook™ (a distance user
interface for easy to read on-screen information for TV and DVDs),
plus TV and FM-on-Demand™ for saving radio music to MP3
files. Multimedia Center also includes integrated DVD Burning
capabilities allowing for media creation done faster than real
time.
- Radeon X600 PRO delivers full graphics chip equivalent speed
with 400 MHz engine and 256MB 600 MHz memory to deliver breakthrough
image enhancement Radeon X600 Graphics Technology for exciting
gameplay experiences.
- The ATI TV tuner design provides instant viewing of up to 125
channels of cable or antenna broadcasts. The tuner also enables
high quality reception for FM radio broadcasts.
-
New uniquely design “domino-style” connector dongles
offer innovative modular input and VGA plus DVI-I monitor output
connectivity for
flexibility and easily accessible combinations.
-
ATI’s second-generation radio-frequency remote control
device, REMOTE
WONDER™ II, allows for complete computer control with
the benefits of
wireless connectivity.
European add-in-board manufacturers will each configure their
own products, based on All-in-Wonder X600 PRO.
- In addition, to the previously mentioned features, North American
versions also will include:
- Serious Magic Visual Communicator video production
software that integrates real-time video with real-time 3D
graphics;
- muvee autoProducer DVD Edition automatic video production software
that enables users to quickly and easily create home music
videos;
- Pinnacle Studio 9 (ATI Version) digital video editing with
additional ATI-based features; and,
-
Gemstar’s GuidePlus+ intelligent free integrated program
guide (North America only) to view, search, schedule and
record TV programs at the click of a mouse.
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.
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
2,700 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:
Trevor Campbell, Director, Porter Novelli Canada, at (416) 422-7202
or trevor.campbell@porternovelli.com
For media inquiries:
John Swinimer, Public Manager,
Consumer Products Division , at
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8456 or swinimer@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
