Press Release
- Archives 2001
ATI graphics
chips and boards ship in new Apple desktop and mobile products
Tuesday, January
9, 2001
MARKHAM,
Ontario - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT) today announced,
at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, that its graphics chips and
boards are included in Apple's new desktop and mobile products
for the professional/creative and consumer markets worldwide.
"ATI is pleased to play a role in Apple's latest range of products,"
said Vincent Win, vice president, strategic sales, ATI Technologies
Inc. "Apple has an excellent reputation in the industry for
quality and reliability. With ATI's graphics products, Apple
will continue to offer end-users new levels of 3D realism and
industry-leading graphics speed."
"Apple's new Power Mac G4 line features a new high-performance
architecture and Apple's new Titanium PowerBook G4 redefines
mobile computing with supercomputer performance and innovative
design," said Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of Worldwide
Product Marketing. "The Power Mac G4 and PowerBook G4 with ATI's
graphics deliver great graphics performance for demanding 2D
and 3D applications."
ATI's RAGE™ 128 PRO 16 MB (megabyte) AGP (accelerated graphics
port) 4X graphics chip will be featured in Apple's Power Mac
G4™ computer for the professional/creative desktop market. The
RAGE 128 PRO offers exceptional 2D and 3D performance and a
host of multimedia features, including DVD decoding. ATI's RAGE
128 PRO is currently featured in Apple's line of line of iMac™
computers for the consumer desktop market.
Apple's Power Mac G4 is also available with ATI's Radeon® 32
MB AGP 4X graphics processor. The Power Mac G4 is the first
Apple product to use AGP 4X, which doubles the AGP 2X transfer
speed found in current competing desktop graphics solutions,
and will provide end-users with new levels of 3D realism, industry-leading
graphics speed and DVD capabilities.
ATI's RAGE Mobility™ 128 will be used in Apple's latest PowerBook™
for the professional/creative mobile market. The RAGE Mobility
128 provides the multimedia functionality of desktop computers,
including DVD decoding, in a space saving solution that is ideal
for notebooks.
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. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
Company Background
Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is the
world's largest supplier of graphics, video and multimedia
solutions for personal computer and Mac platforms. The pioneer,
innovator and market leader in the graphics industry, ATI
provides cutting-edge technologies for the PC, set-top box,
e-appliance and game console 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 and the
United States. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and
the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
Contact Information
For further information, please visit our Web
site at http://www.ati.com
or contact:
Brian Chadderton
Public Relations Manager
ATI Technologies Inc.
(905) 882-2600, Ext. 8350
bchadder@ati.com
Derek Baker
Media Relations
Benchmark Porter Novelli
(416) 423-6605, Ext. 280
dbaker@bmporternovelli.com
John B. Challinor II APR
Director, Public Relations
ATI Technologies Inc.
(905) 882-2600, Ext.8815
jchallin@ati.com
Anne Ferguson
Account Director
Benchmark Porter Novelli
(416) 423-6605, Ext. 261
aferguson@bmporternovelli.com
