Press Release
- 2003
ATI ships Radeon® 9800 PRO, fulfills delivery promise
World's fastest, best image quality graphics card now shipping
Wednesday
April 2, 2003
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY,
NASDAQ: ATYT) is now shipping its Radeon® 9800 PRO visual
processing unit (GPU). Boards based on the world’s fastest
GPU have shipped to OEM, retail, distribution and online customers,
fulfilling ATI’s promise of delivering product within
30 days of the March 6 launch.
The Radeon 9800 PRO GPU is the only visual processor to run
at full speed and full precision all of the time, providing
excellent performance and visual quality without compromise.
Numerous positive reviews and awards from leading online and
print technology publications have generated huge demand for
the graphics boards. A limited quantity pre-order campaign
on ATI’s web site (www.ati.com) saw excellent demand
for the Radeon 9800 PRO, selling out in a matter of days.
Products for customers who pre-ordered Radeon 9800 PRO boards
begin shipping today.
"Once again we promised and we delivered. Consumers and
all of our channel partners are about to get their hands on
the fastest, best image quality graphics cards available,"
said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President, Marketing and General
Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies Inc. "We will ship
our Radeon 9600 and Radeon 9200 products later this month,
delivering on that promise as well."
Graphics boards based on the Radeon 9800 PRO GPU, from ATI
and its numerous board partners, will be available in systems
from the world’s leading OEMs and system integrators.
For more information on ATI’s partners or products,
please visit www.ati.com.
Copyright
2003 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
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 2002 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI
has more than 1,900 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
For Information:
Patricia Mikula, Public Relations Manager, Desktop and Workstation
Products, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@ati.com
Other ATI Contacts:
Tenille Cuthbertson , Consultant, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7163 or tcuthbertson@bmporternovelli.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies
Inc., at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 or jcraig@ati.com
