Press Release
- 2003
ATI Enterprise Products Incorporate Support for AMD Opteron™ Processor-based Systems
Tuesday April 22, 2003
Markham, Ontario – ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY,
NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced that it will incorporate support
for the new AMD Opteron™ processor in its Windows and
Linux drivers for servers and workstations. ATI's enterprise
products will work with the AMD Opteron processor to deliver
solid, stable solutions for commercial use. The AMD64 architecture,
combined with ATI graphics, will support increased graphics
data throughput, enabling improved performance for CAD, digital
content creation or storage management systems.
ATI’s long tenure in the graphics industry has built
a significant customer base in the enterprise sector. ATI
continues to ship millions of RAGE™ family graphics
accelerators, enabling servers around the world. Additionally,
ATI’s Radeon® and FIREGL™ products power
servers and workstations in institutions, studios, engineering
firms and data management houses around the world.
“The AMD Opteron processor offers simultaneous 32- and
64-bit computing, easing the transition to 64-bit computing
for enterprise users,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice
President, Marketing and General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies
Inc. “By working with industry leaders like AMD and
incorporating support for groundbreaking products like the
AMD Opteron processor, we will continue to deliver stable
solutions that lead the industry in features and performance.”
“The AMD Opteron processor, along with ATI’s family
of products, will offer enterprise customers a solution to
optimize 32-bit application performance today, and a simplified
migration path to the power of 64-bit computing,” said
Rich Heye, vice president and general manager of AMD’s
Microprocessor Business Unit. “ATI has a strong presence
in the enterprise space and we are pleased to see a commitment
to bring 64-bit support to its server and workstation customers.”
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2003 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI, the ATI
logo, 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.
AMD, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof, are trademarks
of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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:
Anne Ferguson, Manager, Consumer Technology Practice, BenchMark
Porter Novelli, at (416) 422-7154 or aferguson@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
