Press Release
- 2004
Turbo-Charged FireGL™ X2-256t Graphics
Accelerator
Now Available in HP’s xw4100 Workstations
HP Now Offers Entire Family of FireGL™
Graphics Cards
Monday April 19, 2004
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ:
ATYT) announced today that its entire lineup of FireGL™ workstation
graphics accelerators has been selected by HP for their xw4100
workstations. With graphics options from entry-level to high-end,
HP customers can now choose the right graphics solution to meet
the demands of professional CAD and DCC applications running
on both desktop and mobile platforms. As the latest addition
to the FireGL family, the 256MB FireGL™ X2-256t joins the entry-level
FireGL™ T2-128 and the mid-range FireGL™ X1-128 in delivering
robust 3D performance for OpenGL and DirectX 9 applications at
a fraction of the cost of competing products.
The award-winning FireGL products are currently available with
HP’s xw4100 IA-32 workstations and are certified for the
leading DCC and CAD applications, such as 3dsmax®, Maya®, Softimage®,
SolidWorks®, AutoCAD® and Catia®. ATI’s FireGL family of
products are supported by a unified driver, facilitating cost-effective
system administration and upgrades.
“The turbo-charged FireGL X2-256t is the performance leader
in the marketplace in the sub-$1000 category,” said Dinesh
Sharma, Director, Workstation Products, ATI. “By extending
their workstation configurations to include this new graphics
solution, HP demonstrates its commitment to offering customers
high performance graphics with full ISV certification at a competitive
price.”
“The new FireGL X2-256t complements HP’s wide range
of personal workstations available today,” said Jim Zafarana,
Vice President and Worldwide Marketing Manager, Workstation Global
Business Unit, HP. “Now HP CAD, DCC and visual simulation
users can select from a variety of certified FireGL products
to best meet their needs.”
The FireGL X2-256t features 256MB of DDR memory, dual DVI-I
output and a visual processing unit with eight parallel pixel
processors and four geometry engines. All FireGL products come
with a three year warranty and unlimited direct access to a dedicated
workstation technical support team.
For more information about ATI’s FireGL workstation graphics
products, please visit www.ati.com/FireGL.
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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
2,500 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common
shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange
(ATY).
Contact Information
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at http://www.ati.com .
Other ATI Contacts:
Tenille Kennedy, Consultant, Porter Novelli Canada, at (416) 422-7163, or tenille.kennedy@porternovelli.com
For media inquiries:
Carrie Maynard,
Public Relations Specialist, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8181 or cmaynard@ati.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
