ATI Technologies Announced as Title Sponsor
of the Cyberathlete Professional League
DALLAS, TEXAS, June 13, 2006 - Dallas, Texas – The Cyberathlete
Professional League (CPL) announced today that ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)
(NASDAQ:ATYT), a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative
3D graphics, PC platform technologies and digital media silicon solutions,
has become a Worldwide Title Sponsor of the CPL.
ATI will provide the title sponsorship role for all CPL's worldwide
computer games tournaments and will be a primary sponsor of
the CPL Winter 2006 Championships, taking place December 13–17, 2006 in Dallas,
Texas. The sponsorship demonstrates ATI’s long-standing commitment
to support the computer gaming community.
“
We are very excited that ATI has joined us as a lead sponsor,” said
Angel Munoz, Founder and President of the CPL. “ATI’s support
will assist us in expanding our league’s presence at a global scale,
and we’re thrilled that they have selected us to showcase their
newest cutting-edge graphics technologies.”
The CPL is a major force in the transformation of computer
games competitions into a professional sport. The CPL's
Winter 2006 Championships
will be the premier computer gaming competition in North
America and is a favorite of professional gamers worldwide.
"
Becoming title sponsor of the CPL demonstrates our strong support
of professional computer games and the world-class players set to compete
in the CPL tournaments,” said Matt Skynner, Vice President of Corporate
Marketing, ATI Technologies Inc. “ATI provides unparalleled 3D graphics
performance in the most powerful computer gaming systems, and we look
forward to helping take the CPL Winter 2006 Championships to the next
level.”
About CPL
The Cyberathlete Professional League® (CPL) is the most recognized
name in professional computer game competitions. Launched in 1997, the
CPL is also the world’s first professional videogames league and
has been the major force in the transformation of computer game competitions
to a professional sport. Over the past nine years, the CPL has hosted
50 international main events with a total attendance of 160,000 gamers
and has awarded over $3,000,000 in prizes.
About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design
and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics, PC platform
technologies and digital
media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since
1985, ATI is the world's
foremost graphics 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 device markets.
With
fiscal 2005 revenues
of US $2.22
billion, ATI has more than 3,700 employees in the Americas,
Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ
(ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange
(ATY).
For media and industry analyst support, visit our Web
site at http://www.ati.com
For more information:
Cyberathlete Professional League:
http://www.thecpl.com
George Kaspiris
(416) 648-3764
George.Kaspiris@TheCPL.com
ATI Technologies:
Adam Zolis
(416) 644-2237
azolis@highroad.com
