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Company Press Release
Source: Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.
Micron Electronics' Powerdigm(TM) Workstation Equipped With
Number Nine's Imagine(TM) 128 Series 2 as Standard Equipment
Micron to Offer 8-Megabyte Imagine 128 Series 2 Video Accelerator
LEXINGTON, Mass., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Number Nine Visual Technology Corp. (Nasdaq:NINE), a world leader in
high-performance PC graphics chips and solutions, today announced that Micron (TM) Electronics, Inc., (Nasdaq:MUEI), a
leading direct channel manufacturer of high-performance PC systems, is offering the award-winning 128-bit Imagine 128
Series 2 graphics and MPEG video accelerator as standard equipment in their recently announced Powerdigm (TM) XLI, a
new line of workstations powered by dual 200-MHz Pentium(R) Pro processors. Additionally, both the 4MB VRAM and the
8MB H-VRAM models of Imagine 128 Series 2 are now available as options for most Micron computers.
``Number Nine has clearly demonstrated a competitive advantage under Windows NT, a market that is critically important to
us as a leading provider of high-performance PCs,'' said Brian Klene, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing,
Micron Electronics, Inc. ``Micron has consistently benefited in comparative system reviews using Number Nine's
high-performance Imagine 128 Series 2, resulting in a tangible benefit to our most demanding users. The Imagine 128 Series 2
helps us drive the personal computer into territories once inhabited only by workstations costing much more.''
``Micron systems configured with the Imagine 128 Series 2 are among the first in the industry to enable true workstation-class
graphics on the PC platform, further blurring the line between PCs and high-cost graphics workstations,'' said Larry McIntosh,
Vice President, OEM Sales for Number Nine Visual Technology Corp. ``As Windows NT(R) continues to gain widespread
acceptance as the operating system of choice in the corporate market, Number Nine recognizes the importance of providing
the most reliable, robust and highest-performance graphics and video acceleration for NT users.
The Imagine 128 Series 2, Number Nine's 128-bit 2D/3D and 256-bit MPEG accelerator, has been endorsed by numerous
computer industry trade magazine test centers as one of the world's most powerful Windows NT video accelerator available.
Number Nine's Imagine 128 Series 2 continues to dominate comparative Windows NT system reviews, and Micron systems
configured with the Imagine 128 Series 2 have consistently stood out as leading performers. Since Micron began offering
Number Nine's Imagine 128 Series 2, Micron systems have earned top honors in numerous industry tests and reviews,
including both the ``Midrange Editors' Choice'' and ``High-End Editors' Choice'' Awards from PC Magazine last year as well
as PC Computing's MVP and BEST Awards. As applications and operating systems continue to place an ever-increasing
demand on the graphics subsystem, more and more PC users are realizing they simply cannot sacrifice graphics performance.
8MB H-VRAM Model of Imagine 128 Series 2 now available as Micron Option
Continuing its drive to raise PC graphics performance and capabilities into the arena once reserved only for high-cost graphics
workstations, Number Nine introduced the 8-megabyte H-VRAM Imagine 128 Series 2 to meet the rapidly increasing
demands of PC-based professional graphics users. Micron is one of the first computer manufacturers to offer this class of
graphics and video power as a graphics upgrade on most of its computers. The Imagine 128 Series 2 8MB H-VRAM will
support true color (32-bit, 16.8 million viewable colors) resolutions at up to 1920 x 1080, increases available OpenGL 3D
supported resolutions and offers faster 2D and video performance over that available with the 4MB Imagine 128 Series 2.
About Number Nine
Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation is a leading innovator and supplier of high-performance visual technology
solutions, including video/graphics accelerator subsystems, chips and productivity-enhancing software. Number Nine is one of
the first companies to offer its users drivers certified by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). Number Nine
is a publicly held company (NASDAQ:NINE) headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts and on the web at:
nine.com. The company is a pioneer in PC graphics, delivering the first 128-bit graphics accelerator, the first
256-color and 16.8 million-color cards, and the first cards to process graphics independently of the host CPU. In addition to
its headquarters, Number Nine has marketing and sales offices in Munich, London, Madrid and Tokyo.
About Micron Electronics
Micron Electronics, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture electronic products and provide services for a wide range of
computing and digital applications. The Company develops, markets, manufactures and supports PC systems for consumer,
business, government and educational use. Micron Electronics, Inc., common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market
under the symbol MUEI. The Company is majority owned by Micron Technology, Inc. Product information is available by
calling 1-800-776-4518 or via the Company's home page on the Internet at micronpc.com.
Number Nine is a registered trademark and Imagine is a trademark of Number Nine Visual Technology Corporation.
Millennia, SpecTek and Micron Power are trademarks or service marks of Micron Electronics, Inc. Intel and Pentium are
registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective companies.
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein, depending on such factors as are
described under ``Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results of Operations'' in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for its 1996 fiscal year as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: Number Nine Visual Technology Corp.
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