SIII is still the winner:
3D Multimedia Accelerator Receives Awards and Praise From Top Industry Publications
The early reviews are in and Velocity 3D, STB Systems's (NASDAQ: STBI) new multimedia accelerator is already filling the
trophy case. PC Magazine and PC World, the leading computer magazines for consumers at home and business; and
Computer Reseller News, the leading magazine for computer resellers & integrators, have all given major awards to the
Velocity 3D or to systems that integrate the Velocity 3D as their video solution.
Rave Reviews
In the Feb. 4, 1997, issue of PC Magazine, the Gateway P55C-200FPC featuring the Velocity 3D was awarded the PC
Magazine Editors' Choice Award in a review of the industry's first Intel Pentium-based systems to feature MMX technology.
Despite facing formidable competition from Diamond Multimedia Systems' Stealth 3D 2000 and Matrox Millennium
accelerators, the Velocity 3D's performance put it in a class of its own. PC Magazine called the test results, which were
recorded using Ziff Davis' Graphics Winmark 97 test suite, "stunning". According to the magazine's editorial review,
"Powered by an STB Velocity 3D graphics engine, the system posted an astronomical score that put it 51 percent ahead of
the nearest home PC competitor."
In the February issue of PC World, the Velocity 3D earned the PC World Best Buy Award and was ranked number one in the
monthly Top 10 Graphics Boards review. This is the second consecutive time an STB video card has debuted at number one
on the PC World Top 10 Graphics Board list, after STB's LightSpeed 128 earned that distinction in August of 1996.
At Fall Comdex in Las Vegas, Computer Reseller News (CRN) tested the Velocity 3D live on the show floor, and both
editors and spectators were impressed by the performance of this powerful new accelerator. CRN awarded the Velocity 3D
its Comdex Test Center Recommended Product Scale, as was reported in the CRN December 23/30 issue.
"We are also very pleased that the Velocity 3D helped Gateway win the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award," said John
Gunn, Director of Marketing at STB Systems. "The PC World Best Buy award and the Computer Reseller News
Recommended Product Award were outstanding achievements, but the results in the PC Magazine system review
demonstrates STB's leadership position in PC video and graphics performance."
Other publications and industry watchers have also given the Velocity 3D rave reviews. In Windows Sources magazine's
review of MMX systems, the Gateway P55C-200 Family PC featuring the Velocity 3D took top honors in the Business
Graphics Winmark 97.
The February issue of boot Magazine praised the Velocity 3D, saying, "Overall, the Velocity 3D was faster than the
[Diamond Multimedia Systems] Stealth 3D 3000 XL by as many as 6 million pixels per second (at 1280x1024, 8-bit color
depth) during Windows 2D application tests."
"We were very pleased to see STB named as the 'Graphics Company Most Likely to Succeed' in a report published recently
by noted industry analysts Jon Peddie," added STB's Gunn. "That distinction, along with the outstanding reviews for the
Velocity 3D in these other respected industry publications, is a great way to start off 1997."
The Velocity 3D
The STB Velocity 3D utilizes the S3 ViRGEVX(TM) graphics controller, and can deliver up to 16.7 million colors for
photo-realistic imaging, resolutions to 1600x1200 and refresh rates up to 160Hz. This accelerator is available with 4MB of
EDO VRAM standard, plus an optional 4MB DRAM daughter card upgrade, for a total of 9MB of memory.
Simply the Best!
STB Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:STBI) designs, manufactures and sells video graphics adapters and other multimedia subsystem
products for use primarily in desktop personal computers. STB has established a history of designing award-winning graphics
controllers and writing specialized video drivers with provide maximum software performance and compatibility. STB is the
second-largest supplier of video graphics adapters worldwide, as ranked by International Data Corporation (IDC), and is
registered ISO 9002 compliant. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Richardson, Texas, STB Systems, Inc., also has
facilities in Houston (Texas), El Paso (Texas), Eugene (Oregon), Juarez (Mexico), London (UK), Paris (France), and
Munich (Germany).
Sources: PC Magazine, Feb. 4, 1997 p129; Computer Reseller News, Dec. 23/30, 1996 p86; PC World, Feb. 1997 p219;
boot Magazine Feb. 1997 p91; Windows Sources Feb. 1997 p122.
CONTACT: STB Systems, Inc.
Brian Burke, 972/234-8750 ext. 2113,
fax: 972/234-1306, bburke@stb.com.
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