Another typical day for S3. They came out with some good news about new design wins & the damn stock price goes down. Go figure this out. Their timing and effectiveness of announcements really does SUCK!!!!
Monday March 10 2:35 PM EDT
S3's Leading 2D and 3D technology inside Dell, HP and AST
Design Wins Demonstrate S3's Proven Technology Leadership
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest supplier of graphics, video and multimedia acceleration hardware(1), S3(R)
Incorporated (Nasdaq: SIII) today announced new design wins with Dell Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company and AST Computer. Providing
multimedia acceleration solutions for the top ten x86-based personal computer manufacturers(2), the ViRGE(R) and Trio(R) design wins demonstrate S3's
continued momentum through volume shipments to the mainstream PC market. Highlighting its current market leadership, S3 commands almost 40 percent of
the overall multimedia accelerator market and more than 50 percent of the rapidly growing 3D accelerator market(3).
"The ongoing selection of our ViRGE and Trio products as the accelerators of choice by key PC manufacturers confirms our technical excellence in the
multimedia market," said Harry Dickinson, senior vice president of sales for S3 Incorporated. "Shipping a comprehensive range of accelerator products at
multiple price points makes S3 an ideal partner for companies like Dell, AST and HP."
Dell Computer
The new Dell Dimension PCs include S3's ViRGE/DX 3D accelerator, as well as Intel's Pentium processors with MMX technology. The combination of
features, along with an estimated street price of $1,799, make the systems ideal for small business and consumer users. Other Dell Dimension and Optiplex
PCs also incorporate S3's multimedia accelerators.
Hewlett-Packard
Providing price and performance value in a desktop PC, the new HP Vectra VL PCs are optimized for Windows 95 to run mainstream and advanced office
applications. Including Pentium processors with MMX technology in combination with S3's Trio(R) 64V2 advanced graphics and video accelerators, the HP
Vectra VL PCs begin at an estimated street price of $1,558.
Certain new models of the HP Vectra 500 Series PC, designed specifically for small businesses without on-site management information system (MIS) staff,
incorporate Intel's Pentium processors with MMX technology combined with S3's Trio64V+. With estimated street prices starting from as low as $1,950,
these models offer small businesses extensive productivity, communication and support features at an affordable price.
AST Computer
The expanded line of AST Adventure! series of computers are targeted at the first-time buyer and value-conscious consumer and have an estimate street price of
under $1,000. The new systems incorporate Intel or AMD processors, along with S3's Trio64V+ 2D graphics and video accelerator.
S3's Products
Providing audio processing, 2D acceleration, 3D rendering, video playback and platform integration capabilities, S3 delivers a comprehensive line of
multimedia solutions for the mobile, home and business PC markets. The most widely implemented accelerators in the industry, S3's 3D-based ViRGE(R) and
2D-based Trio(R) families can be found in products from leading PC and add-in card manufacturers such as Acer, AST, Compaq Computer, Dell Computer,
Digital, Fujitsu/ICL, Gateway 2000, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Micron, Packard Bell/NEC, Toshiba, Diamond Multimedia, Number Nine, STB Systems,
Hercules, Leadtek, Canopus, Data Expert, miro and ELSA. |
