Compaq design win.
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ATI's industry-leading RAGE PRO chip to provide best 2D, 3D, video acceleration and software DVD replay to Compaq Presario 4640 and 4660 series computers
RAGE PRO TM chip the worldwide AGP leader for multimedia systems
Toronto, Ontario, March 6, 1998 - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY) today announced its RAGE PROTM 2X AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) graphics accelerator chip has been selected by Compaq Computer Corporation to provide the world's best graphics and DVD replay for its new Compaq Presario 4640 and 4660 series computers. With this selection, Compaq has continued its leadership in providing the industry's best multimedia performance to Presario customers.
The selection of the RAGE PRO chip for the Compaq Presario 4640 and 4660 series marks a continuation of ATI's appearance in the Presario computer, with the 333MHz Presario 4860, the 300MHz Presario 4850 and the 266MHz Presario 4840 featuring RAGE PRO technology. The new Presario 4640 is 266MHz with 48MB of system memory and a 4GB hard drive, and the Presario 4660 is 300MHz with 64MB system memory and a 8GB hard drive. Both systems have second generation DVD drives for MPEG2/DVD video playback and graphic intensive video games.
ATI's RAGE PRO chip, currently the fastest integrated graphics controller on the market today, allows for the highest level of realism in 3D applications for avid gamers and multimedia enthusiasts. The RAGE PRO chip's hardware-assist function for software DVD replay, called motion compensation, produces crisp, full motion, full screen video MPEG2 playback for the best in home theater and entertainment applications.
The Presario 4640 and 4660 series will also enjoy the full benefit of ATI's AGP 2X implementation, which includes SideBand Addressing (SBA) and AGP Texturing, which further increases the intensity of 3D images on the screen.
"ATI has been a strong partner with Compaq in developing both AGP and DVD technological innovation," said Alex Gruzen, Director of Presario Product Marketing at Compaq Computer Corporation. "The RAGE PRO chip provides the maximum benefit of these new technologies to our Presario 4640 and 4660 customers resulting in amazing 3D realism and superior video performance."
ATI's DVD technology leads the marketplace
RAGE PRO's video acceleration and motion compensation technology produces high-quality DVD replay that can be played through a PC using software, with higher resolutions than is possible with a DVD video player/TV system. It provides the full frame rates needed for DVD/MPEG2 playback, frame rates that are not possible without motion compensation.
"ATI is very pleased that Compaq has selected the RAGE PRO chip, including our industry-leading software DVD technology, for the Presario," said Ed Grondahl, vice president of product marketing at ATI. "When you couple this with the industry-leading 3D performance of the RAGE PRO chip, the Presario 4640 and 4660 series emerge as clear leaders among multimedia systems. Compaq is the first to integrate Soft-DVD in market and is now delivering to mid-range of product line."
ATI's leading AGP solutions
The RAGE PRO chip has been selected by more system designers than any other AGP controller on the market. ATI has shipped more than 2 million such controllers since the product's introduction last fall. As well, ATI is the only graphics vendor to produce the full AGP 2X implementation. With ATI's AGP 2X solution, the Presario 4640 and 4660 series offer the full benefit of the AGP specification, displaying all the massive textures of AGP content on the screen.
Corporate Profile
ATI Technologies Inc., one of only two major suppliers of 3D graphics and multimedia technology in the world, designs, manufactures and markets innovative and award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics components for personal computers. An ISO 9002 company, ATI is one of the world's leading suppliers of video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and retail customers. Founded in l985, ATI employs more than 1,000 people at headquarters in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan. ATI is a public company whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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