Seems like INTEL knows the value of its i740 chip
Check out the press release below, it probably explains todays action 800,000 shares and up to $50.
ATI'S XPERTWORK GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR IS THE POWER INSIDE
THE NEW TEAMSTATION(TM) VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM FROM INTEL
TORONTO, March 18 /CNW/ - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY) today announced
that ATI's AGP 2D/3D and video accelerator designed for commercial
applications, XPERT@Work AGP, is included with Intel's new video
conferencing solution, the Intel TeamStation(TM) System. Intel's
TeamStation(TM) includes a Pentium II-based computer and is one of the world's
most advanced video conferencing systems and complete conference room tool,
and ships with ATI's XPERT@Work AGP inside.
ATI's XPERT@Work AGP graphics accelerator sets the new standard for
Windows NT and Windows 95 performance and productivity. It will provide
TeamStation(TM) with superior 2D, 3D and video acceleration, offering
uncompromising power in one integrated solution to drive the most demanding
business applications.
The TeamStation(TM) System by Intel combines state-of-the-art video
conferencing with the flexibility and connectivity of a PC. With Intel's
system, local and remote participants can have instant access to each other,
the World Wide Web and their organization's Intranet. Integrating seamlessly
as a turnkey solution into a corporation's existing PC network and support
infrastructure, Intel's TeamStation(TM) System supplies all the capabilities
and functionality of a desktop PC and monitor, empowering users to give
presentations, or to work as a group on documents or spreadsheets, even when
not video conferencing.
The ideal power inside Intel's TeamStation(TM) System, ATI's
XPERT@Work AGP graphics accelerator provides significant performance
enhancements and delivers high speed application acceleration at all display
modes. Based on the ATI 3D RAGE(TM) PRO TURBO chip, XPERT@Work AGP is
optimized for Pentium(TM) II/Pro processors, and provides the high resolution
and high color applications needed when presentation performance counts.
XPERT@Work supports Intel's write/combine specification, with drivers that
improve performance by transferring graphics data from the system in large
efficient bursts instead of the slow, short transfers of other graphics cards.
''XPERT@Work AGP is the ideal graphics acceleration board for
videoconferencing solutions such as Intel's TeamStation(TM),'' said Alan
McCann, director of board marketing at ATI. ''XPERT@Work AGP's video
acceleration capacity is the best in the business, and provides the
full-screen scalability and ultra-high image quality commercial users need to
fully exploit the productivity promises of top-line videoconferencing
systems.''
ATI was a founding member of Intel's AGP (Accelerated Graphic Port)
development forum, working with Intel to develop the AGP specification. ATI is
now the leading shipper of AGP 2X mode graphics controllers, the only mode
that delivers the full benefit of AGP.
Yours in investing,
Brian Diggle |
