Another ATI Design win today!
ATI is Gobi's choice for graphics and video on the Internet
ATI's RAGE PRO TURBO(TM) graphics chip inside Gobi's free net machine
TORONTO, April 28 /CNW/ - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT)
has been selected by Gobi, Inc. as the provider of graphics and video
acceleration for the advanced multimedia computer systems it will provide to
its subscribers. ATI's industry favorite RAGE PRO TURBO graphics and video
chip, combined with Intel's Celeron(R) processor and Microsoft's Windows(R)
98, offers Gobi subscribers state-of-the-art on-line computing.
In the most exciting and innovative Internet access program to date, Gobi
is offering a computer and unlimited Internet access for only $25.99 a month.
To ensure that subscribers are equipped with the best system for surfing the
Web, playing 3D games, downloading 3D images and video, the New York-based
company selected ATI's RAGE PRO TURBO graphics and video chip, which features
support for 2X AGP and 4MB of video memory, for the PC systems it will be
distributing.
''Gobi is committed to providing its customers with the highest quality
products, and the RAGE PRO TURBO chip allows us to give our subscribers access
to the most sophisticated video graphics,'' said Ganesh Ramakrishnan, CEO of
Gobi, Inc.
Gobi will also replace the system every 36 months, to ensure subscribers
continually have access to the current specification computers. The only other
costs additional to the monthly subscription fee are a $29.99 set-up fee and a
$45 shipping and handling charge.
''Together, ATI and Gobi are taking a giant stride forward in bringing
the Internet home to a much wider group of users,'' said Ed Grondahl, vice
president of product marketing at ATI. ''Our two companies are a good match on
this initiative, and Gobi subscribers will benefit from our product's
excellent graphics and video acceleration, as well as the best deal in town
for access to the Internet.''
ATI's RAGE PRO TURBO chip delivers a high level of realism in 3D
applications for avid gamers and multimedia enthusiasts. The RAGE PRO TURBO
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, without the need
of a powerful and expensive CPU, lowering overall system cost.
The RAGE PRO TURBO chip's superior AGP technology will bring the full
benefit of the new graphics bus to Gobi's subscribers. ATI's leading-edge AGP
2X implementation, which includes SideBand Addressing (SBA) and Pipelining as
well as AGP Texturing, increases the intensity of 3D images on the screen.
Corporate Profile
ATI Technologies Inc., the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and
multimedia technology, designs, manufactures and markets innovative and
award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics components for the personal
computer, set-top box and consumer electronics appliance markets. An ISO 9002
company, ATI is the world's leading supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics
accelerators to OEM and retail customers. Founded in l985, ATI employs more
than 1,600 people at headquarters in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in the
United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados,
Malaysia, Japan and Hong Kong. ATI is a public company whose shares trade on
the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
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