ATI is Graphics Provider of Choice for New OEM PCI Express Systems

@ 2004/06/25
OEMs and System Builders Resoundingly Choose ATI's Native PCI Express Graphics Solutions for New Systems

MARKHAM, Ontario, Jun 22, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ATI Technologies Inc. (ATYT)(ATY) today announced it has been chosen by the majority of leading OEMs worldwide to provide the visual processors in their new PCI Express(i) systems.

World-leading OEMs that have chosen ATI's PCI Express graphics
solutions include:
-ACER -IBM
-Dell -MPC Computers
-eMachines -NEC
-Fujitsu-Siemens -Packard Bell
-Gateway -Sony

World-leading system builders that have chosen ATI's PCI Express
graphics solutions include:

-Able Computers -Monarch Computer Systems
-ABS Computer Technologies -PC Club
-Alienware -Systemax
-Aspect Computer Corp -Totally Awesome Computers
-Cyberpower -Velocity Micro
-Epson Direct -ViciousPC
-Falcon Northwest -VoodooPC
-Hypersonic -ZT Group
-iBUYPOWER
-MDG Computers Canada
-Medion AG


Additional OEM and system integrator partners will be announced once their PCI Express systems are publicly available. The transition from AGP systems to PCI Express based systems is happening extremely quickly across all market segments.

"ATI's RADEON X-series of PCI Express graphics cards is clearly the solution of choice for OEMs and system builders," said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President marketing and General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies. "We have worked hand-in-hand with our OEM partners to ensure that they, together with Intel for the launch of PCI Express motherboards and chipsets, are able to bring the most robust family of PCI Express systems to market, resulting in a virtual clean-sweep. Our top-to-bottom family of native PCI Express visual processors, the RADEON(TM) X300, RADEON(TM) X600 and RADEON(TM) X800, allow OEMs to deliver full PCI Express performance to consumers and businesses at price points to suit every application."

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