Press Release
- 2002
ATI drives graphics performance for Linux users with new unified driver
ATI's newest software support powers industry-leading graphics for open-source enthusiasts
Thursday, November 21, 2002
MARKHAM, Ontario – ATI Technologies Inc (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT)
today continued its commitment to deliver the industry’s most
advanced, high-quality graphics with the release of its Unified
Linux Driver Version 2.4.3. The new unified driver allows
commercial and consumer end-users to reap the performance
benefits from stable Linux-based systems, creating a richer
graphics experience.
Working closely with key industry partners, ATI continues
to arm the open-source community with best-of-breed tools
to leverage the operating system’s stability and flexibility,
making it the preferred platform for an ever-growing number
of designers, engineers and gaming enthusiasts.
"ATI is advancing the on-screen graphics experience for Linux
users with today’s new Unified Linux Driver 2.4.3," said Michael
Robertson, Chief Executive Officer Lindows.com, Inc. "By releasing
their Linux driver, ATI is delivering superior graphics performance
to all market segments acknowledging that Linux is rapidly
becoming a real and viable choice of the desktop."
"ATI continues to demonstrate its leadership in the accelerated
graphics industry with the release of today’s unified Linux
driver," said Rick Bergman, Vice-President of Marketing and
General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies Inc. "ATI’s industry-leading
graphics products, including those based on the revolutionary
GPU (visual processing unit), have ongoing, stable and strong
software support for all market segments."
- The new unified driver provides robust OpenGL® 1.4 support,
for many of ATI's award-winning graphics boards including:
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- Radeon® 8500,
- Radeon® 8500LE,
- All-in-Wonder® Radeon® 8500DV,
- Radeon® 9000 PRO,
- Radeon® 9500 PRO,
- Radeon® 9700 PRO,
- All-in-Wonder® 9700 PRO and
- FireGL family of workstation products.
ATI’s Unified Linux Driver 2.4.3 is available for free download at
http://www.ati.com.
Copyright
2002 ATI Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. ATI and ATI
product and product feature names are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and product
names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective
owners. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are
subject to change without notice.
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Tenille Cuthbertson, Counsellor, BenchMark Porter Novelli,
at (416) 422-7163 or tcuthbertson@bmporternovelli.com
For Information:
Patricia Mikula, Public Relations Manager, Desktop and Workstation
Products, at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 8809 or pmikula@ati.com
For investor relations support, please contact:
Janet Craig, Director, Investor Relations, ATI Technologies
Inc., at (905) 882-2600, Ext. 2631 or jcraig@ati.com
