ATI: Neue Linux-Treiber

Pressemitteilung ATI drives graphics performance for Linux users with new unified driver 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 VPU (visual processing unit), have ongoing, stable and strong software support for all market segments." The new unified driver provides robust OpenGL® 1.4 support, with 2.0 extensions, for many of ATI's award-winning graphics boards including: RADEON™ 8500, RADEON™ 8500LE, ALL-IN-WONDER® RADEON™ 8500DV, RADEON™ 9000 PRO, RADEON™ 9500 PRO, RADEON™ 9700 PRO, ALL-IN-WONDER® 9700 PRO and FIRE GL™ family of workstation products. ATI’s Unified Linux Driver 2.4.3 is available for free download at http://www.ati.com.