ATI's ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV Now Shipping; Sixth Generation Video Card is Ideal Addition for Home Theaters and Digital Creation Projects

Business Wire, Dec 10, 2001

Business Editors, High-Tech Writers

MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2001

ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT), a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions, today announced that the ALL-IN-WONDER(R) RADEON(TM) 8500DV multimedia graphics board is now shipping to retail stores in North America.

With a manufacturer's suggested list price of (US) $399, the ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV is the latest addition to the award-winning, marketshare-leading ALL-IN-WONDER family.

"ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV was designed to maximize entertainment and creativity on the PC, complementing home theaters and desktop digital creation projects," said Blair Birmingham, Group Product Manager, TV PC Multimedia Products, ATI Technologies Inc. "Once again, ATI offers customers a single video card for a variety of different multimedia applications - all backed by great ATI graphics and video leadership, plus strong ATI support and quality design."

ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV offers many new and highly anticipated features:

-- IEEE 1394 standard DV (digital video) connection, giving digital video
enthusiasts the ability to connect digital camcorders and other IEEE 1394
devices;

-- Remote control via RF (radio frequency) for quick and easy access to all the
cool TV, video, DVD (digital versatile disk) and gaming features of
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV from another room in the house (requires USB
(universal serial bus);

-- ATI Multimedia Center 7.5 that provides a full range of multimedia
functions: DVD Player; TV with fully integrated Interactive Program Guide;
Video CD Player; File Player; CD Audio Player; and Media Library; and,

-- Optional future upgrade - Component output (also known as YPrPb) to connect
ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV to Digital TVs for superior visual quality (North
America only).

Other ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV features include:

-- Revolutionary all-in-one 3D, TV and video experience;

-- RADEON(TM) 8500 GPU (graphics processor unit) and 64MB

(megabyte) DDR (double data rate) memory for incredible 3D

graphics;

-- Stereo TV-tuner with 125 channels;

-- Analog and digital video capture and editing;

-- Gemstar-TV Guide's GUIDE Plus (TM) system, an interactive

program guide (North America only), to view and search TV

listings by category, actor/performer, or date - all the

benefits of a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) without the

monthly fees;

-- Enhanced TV-ON-DEMAND(TM) PVR for instant replays, pause live

TV or record live broadcasts for later viewing;

-- Teletext support in Europe;

-- DVD video playback with Dolby(R) AC-3 digital audio;

-- First multimedia graphics board to fully support Microsoft's

new DirectX 8.1 specification, an integral part of the new

Microsoft Windows(R) XP operating system; and,

-- Backed by quality customer support from ATI, ALL-IN-WONDER

RADEON 8500DV offers support for Windows(R) Me, Windows XP,

and Windows(R) 2000.

Bundled with every ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500DV retail board in North America is a special software package that includes:

-- Ulead VideoStudio 5 - Use this tool to transform rough video

footage into professional quality productions - no experience

required. Edit Digital video from your DV camcorder as well as

MPEG-2 video and AVI files from your analog video sources;

-- Valve 3D Video Games - Three exciting game titles from Valve

-- Half-Life Counter Strike, Team Fortress Classic and Uplink

-- now feature ATI's TRUFORM(TM) that provides an innovative

rendering technology that helps to deliver the smoothest, most

natural 3D images ever seen on existing and next-generation 3D

games; and,

-- Matchware Mediator 6 - This multimedia design tool allows you

to combine text, pictures, videos and sounds to build stunning

presentations in a few minutes.

Company Background

Founded in 1985, ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions for the personal computer and Mac platforms. The pioneer, innovator and market leader in the graphics industry, ATI provides cutting-edge technologies for the PC, workstation, set-top box, game console and other consumer appliances markets. The Company has more than 1,900 employees supporting customers from its headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Canada, as well as from offices in Barbados, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the United States. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).

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John Swinimer, Public Relations Manager, Consumer Products, ATI Technologies Inc., at (905) 882-2600 x 8456 or jswinime@ati.com