XGI Showcase Volari PCI Express at CeBIT 2004

Taipei, March 16th, 2004 -- XGI Technology Inc, an innovative graphics chipsets supplier, today announced that XGI will announce the latest DirectX GPUs and introduce Volari PCI Express graphics solutions at CeBIT 2004 exhibition in Hanover, Germany. CeBIT ranks as the world's number one event for the ICT sector. It is the only trade fair where representatives of business, science, politics and media can see all the latest trends in a single location. Moreover, XGI will conduct meetings with worldwide buyers and introduce PCI-Express graphics solutions of Volari family to global end-users for the first time at Hall 23, Booth C33.

Gigabyte Introduces New PCI Express Graphics Cards

Gigabyte Technology is pleased to announce the launch of its PCI-Express based graphics accelerators. Gigabyte unveils a complete top-to-bottom solution to PC users. With its close partnership with NVIDIA, the worldwide leader in visual processing, Gigabyte aims to give PC users the best that 3D gaming has to offer. PCI Express is the new I/O interconnect standard designed to take full advantage of the additional bandwidth and features. Through the benefits of increased bandwidth and scalability, PCI Express can extract the topmost performance from any graphics application. With up to 4GB/s of one-directional and 8GB/s of concurrent bandwidth, hardcore users can experience superior high-speed graphics output. As well, PCI Express opens up a whole new world to 3D gaming by offering visually-stimulating images never before seen and blazing game speed never before experienced.

VIA Launches PM800 and PM880 IGP Chipsets

VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced availability of the VIA PM800 and PM880 chipsets, bringing the unique Hi-Def visual experience of the S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) core to the Intel Pentium 4 processor platform for the first time. Featuring a high-performance 2D/3D graphics engine and the revolutionary Chromotion CE Video Display Engine, UniChrome Pro offers a true Hi-Def visual experience on all display devices, including CRT and LCD screens, as well as standard and new generation digital TVs. This includes groundbreaking support for all HDTV formats, including the latest "Super" HDTV 1080p displays, setting a new standard for display support from an IGP chipset.

ABIT Means BulletProof Reliability
To help users identify devices and components that are problem-free with ABIT motherboards, ABIT has developed its ABIT Approved Program. After hardware has passed compatibility testing, it is given the "ABIT Approved" Seal. ABIT Approved lets ABIT users understand which problem-free components and devices they should be choosing to complete their systems. ABIT asserts its dedication to reliability by producing detailed test reports on each and every ABIT product, testing all components and devices for any potential issues. ABIT's test reports are available on ABIT's website, featuring support for 21 countries and territories.

SiS 64bit Driver Support Officially Ready

Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS), a leading supplier of core logic chipsets, today announced that driver support is ready for the SiS755, SiS755FX and SiS760 series of chipsets for the AMDTM 64bit processor platform. The IDE, AGP and LAN drivers have been included in Microsoft 64bit OS beta version for board makers and OEM's testing. SiS is also ready to provide Serial ATA, Audio, and AGP drivers to customers and end users' download on SiS official website. The complete offering of 64bit platform is with both software and hardware optimized for the upcoming 64bit operating environment. The SiS solution is thus a complete 64bit solution, making it vendor's best choice for compatibility with the AMD 64bit processor platform. 64bit application programs and operating systems for personal users will certainly change the face of computing as we know it, and the availability of SiS 64bit drivers means SiS customers will be on the leading edge of technology.

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