ATi heeft een press release losgelaten waarin ze vertellen dat er vijf videokaart- fabrikanten bijkomen die ATi producten in hun assortiment zullen opnemen. Naast Acer-DMS zullen nu ook DFI, FIC, Gigabyte, Lite-On en USI videokaarten gaan produceren met als basis chips van ATi. De producten zullen voornamelijk gericht zijn op de retailmarkt. ATi zelf blijft ook actief in de retailmarkt, maar het zwaartepunt komt duidelijk in de OEM markt te liggen:
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT), a world leader in graphics, video and multimedia solutions, today announced that it has entered into manufacturing and distribution relationships with five leading original design manufacturers (ODMs) in support of its recently announced business strategy to increase sales and distribution penetration of ATI chip technologies worldwide.
The latest ODM companies to enter into relationships with ATI include DFI, FIC, Gigabyte, Lite-On Technology Corporation and USI. They join Acer-DMS, the first manufacturer to announce its relationship with ATI.
ATI expects to announce additional manufacturing and distribution relationships in the future with additional ODMs as well as with add-in board manufacturers (AIBs). These companies will become the major suppliers of ATI technologies to system integrators (SIs) and distributors worldwide. ATI will continue to provide chips and board products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the value, mainstream, high-end and workstation markets and will continue to manufacture and support ATI-branded products in the retail channel.
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