ATI announced today that its current line of desktop and multimedia graphics boards will support Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system, available on October 25.
All ATI desktop and multimedia products based on the following technologies are certified as Windows XP-optimized:
     --  RADEON(TM) 8500;
     --  RADEON(TM) 7500;
     --  RADEON(TM) 7200;
     --  RADEON(TM) 7000;
     --  RADEON(TM);
     --  RADEON(TM) VE;
     --  RAGE(TM) 128 Pro; and
     --  RAGE(TM) 128.
Customers who own an existing ATI graphics board or are about to buy a new ATI product, and then purchase Windows XP on or after October 25, 2001, will be able to download Windows XP drivers from https://www.ati.com and immediately enjoy the benefits an XP-enabled ATI graphics board will provide.
"The significant digital media, Internet communications and personal productivity advances associated with Windows XP will be further enhanced by ATI desktop and multimedia graphics technologies that are XP-ready," said Jewelle Schiedel-Webb, Director, Desktop Marketing, ATI Technologies Inc. "Windows XP extends the personal computing experience by uniting PCs, devices and services - ATI graphics products further enhance the visual experience associated with those benefits."
"We're pleased that ATI is enhancing the Windows XP experience for users by making all of their current products XP-ready," says Charmaine Gravning, Windows XP Product Manager at Microsoft. "The combination of Windows XP and ATI's Windows XP-ready products will elevate users' visual experience with digital movies, digital video and digital photography."
News source: CBS MarketWatch
View: ATI Press Release - ATI's RADEON 7500 with Windows XP now shipping
