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Ati Speeds Vista Graphics

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ATI Speeds Vista Graphics

ATI's new 64-bit graphics drivers will accelerate the beta version of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system.

July 28, 2005

ATI Technologies introduced new 64-bit graphics drivers for speeding up the performance of the beta 1 release of Microsoft’s long-awaited Windows Vista operating system, on Thursday, only a day after Microsoft released the beta software to 10,000 testers.

With its new Catalyst drivers, the Canadian company is one of the first graphics card makers to provide a 64-bit driver that supports Microsoft’s new graphics driver standard known as the Longhorn Driver Display Model.

That name is likely to change, however, because Microsoft recently switched the code-name for its upcoming operating system from Longhorn to Vista. However, the Vista name may change as well given recent threats of lawsuits from other makers of products also named Vista.

Whatever it ends up being called, the new OS will make extensive use of 3D graphics on the desktop. ATI’s new drivers will enable developers to write new applications for the operating system that take advantage of the 64-bit architecture and graphics.

Head Start

By making available the Longhorn drivers more than a year before Vista’s scheduled and now-rescheduled release, ATI, based in Ontario, Canada, is giving developers a long head start with what it describes as a stable platform.

“ATI is proud to point out we have more Windows Vista in-the-box support than any other independent hardware vendor,” said Ben Bar-Haim, vice president of software engineering at ATI.

Other Windows graphics hardware providers include Nvidia and Intel, with ATI leading the way, according to Mercury Research.

ATI shares were down $0.19 to $12.59 in recent trading.

“We are happy to see ATI’s commitment to developing a Windows Vista graphics driver,” said Chris Donahue, group manager of the Windows Graphics and Gaming Technology team at Microsoft.

“ATI’s substantial investment in Windows Vista has resulted in tremendous progress on driver development, including the delivery of broad device support, full 64-bit compatibility, and excellent performance,” he added.

The new drivers are already available for download from the ATI web site.

While ATI is early to market with the new graphics software for Vista, the company will need to deal with a moving target as Microsoft attempts to meet the demands of the 10,000 or so testers who are going to road-test the new operating system and see how clear an advantage Vista gives them. More than the name could change after that.

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