Markham, Ontario - ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) is leading the industry's adoption of Microsoft^® DirectX^® 9.0 and Microsoft High Level Shader Language (HLSL) with special programs for the Independent Software Vendor (ISV) community and its RADEON™ 9700 and RADEON™ 9500 series boards. ISVs are quickly adopting Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 for their new game titles, and are now focusing time and resources on programming and creating powerful custom shaders for this new platform.

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