LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3), AGEIA(TM) Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated
physics for games, today announced that ASUS Computer will be AGEIA's first
PhysX board partner. Details of the agreement will be announced at a later
date, but the two companies have agreed in principle that ASUS will develop
and market PPU boards with the AGEIA PhysX processor, the world's first and
only dedicated physics processing unit. Gamers using ASUS add-in boards with
the AGEIA PhysX processor will experience unprecedented physics-based effects
and environments in next-generation games. Products are expected within 2005,
coinciding with the release of popular game titles incorporating AGEIA physics
technology.
ASUS is one of the world's largest and most successful manufacturers of
motherboards, graphics cards and other computer hardware. The company has been
at the forefront of emerging technologies for the PC since the founding of
ASUS in 1989, and has won countless awards for innovation and quality. ASUS
support for the AGEIA PhysX processor is another milestone for AGEIA in its
meteoric rise in the games industry.
About ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE: 2357), the perennial leader of the motherboard
industry, is also a leading manufacturer of top-quality desktop barebones,
notebooks, IA devices, servers, graphics cards, broadband modems, wireless
solutions, optical drives and networkingdevices. With world-class engineering
and offices and subsidiaries located in all corners of the world, ASUSTeK
provides innovative solutions to consumers, businesses and OEM customers. The
company has been amongst BusinessWeek's "InfoTech 100" since 1998.
About AGEIA
AGEIA(TM) Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company and the
pioneer of hardware-accelerated physics for games. Its flagship product, the
PhysX processor, is the world's first dedicated physics processing unit -- a
completely new hardware category. The PhysX processor and supporting software
deliver the processing horsepower to calculate real-time interactive worlds.
Developers can define these worlds to obey the laws of classical physics, or
create their own physical laws that make their game a unique,
hyper-dimensional experience.
AGEIA seeks to ignite innovation in the games industry by working with
leading developers, publishers, add-in board vendors and console manufacturers
to deliver the next generation of physically immersive entertainment. Consumer
add-in boards and systems equipped with the AGEIA PhysX processor and games
that take advantage of the technology will be available in late 2005. For more
information visit http://www.ageia.com.
AGEIA Media Contact:
Kim Stowe
Reverb Communications, Inc.
408-839-8750
kim@reverbinc.com
SOURCE AGEIA Technologies, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.ageia.com
CONTACT:
Kim Stowe of Reverb Communications, Inc.,
+1-408-839-8750, or kim@reverbinc.com, for AGEIA Technologies,
Inc.
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