[H]ardNews 1st Edition - Press Releases

ATI’s FireGL™ V5000:

Bringing a high-end feature set and impressive performance to the mid-range workstation market, ATI Technologies Inc. today introduced and began shipping the FireGL™ V5000 workstation graphics accelerator. With an MSRP of $699 USD and features previously available only to users with high-end graphics accelerators, the FireGL V5000 brings this high-end functionality to a wider range of design professionals.

VIA Announces January Results:

VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, today announced net sales for January 2005 of NT$1.55 billion (US$48.67 million approximately). On a sequential basis, this monthly sales revenue represents a 1.73% decrease over December’s figure of NT$1.57 billion (US$49.53 million approximately), but a more than 24% increase over the same month last year.

ABIT Unleashes Fatal1ty AN8:

ABIT Engineered for Extreme Gaming Performance. Engineered by ABIT. Game-tested and approved by Fatal1ty. The Fatal1ty Hardware Series represents the culmination of ABIT Engineering with the gaming prowess and experience of the world’s most recognized professional gamer, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel. The result of this collaboration is a gaming platform with no equal, specifically engineered for the gamer that demands nothing less than the very best.

MSN Launches Internet Search:

Today marks the worldwide launch of the new MSN® Search, the first-ever search engine built from the ground up by Microsoft Corp. to help consumers more quickly search the Web and get precise answers. Now available in 25 markets1 and 10 languages, the new MSN Search service delivers more-relevant results, instant answers to specific questions, and a collection of tools that give Internet users greater control in targeting and refining searches.