Leading European Marketer of Electronics Selects NVIDIA GPUs for its AGP 8X
Graphics Solution
LONDON, ENGLAND AND SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 - NVIDIA
Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing
solutions, today announced that 4MBO International Electronics AG has
selected the NVIDIA® GeForceÔ4 MX 440 with AGP 8X graphics processing unit
(GPU) for inclusion in the company's 4MBO P.C.V.O ("Volks-PC") AGP 8X
computer systems. The addition of AGP 8X support to the highly integrated
GeForce4 MX GPU family provides increased performance and ensures that
mainstream PC platform customers can take advantage of the latest graphics
technology in 3D games and applications.
4MBO's unique business model allows them to be one of the first OEMs to
introduce systems featuring the new AGP 8X standard-clearly illustrating why
they have been so successful in the competitive PC market in Europe," said
Jeff Fisher, executive vice president of worldwide sales at NVIDIA. "NVIDIA
has improved the award-wining performance of the GeForce4 MX product line by
taking advantage of the extra bandwidth that AGP 8X provides.
After evaluating all of the graphics options available for our initial AGP
8X systems, we felt that NVIDIA offered the most complete solution," said
Christof Klein, chief operating officer at 4MBO. "Along with great
performance, the GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP 8X demonstrates the reliability
and stability required to assure a smooth transition to this exciting new
AGP bus technology.
The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP 8X GPU enables the performance necessary
to enjoy state-of-the-art graphics and the most realistic visual
environments on today's 3D games and applications. The GeForce4 MX's
dedicated video processing engine (VPE) facilitates smooth video streaming
and flawless DVD playback. GeForce4 MX GPUs also feature NVIDIA's nView*, a
hardware and software display technology that provides the ultimate in
multiple display flexibility and end-user control. By incorporating NVIDIA's
innovative nView display technology with NVIDIA's highly efficient
Lightspeed Memory Architecture (LMA) II, and advanced Accuview Antialiasing*
technology, the GeForce4 MX GPUs represent the most feature-rich,
cost-effective, and highly integrated family of GPUs available for the
mainstream market.
About 4MBO International Electronic AG, Plochingen/Germany
4MBO plans and organises sales campaigns with innovative electronic products
for large trade companies. The company, located in Plochingen, has developed
a business concept allowing trade and specialist trade chains the access for
marketing electronic products in non-food areas. 4MBO concentrates on new
consumer technologies for a wide range of buyers, focusing on high-quality
and innovative products from the segments computer technology,
telecommunications, digital photography, health care and wellness. Main
customers of the marketing and services provider are trade chains and
specialist electronic markets, such as Plus, Aldi or Media Markt. An average
of 142 employees generated revenues of euro 283.9m in 2001. 4MBO
International Electronic AG has been listed on the "Neuer Markt" segment of
the Frankfurt stock exchange since 28th August 2000. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at www.4MBO.de.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a visual computing technology and market leader
dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on
consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and
communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into
a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs,
enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems,
notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video games consoles. NVIDIA
is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,400
people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at
www.nvidia.co.uk.
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