VisionTek Unveils Theater 550 PRO at Leading Retailers
PC TV Tuner Card is bundled with Award-winning SnapStream media to create
a feature rich PVR Home Theater System.June 2, 2005 - VisionTek Products, LLC ( www.visiontek.com ) the "Premium Retail Partner" for ATI in North America and provider of PC enhancement products, and SnapStream Media, Inc. ( www.snapstream.com ), a leading developer of digital entertainment products announced today a strategic OEM partnership. VisionTek will bundle SnapStream Media's award winning Beyond TV SE and Beyond Media software with its new Theater 550 Pro TV tuner card designed for use in Windows XP. The VisionTek Theater 550PRO XP version with SnapStream software is available at COMP USA, Fry's Electronics, Micro Center Electronics and leading e-commerce sites.
VisionTek's Theater 550 Pro PCI TV tuner card along with SnapStream's multimedia software solution delivers a complete media center PC experience for consumers. VisionTek's new TV tuner card products are based on ATI Graphics' Theater 550 Pro reference design. "This is the first of many new multimedia products." commented Michael Innes, vice president VisionTek "We are committed to delivering technology enhancements that continuously create an unbelievably real visual experience for our customers."
VisionTek's Theater 550 Pro TV tuner card, which views, captures and records television signal, video devices, and audio devices will ship with SnapStream Media's award-winning Beyond TV SE digital video recording software that allows users to record, pause, fast-forward and rewind live television on their PCs. "We're extremely excited about launching our TV tuner card/home theater PVR solution with SnapStream Media as our partner. This solution offers our customers a means of converting their PC's into fully functional Personal Video Recorder media centers," said Jeff Hoeft, VisionTek Product Marketing Manager.
VisionTek's Theater 550PRO will ship with Beyond Media, SnapStream Media's all-in-one media player that plays photos, music, videos and more. Beyond TV also provides consumers with a searchable program guide with intelligent recording capabilities as well as the capability of timeshifting FM radio. "SnapStream Media sees this partnership as an excellent opportunity to offer improved media center solutions to customers," said Tim Corcoran, chief operating officer and vice president of sales for SnapStream Media. "Combining the strength of our easy-to-use software with VisionTek's Theater Pro 550 will give more people the power to create their own PC-based media center hubs. We're helping consumers improve the way they experience home entertainment, while growing our business to include new and important partnerships with industry leaders like VisionTek."
About VisionTek Products, LLC
VisionTek is a leading supplier of PC enhancement products to retailers and Consumers. Based out of Inverness, IL, VisionTek brings the most innovative and best performing products to the PC enthusiast consumer market and further committed to exemplary customer service and support for all of our products. VisionTek's award winning brand of XTASY graphics cards, based on ATI technology, has been a leader for years and continues to set the standard for excellence in the market. VisionTek products can be found at Best Buy, Circuit City, COMP USA, Fry's electronics, Micro Center and leading e-commerce in North America. Information about VisionTek products is available at www.visiontek.com .
About SnapStream Media, Inc.
SnapStream Media, Inc. is a leading developer of digital entertainment products based in Houston, Texas. SnapStream Media's vision is to create high-quality consumer entertainment experiences that leverage PC technology. The company's digital video recording (DVR) software, Beyond TV™ received PC Magazine's Product of the Year Award in December 2004. It was referred to as "an idea whose time has come" by the Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at www.snapstream.com.
About ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. is the world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost visual processor unit (VPU) provider and is dedicated to delivering leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television, game console and handheld device markets. With 2004 revenues of US $2 billion, ATI has more than 2,700 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).
Contact Information
SnapStream Media, Inc.
Phone: 713-644-6240, x36
Fax: 713-644-3215
Email: pr@snapstream.com
Michael Innes, Vice President
Email: minnes@visiontek.com
Website: www.visiontek.com |
