BOXX Technologies Offers New AMD Athlon™ MP Processor 2800+ with QuantiSpeed™ Architecture in XXtreme Systems

Austin, TX -- 5/6/2003 -- BOXX Technologies, a leading provider of award-winning digital content creation systems for the entertainment and digital film industries, today announced its XXtreme series of 3DBOXX workstations, RenderBOXX rendering systems and ServerBOXX servers are now powered by the new AMD Athlon™ MP processor 2800+ with QuantiSpeed™ architecture and Smart MP technology.

Designed for Microsoft Windows or Linux, 3DBOXX and RenderBOXX are available in single and dual processor configurations enhanced with NVIDIA Quadro4 XGL architecture and optimized for modeling and rendering 3D content and animation with popular software programs such as Maya, 3ds max, Softimage XSI, LightWave 3D, and Houdini.

ServerBOXX servers, offered in deskside or rackmountable 5U configurations running Windows or Linux, are built for mission critical applications that require multiprocessing performance, massive amounts of system memory and tremendous I/O bandwidth.

The new AMD Athlon MP processor 2800+ with QuantiSpeed architecture and Smart MP technology helps to allow BOXX customers to achieve optimal performance for compute-intensive applications such as 3D modeling, CAD, animation and digital video editing.

“We remain committed to offering AMD’s newest processors to our customers,” says Rick Krause, president and CEO of BOXX. “The new AMD Athlon MP processors 2800+ in our 3DBOXX, RenderBOXX and ServerBOXX systems give our customers the flexibility and performance they need to succeed in the competitive digital content creation market.”

“The AMD Athlon MP processor 2800+ is an excellent choice for enterprises that need highly reliable 32-bit-capable processors to power their servers and workstations,” said Ben Williams, director of AMD’s Server and Workstation Business Segment. “Our stable, Socket A infrastructure provides an easy upgrade path for IT managers, and delivers outstanding compatibility that can help lower a company’s total cost of ownership.”

Pricing and Availability
The 3DBOXX, RenderBOXX and ServerBOXX series introducing the AMD Athlon MP processor 2800+ with QuantiSpeed architecture are currently shipping. Prices vary with system configuration. For more information on BOXX Technologies, please visit the BOXX web site at www.boxxtech.com or call toll free 877-877-BOXX (2699) or 512-835-0400 (outside North America).

About the AMD Athlon™ MP Processor
The AMD Athlon ™ MP processor is an x86 processor designed for multiprocessing servers and workstations in environments that require high performance, compatibility and reliability.

Leading corporations use AMD Athlon MP processors to increase productivity in areas such as oil and gas exploration, Web-hosting services and motion picture rendering. In addition, many of the world’s most prestigious universities use AMD Athlon MP processors in superclusters for compute-intensive research applications.

Key features include Smart MP technology providing increased data movement, QuantiSpeed™ architecture offering a high-performance, full cache with hardware data pre-fetch, and 3DNow!™ Professional technology, enabling smoother, richer and more lifelike images, more precise digital audio and an enriched Internet experience.

The AMD Athlon MP processor is compatible with AMD’s stable Socket A infrastructure and supports DDR memory technology. It is manufactured using AMD’s 0.13 micron copper processor technology in Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.

About BOXX
BOXX® Technologies, headquartered in Austin, TX, is a leading developer and manufacturer of XXtreme high-performance, high-bandwidth Microsoft Windows and Linux-based hardware and software solutions for the 3D, animation, digital film, and HDTV broadcast markets. BOXX systems include 3DBOXX®, RenderBOXX®, SDBOXX™, ServerBOXX™, HDBOXX® and CineBOXX®.

3DBOXX is an award-winning 3D workstation; RenderBOXX is a powerful rendering system; SDBOXX is a 10-bit SD-SDI professional digital video editing system; ServerBOXX is a deskside or rackmount server; HDBOXX features nonlinear editing, compositing and playback of HD; and CineBOXX is a new digital intermediary tool that combines the capabilities of a DDR offering 2K film, HD and SD sequential review with nonlinear editing and ingestion.

For more information about BOXX Technologies, please visit the BOXX web site at www.boxxtech.com or call toll free 877-877-BOXX (2699) or 512-835-0400 (outside North America).

BOXX, 3DBOXX, RenderBOXX, CineBOXX and HDBOXX are registered trademarks of BOXX Technologies, Inc., registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SDBOXX and ServerBOXX are trademarks of BOXX Technologies, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, and combinations thereof, 3DNow! and QuantiSpeed are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. BOXX Technologies, 10435 Burnet #120, Austin, TX 78758, tel: 512-835-0400, fax: 512-835-0434.

Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.