Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:12:23 -0500
To: pr@metrolink.com
Subject: Metro Link Press Release

For Immediate Release

ATI Selects Metro Link as Technology Access Program Partner

Ft. Lauderdale, FL November 29, 2000 -- Metro Link Inc., the leader in
graphics, MPEG playback and real-time video for set top boxes and
internet appliances was selected by ATI Technologies Inc. (TSE: ATY,
NASDAQ: ATYT) as a premier partner in their recently announced
Technology Access Program (TAP).  This program provides early access to
ATI's cutting edge set top box and digital TV products and
technologies.  The program is designed to showcase, support and promote
select ATI strategic partners by giving these partners access to
pre-released hardware development kits, documentation, source code and
drivers.  The intent is to promote rapid time-to-market for mutual
customers requiring video support, software, hardware and integration
services specifically for ATI set top box products and reference
platforms.

"Metro Link's unique multiple platform build and test environment
uniquely positions us to support ATI's products and customers on
multiple operating systems like LynxOS, embedded Linux, VxWorks and
QNX.  It also allows us to support ATI's graphics cards and chip sets on
multiple hardware architectures like X86, MIPS, PowerPC and StrongArm,"
said Morgan Von Essen, Metro Link President and CEO.  "In addition,
Metro Link is committed to providing hardware accelerated video/MPEG
solutions, customer support and driver development for ATI's next
generation MIPS-based set top box reference designs and digital TV
technologies."

"ATI has worked with Metro Link for more than eight years because of
their industry-leading technology in driver development and hardware
support," said Phil Eisler, Vice President Convergence Business Unit,
ATI Technologies Inc.  "We look forward to our new TAP program helping
to further develop our business relationship with Metro Link, as well as
other industry leaders in the set top and digital TV fields." 

ABOUT METRO LINK 
Metro Link Inc., a software development company founded in 1989,
specializes in graphics display technology solutions for embedded,
Linux, and UNIX operating systems. Metro Link's products include a full
suite of X Window System software and UPnP-enabled protocol stacks and
custom device drivers.  X.Org, the worldwide X Window System consortium,
has contracted with Metro Link to maintain and enhance the X Window
System source code.  Metro Link's products are used by Lucent, Oracle
(NASDAQ:  ORCL), Red Hat (NASDAQ:  RHAT), Intel, IBM (NASDAQ:  IBM),
Compaq, Sun (NASDAQ:  SUNW), Hewlett Packard, VA Linux, and others in
such projects as the Boeing 777, the Space Shuttle, 767 AWACS, the
Acuson Computed Sonography System, and many other applications that
demand proven mission-critical reliability.   Metro Link engineers
create mission-critical software by utilizing a formal automated quality
assurance methodology that is part of ISO 9001 international standards. 
This methodology consists of Metro Link's Multi-Platform Build
Environment, Metro Automated Testing Environment and Metro Problem
Tracking System.  Metro Link's products are based on this robust and
feature-rich source code, which conforms to all major software
standards.  www.metrolink.com

ABOUT ATI
ATI Technologies Inc.--the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and
multimedia technology--designs, manufactures, and markets innovative and
award-winning multimedia solutions and graphics components for the
personal computer, set-top box, consumer electronics appliance and
e-appliance markets.  An ISO 9002 company, ATI is the world's leading
supplier of video and 2D/3D graphics accelerators to OEM and retail
customers.  Founded in 1985, ATI employs more than 1,800 people at
headquarters in Thornhill, Ontario, and in offices in the United States,
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Barbados, Malaysia, Japan,
and Hong Kong.
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Contacts:

Metro Link, Inc.
Robert G. Zinn
Direct: (954) 660-2440
Main:  (954) 660-2500
bobzinn@metrolink.com 
www.metrolink.com 
 
ATI Technologies Inc.                                 
Brian Hentschel, Media Relations                                                
 
(905) 882-2600
bhentsch@ati.com                                
www.ati.com
 
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