Appian Graphics Releases New Family of Multi-Monitor Graphics Cards

REDMOND, WA -- Nov. 13, 2000 -- Appian Graphics announced the release of the AppianX family of Xtended Desktop graphics cards, an innovative improvement in multi-monitor board design and Appian's most advanced extended-desktop solution to date. The AppianX is available in two-port and four-port configurations. All new products in the AppianX family feature Appian's own multi-monitor graphics processor, the Appian AGX, which is a workstation-class graphics accelerator specifically designed to get the best performance and feature set for multiple displays. For instance, the Appian AGX and AppianX family is the only single chip design that is recognized as a multi-function device by Windows 2000 and future Microsoft operating systems, taking full advantage of these operating systems' native multi-monitor support. The Appian AGX is also the only graphics chip on the market with dual fully functional analog and digital output ports, resulting in an improved performance and display quality across displays.

"AppianX is the culmination of a year of development," said Wallace Smith, Appian's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, "resulting in a phenomenal performance and feature set that will allow us to provide a turnkey solution for the professional user."

The AppianX 4-port, the first available board in the new product line, ships standard with 64MB SDRAM, video-in support for baseband NTSC and PAL signals, and quad DVI-I support for digital displays. The card is bundled with the latest version of Appian's patented HydraVision desktop management software. The Appian line of extended desktop enhancement tools, AppianXtras, will be supported by the AppianX 4-port, including monitor sync, multi-screen color calibration, non-standard mode support, and DirectX and OpenGL support across monitors.

AppianX 4-Port Features:

-- Support up to four displays from one PCI slot
-- 64MB SDRAM
-- Two 330 MHz RAMDACS per chip
-- Quad DVI-I support at 150 MHz per channel
-- Analog resolution support up to 1900x1200x32bpp on two monitors when used as a dual-monitor card.
-- Analog resolution support up to 1600x1200x32bpp in quad-display mode.

The AppianX 4-port will be available in PCI format in mid-November and has a suggested retail price of $899. The AppianX 2-port is slated to release in early 2001.

About Appian Graphics
Appian Graphics is the market leader for Xtended Desktop Solutions, designing, manufacturing and marketing hardware, software, and technology for the extended desktop user. Appian dominates the multiple monitor industry with nearly half the market share, as reported in Jon Peddie Associates' April 1999 multi-monitor study. The company's solutions have been recognized by world-renowned technology leaders such as Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Dell Computer Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Additional information about the Redmond, Wash.-based company can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.appian.com/.