DTK's PC Workstation with ELSA GLoria Synergy™ Graphics Accelerator Wins "BYTE Best" Award

April 30, 1998 - ELSA Inc., the US subsidiary of the German computer graphics and data communications specialist ELSA, today announced that DTK Computer's APRI-76M workstation, powered by an ELSA GLoria Synergy graphics accelerator card, was named "BYTE Best" in the May 1998 issue of BYTE Magazine. The award recognizes DTK and ELSA as offering the best price/performance solution for the Microsoft® Windows NT® workstation market. The system delivers high performance solution for users of AutoCAD®, Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop, 3D Studio VIZ/MAX, and other CAD and animation markets at a compelling price.

"The $2,799 DTK system, with the third lowest price of all systems tested, but lowest price of our top seven performers, also won honors as Best Value. It offers . . . a good quality ELSA GLoria Synergy video card with 8 MB of SGRAM . . . at a very reasonable price," said Dan Tanner of BYTE Magazine.

"ELSA is proud of the well-deserved recognition DTK Computer has received for offering superior quality workstations at an affordable price," said Thomas Neubert, vice president of sales and marketing for ELSA Inc. "We are happy to have provided the ELSA GLoria Synergy for review."

Harvey Liu, managing director of DTK Computer stated, "DTK is glad to have worked with ELSA on this review. The ELSA GLoria Synergy is the all-in-one solution with extremely fast graphics performance and high quality resolution."

DTK Computer, a privately held company founded in 1981 is headquartered in City of Industry (Los Angeles, CA) with 6 regional branch offices. As one of the leading award-winning PC makers who specializes in networking solutions, DTK consistently build the fastest systems and reliable products with the most innovative technologies to deliver price/performance to the governement, eductation, small business and industrial workstation markets. DTK is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider (MCSP) to offer excellent technical support and service for its cutomers. Customers can get more information pertaining to the DTK products line by visiting the DTK Computer web site at http://www.dtkcomputer.com.

ELSA GLoria Synergy is setting new standards in professional 2D/3D graphics acceleration. Now it's possible to reach high-performance productivity in conventional 2D CAD and 3D visualization for an outstanding price. With the ELSA Software Advantage, ELSA GLoria Synergy provides 100% OpenGL® hardware acceleration and improved performance to update complex and detailed displays with lightning fast speed.

ELSA AG is a stock company based in Aachen, Germany, with subsidiaries in Santa Clara (California), Taipei (Taiwan), and Tokyo (Japan). Founded in 1980, ELSA has built up a world-renowned reputation for applying advanced engineering expertise to computer graphics and data communications products. Technological competence, German standards of quality, leading-edge products and services backed up by excellent support: these are factors which firmly place ELSA at the forefront of the market today.

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