When XGI Technology announced the Volari line of graphics processors for the desktop and mobile market on September 15th, the collective response from the PC community was..."Wha...?" Closely followed by "who?" Not
really surprising if you take things at face value, since in its current incarnation, XGI Technology has only been around since late May of 2003. Four months is not much time to put together a comprehensive line of graphics processor units. The truth, of course, is that XGI has been around in one incarnation or another for a fair bit longer than that, and hence there is a solid foundation for the products they are now selling. In this article, we will examine the company and their forthcoming products, and try to get a clearer picture of what exactly they are offering to the world of PC graphics.