Matrox Announces World's First Single-Slot PCIe x16 Octal Graphics Card for Mission-Critical Environments

Matrox M9188 supports up to eight DisplayPort or DVI Single-Link outputs and can be combined with a second M9188 to drive up to 16 displays, all from a single workstation

MONTREAL, November 10 - Matrox Graphics, the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics
solutions, today announced the launch of the Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 Octal
graphics card, capable of supporting eight DisplayPort or DVI Single-Link
outputs from a single workstation. The Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 offers 2GB of
memory, resolutions up to 2560×1600 per output, and advanced desktop
management features — such as independent or stretched desktop modes — to
drive energy, transportation, process control, financial trading, and other
mission-critical environments with exceptional performance.

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"The M9188 is designed specifically for professional monitoring
environments that require visualization of large amounts of data at once to
enhance mission-critical decision making," says Ron Berty, Business
Development Manager, Matrox Graphics. "The expansive multi-monitor
configuration allows system operators to accurately manage energy grids or
train dispatch applications, while ensuring maximum performance across all
displays."

The Matrox M9188 offers robust support for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP, as
well as for Linux, which is critical for energy and transportation
applications that commonly use display configurations of more than eight
monitors.

Matrox also announced a second addition to the M-Series product line with
the Matrox M9128 LP PCIe x16, DualHead DisplayPort graphics card. This
dual-monitor add-in board is the economical choice to drive business,
industrial, and government applications across two displays at resolutions up
to 2560×1600.

Matrox M9128 and M9188 Key Features

    - Native PCIe x16 performance
    - Single-slot graphics cards
    - 1 GB (M9128) and 2 GB (M9188) of memory
    - Drive two (M9128) or eight (M9188) DisplayPort monitors at 2560x1600
      per display or DVI Single-Link monitors at 1920x1200 per display
    - Can be combined with other M-Series products (multi-card
      support)(1)
    - Support for stretched or independent desktop modes across all
      monitors(2)
    - Easy deployment and wide enterprise flexibility with unified
      driver package
    - Support for Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64bit), Windows Vista(R)
      (32/64bit), Windows XP (32/64bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 (32/64 bit)
      and Linux

Matrox M9128 and M9188 Availability and Pricing

The Matrox M9128 and M9188 graphics cards will be available in Q4/2009.

    -- Matrox M9128 LP PCIe x16
       Part number: M9128-E1024LAF
       $259.00 USD

    -- Matrox M9188 PCIe x16
       Part number: M9188-E2048F
       $1995.00 USD

For more information, visit www.matrox.com/graphics or contact
Matrox Graphics directly at graphics@matrox.com.

About Matrox Graphics Inc.

Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for
professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing,
and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in
industries that require stable, high-reliability products.

(1) M9188 can only be combined with another M9188, M9140, or M9148
graphics card under Windows XP and Linux.

(2) Under Windows 7, M9188 is currently only supported under independent
desktop mode.

    CONTACT:
    Steve Choi
    +1-514-822-6000
    schoi@matrox.com

Steve Choi, +1-514-822-6000, schoi at matrox.com