BIGFOOT NETWORKS INTRODUCES THE KILLER NETWORK INTERFACE
CARD
Killer(TM) NIC, powered By LLR(TM) Technology is the First
Network Card Designed Exclusively for Online Gamers; Killer Offers
Superior Online Gaming Performance
AUSTIN, Texas - July 13, 2006 - Bigfoot Networks, Inc., a
research and development company, today introduced its flagship
gaming product, the KillerTM Network Interface Card (NIC) and
its website www.killernic.com.">http:// www.killernic.com.
Powered by LLR TM Technology, the Killer NIC offers gamers
superior speed and performance in their online games. Killer's
400 MHz Network Processing Unit (NPU) and 64 Megabytes of
dedicated DDR is one of the first applications of Corporate
Network Acceleration Technology introduced to the consumer
market. The result for gamers is they can achieve better ping
times and experience more Frames Per Second (FPS) while they
play games online - even on high-end gaming PCs with
top-of-line graphics cards and other peripherals. Gamers know
the more CPU cycles that can be devoted to the game, the better
the games will perform. Killer utilizes LLR Technology to
offload the network processing tasks of games away from the CPU
and onto the Killer's NPU. The Killer NIC speeds up and
improves the online experience of the games already on the
market today and unlike other recent gaming hardware products,
the Killer NIC does not require game integration. "Killer
delivers better Ping times and allows the computer's CPU to be
able to focus on making the game run fast and smooth, even
during the most intense action, which can often be the
difference between winning and losing," says Harlan Beverly,
CEO of Bigfoot Networks. "Killer goes way beyond just
offloading the network processing. Its designed specifically
for online video games, which means it handles gaming data in
faster and more responsive ways so gamers can experience lower
Pings and have a real advantage in online games." LLR
Technology allows Killer to improve performance in additional
ways, by offering gamers the chance to write their own programs
to run on the NPU. This functionality called Flexible Network
Architecture (FNA) can be used by developers or inspired
gamers to write their own applications and utilities. These
utilities can further reduce the CPU utilization of the system,
making the games run even faster. "The kinds of applications
that can be developed using FNA are limitless," says Beverly,
also the companies Chief Architect. "FNapps TM can be anything
from simple gaming chat programs or servers, to full online
gaming VoIP solutions." The Killer NIC offers the following
benefits to gamers in online games: UltimatePing TM
Technology - maximizes the speed of your gaming PC with the
Killer's Network Processor Unit delivering data to games faster
than traditional NICs or LOM, thus reducing your Ping in online
games. MaxFPS TM Technology - offloads network
processing from your computer's CPU to the Killer NIC freeing
up the CPU to focus on what is important - THE GAME!!!
Flexible Network Architecture (FNA) - allows everyone to
freely write, download, and run applications that execute on
the Killer's Network Processing Unit. FNapps are user and
industry developed applications that free your computer's CPU
to focus on the game. PingThrottle Technology -
allows gamers to adjust ping their Ping higher or lower
depending on game play. GameFirst Technology -
network packets for your games are prioritized and delivered
before all other network activity on the system. Additional
Killer NIC technical specifications are as follows:
10/100/1000 PCI Network Card 400 MHz Network Processing
Unit 64MB RAM Full NIC functionality USB
2.0 Port Availability: The Killer NIC will go on sale starting
August 16th. More details on the Killer NIC can be found on its
new Web site at www.killernic.com. Stay tuned to the website as
Bigfoot Networks will be releasing performance data and
benchmarks as the official product launch approaches. About
LLRTM Technology LLRTM Technology is a hardware chipset which
includes a Network Processing Unit specially designed to
accelerate video games. LLR works by getting data to video
games faster, more reliably, and with less system resources.
Gamers who buy products designed with LLR benefit from less Lag
because the technology reduces ping (latency), reduces the
effects of Internet problems such as packet loss, and provides
as much as a speed-grade worth of processor speed, yielding
more Frames-Per-Second. About Bigfoot Networks Bigfoot Networks
is an innovative Austin-based start-up company that is
dedicated to making the online gaming experience both faster
and more fun. With roots from the McCombs School of Business at
the University of Texas at Austin, the company was formed by a
team of Executive MBA graduates to develop hardware products
that improve performance and reduce Lag in online video games.
The company has won numerous awards, including the 2005 Fortune
Small Business Award and the prestigious 2005 Moot Corp
Competition at the University of Texas. The company recently
received $4 million in funding from Venio Capital Partners, and
is a member of the Austin Technology Incubator. ### For more
information, contact: Aaron De Lucia Porter Novelli for Bigfoot
Networks (512) 241-2249 aaron.delucia@porternovelli.com