Can the new MBP support three monitors?

Will the new MBP's support a three monitor setup? If I plugged one into the HDMI port and two through thunderbolt-to-DVI adapters, would the laptop recognize them all?
Thanks!

You would need an adapter like this one:
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/digital_se/

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