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| 08/12/2008 01:03 AM |
| AMD Launches Worlds Fastest Graphics Card |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the world’s fastest graphics card, the ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 X2, advancing visual computing ever closer to eye-definition computing gaming and cinematic experiences and delivering a whopping 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power. Also announced today is the ATI Radeon™ HD 4850 X2 graphics card, delivering blistering performance at a compelling price point. |
| 08/12/2008 01:02 AM |
| AMD and Blizzard Entertainment® Join Forces in Strategic Global Agreement |
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- August 12, 2008 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blizzard Entertainment® that will allow AMD to bundle Blizzard’s best games across all ATI Radeon™ graphics products, to deliver a superior gaming experience. As the exclusive graphics sponsor for BlizzCon™ 2008 in Anaheim, Oct. 10-11, AMD will treat gamers to the unparalleled graphics capabilities of the ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series in all PCs for game play at BlizzCon™. |
| 08/12/2008 11:45 AM |
| New ATI FirePro™ Graphics Accelerator Boosts Application Performance up to 200 Percent Over Previous Generation |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today raised the bar for Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Digital Content Creation (DCC) application performance with the announcement of two new professional graphics accelerators ATI FirePro V5700 and ATI FirePro V3700. As a part of that announcement, AMD also introduced a new brand for the companys professional graphics accelerators, ATI FirePro, reflecting AMDs continuing and evolving commitment to the professional graphics market. |
| 08/06/2008 11:59 AM |
| AMD Drives Adoption of Industry Standards in GPGPU Software Development |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced efforts to help further increase the ease and efficiency of software development using AMD Stream™ processing with an extensive set of upgrades planned for future versions of the Stream Software Development Kit (SDK). |
| 08/06/2008 02:12 AM |
| The Best Gets Better: AMD Extends Its Desktop Platform Advantage for Performance PCs |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the availability of the industry’s preeminent performance desktop platform, the AMD 790GX. Packing a host of innovations, the AMD 790GX integrates advanced performance tuning for AMD PhenomTM processors, plus ATI RadeonTM HD 3300 graphics - the world’s fastest motherboard graphics processor (mGPU) – to take media aficionados beyond HD. In addition to AMD validation, independent testing of the AMD 790GX chipset shows significant increases in AMD Phenom processor performance2 via the introduction of Advanced Clock Calibration technology. Versatile graphics options include ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology, which pairs the on-board ATI RadeonTM HD 3300 graphics with a discrete graphics card from either of the ATI Radeon™ HD 3400 series or ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 series graphics cards; or ATI CrossFireX™ multi-GPU technology, to enable multiple discrete graphics cards to work together to satisfy gamers demanding the best in 3D performance at maximum display resolution. |
| 08/01/2008 06:17 PM |
| AMD Announces Continued Support for the Next-Generation Notebook Platform with New Toshiba Satellite Laptops |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing OEM support for its next-generation notebook platform with the addition of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division’s consumer laptops built on the next-generation AMD notebook platform. Toshiba’s Satellite laptop PC series is offered with different models of the AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors, AMD 7-Series Chipsets, and leading-edge wireless solutions based on the draft 802.11n specification. |
| 07/28/2008 11:54 AM |
| Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Deliver World-Record Web Performance |
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Demonstrating its superior ability to handle the strenuous and increasing demands placed on today’s high-traffic Web-based businesses, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the power- and cost-efficient Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2356 and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 8356 now hold the top x86 web performance records for both 2P and 4P servers, as measured by the SPECweb®2005 benchmark. These records demonstrate that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors deliver the ideal platform for dynamic web-based businesses to help scale with peak loads, improve server utilization, minimize data center power consumption and deliver next generation Web 2.0 infrastructure. |
| 07/17/2008 09:00 PM |
| AMD Board of Directors Elects Dirk Meyer President and CEO |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that its board of directors elected President and COO Dirk Meyer as the companys chief executive officer. Meyer succeeds Hector Ruiz, who will become executive chairman of AMD and chair of the board of directors. As executive chairman, Ruiz will ensure a smooth executive leadership transition, focus on driving the companys asset smart strategy to completion, and assist with high-level government and strategic partner relations. |
| 07/17/2008 06:00 PM |
| AMD Reports Second Quarter Results |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today reported second quarter 2008 revenue from continuing operations of $1.349 billion, a seven percent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2008 and a three percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2007. As part of its previously communicated review of its non-core businesses, AMD decided to divest its Handheld and DTV product businesses, and therefore is classifying them as discontinued operations1 for financial reporting. |
| 07/09/2008 02:03 AM |
| AMD Recognizes Fujimi as top World Class Supplier with Pathfinder Award |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that Fujimi Corporation earned the company's prestigious Pathfinder Award for Best Manufacturing Materials Supplier. AMD also recognized five other suppliers with Achievement Awards. Teltec GmbH and EHWA Diamond Ind. CO., LTD., JSR Micro N.V, Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd (SPIL), and Phoenix Precision Technology Corporation (PPt) were all named as winners of Achievement Awards. The winners will receive the awards at separate ceremonies in Dresden, Germany and Markham, Canada. |
| 06/26/2008 01:12 AM |
| AMD Expands The Ultimate Visual Experience™ Combining Exceptional HD Graphics, HDTV, and HD Video for PCs |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today expanded The Ultimate Visual Experience™ for North America with the ATI All-In-Wonder™ HD, combining award-winning ATI Radeon™ Premium graphics and ATI TV Wonder™ HD tuner technology card in one PCI Express® 2.0 solution. As the newest multimedia powerhouse to join the long line of All-In-Wonder offerings, ATI All-in-Wonder HD transforms the PC into a highly immersive digital video recorder for HDTV1 and analog TV, plus expands the realm of exceptional gaming with cinematic HD graphics for mainstream PCs. Blu-ray™ disc playback can be enjoyed in full HD glory (1080p) thanks to ATI All-in-Wonder HD’s unified video decoder (UVD) technology, ensuring movies play back smoothly and with incredible detail2. |
| 06/26/2008 01:08 AM |
| AMD Delivers OpenGL Performance Increase for Linux Professional Graphics Customers |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced new ATI Catalyst™ drivers with major performance enhancements to ATI FireGL™ professional graphics cards. Availability of this enhanced 8.49.7 Linux driver represents a significant leap for Linux customers seeking improved performance of CAD and digital content creation applications that can offer up to approximately 33 percent faster OpenGL performance than the previous driver.1 |
| 06/25/2008 01:10 AM |
| AMD Delivers World’s First TeraFLOPS Graphics Chip |
The ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series represents a new milestone in graphics architecture,
with 800 cores providing the horsepower to drive cinema-quality realism in all
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| 06/24/2008 10:34 AM |
| AMD Appoints Emilio Ghilardi to Head EMEA Region |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of Emilio Ghilardi as senior vice president and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ghilardi will report to Gustavo Arenas, AMD chief sales officer, and will have responsibility for all sales and marketing operations within EMEA. Ghilardi will start in his new role in mid-August, 2008. |
| 06/19/2008 01:04 PM |
| AMD Demonstrates the Cinema 2.0 Experience, Punches Hole in Sensory Barrier Separating Cinema and Games |
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At a press conference June 16, 2008, in San Francisco, AMD (NYSE:AMD) demonstrated a milestone achievement in ultra-realistic and interactive visual computing through the processing power of its forthcoming teraFLOPS (trillion floating point operations per second) graphics chip, codenamed “RV770”. |
| 06/19/2008 12:00 AM |
| AMD Appoints Gustavo Arenas Chief Sales Officer |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of AMD Senior Vice President Gustavo Arenas to AMD chief sales officer, effective immediately. Reflecting AMD's commitment to re-architect its business for sustained profitability, Arenas' charter includes ensuring coordination and collaboration among the company's regional sales organizations and between those organizations and AMD's global customers. Arenas reports to the Office of the CEO. |
| 06/16/2008 06:06 PM |
| AMD Opens New Austin Campus |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today officially opened the doors of its new “Lone Star” campus in Austin, Texas, and announced that Westcave Preserve, Hill Country Conservancy, and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin have been selected as the final grant recipients of the company’s $3 million commitment to preserve critical open space in Central Texas. Representatives from these conservation organizations joined AMD employees, community leaders, environmental design experts, Austin Mayor Will Wynn and Governor Rick Perry, in a ceremony to officially open the new 870,000 square foot, 58-acre Austin campus at 7171 Southwest Parkway. |
| 06/16/2008 01:07 AM |
| AMD Stream Processor First to Break 1 Teraflop Barrier |
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At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream™ 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance computing (HPC), mainstream and consumer applications. Leveraging the GPU design expertise of AMDs Graphics Product Group, AMD FireStream 9250 breaks the one teraflop barrier for single precision performance. It occupies a single PCI slot, for unmatched density and with power consumption of less than 150 watts, the AMD FireStream 9250 delivers an unprecedented rate of performance per watt efficiency with up to eight gigaflops per watt. |
| 06/13/2008 10:00 AM |
| AMD Pushes Mac® Based Visual Computing Beyond HD |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the new ATI Radeon™ HD 3870 for Mac® & PC Edition, delivering the power to go beyond high-definition visual computing for work and play. Optimized exclusively for Apple Mac® Pro systems, the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC edition can help drive productivity with built-in 256-bit 512MB GDDR4 frame buffer memory and 320 stream processors to deliver maximum performance for graphics-intensive applications such as 3D modeling, animation and games. Users also can expand visual workspace using twin dual-link DVI ports to connect two 30” Apple Cinema HD displays®. |
| 06/16/2008 01:12 AM |
| AMD Announces Growing Support for its Next-Generation Notebook Platform with Eight New HP Notebooks |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing OEM support for its next-generation notebook platform with the HP introduction of four consumer and four commercial AMD Business Class technology-based notebook PCs. These HP notebooks feature new AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors with ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series Graphics for superior 3D performance and HD1 image quality with leading-edge wireless solutions based on draft 802.11n. |
| 06/16/2008 01:12 AM |
| AMD and Havok to Optimize Physics for Gaming |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Havok today announced plans to jointly investigate the optimization of physics effects utilizing AMDs full line of products. |
| 06/16/2008 01:12 AM |
| AMD Next-Generation OpenGL® ES 2.0 Graphics Technology Achieves Industry Conformance |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has reached a new milestone in the mobile graphics industry as the first 3D graphics technology provider to achieve OpenGL® ES 2.0 conformance certification. AMD OpenGL ES 2.0 mobile graphics technology, which will be included in AMD processors, is based on the same AMD Unified Shader Architecture powering the Microsoft® Xbox 360 video game console. |
| 06/05/2008 01:01 PM |
| Commercial Channel Partners Embrace the Quad-Core AMD Opteron Series 1300 Processor |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced significant support for the Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series processor from channel partners focused on enterprise and small and medium businesses as well as high performance computing (HPC) markets. The AMD Opteron 1300 Series processor provides the latest in enterprise-class performance and numerous energy efficient features for single processor servers and workstations, a key market focus for many leading system builders. |
| 06/04/2008 02:28 AM |
| AMD at Computex Taipei |
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AMD brings the world’s largest PC Industry tradeshow to you -- wherever you are. Check out the live broadcast of our June 4 press conference. Can’t make that? View the recording on-demand. Comment on Pat Moorhead’s daily Computex Blog. Join our Facebook community and Twitter feed. Check out our user-generated videos and photos from AMD and partner booths from the show floor. View, download, join, comment, socialize. |
| 06/04/2008 02:27 AM |
| AMD Next-Generation Notebook Platform Marks New Era of Mobile Visual Performance |
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Optimized to enable an exceptional HD visual performance and power-efficient mobility, the next generation AMD notebook platform combines the AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor and ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series Graphics to meet consumers’ and business professionals' evolving needs for greater visual performance at home, at work and at play. |
| 06/04/2008 02:22 AM |
| AMD Announces Revolutionary External Graphics Solution for Notebooks |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced ATI XGP™ (External Graphics Platform) Technology, a new external PCI Express® (PCIe) 2.0 graphics platform, designed to deliver enthusiast-class desktop graphic performance and true multimedia upgradeability to notebooks1. ATI XGP is an exclusive technology that capitalizes on PCIe 2.0 to deliver enthusiast-class graphics via a connected cable to an externally powered and cooled device. This unique innovation delivers up to 4.0 Gbyte/s in each direction in bandwidth communication between the notebook and external graphics, whereas previous consumer level external solutions were limited in graphics bandwidth2. ATI XGP is fully optimized for new AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra notebook platforms, also announced today. |
| 06/04/2008 02:21 AM |
| ATI PowerXpress Now Delivering Increased Graphics Performance and Energy Efficiency to Notebook Consumers |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that ATI PowerXpress™ users can double or triple the performance of the integrated graphics processor1 when plugged into a wall socket or extend their battery life by over an hour while on the go2. Previously announced earlier this year as a variant of ATI Hybrid Graphics Technology for notebook computers, ATI PowerXpress allows notebook users to manually or automatically switch between an ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3400 series discrete graphics processor and an integrated AMD M780G with ATI Radeon™ HD 3200 graphics without rebooting their notebook. ATI PowerXpress features can also be accessible and user configurable via the Catalyst™ Control Center. The first notebooks to take advantage of ATI PowerXpress are available from Fujitsu-Siemens Computers. |
| 06/04/2008 02:18 AM |
| AMD Announces its Highest-performance Mobile Graphics Chip Ever for HD Visual Computing on the Go |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3800, tripling top-of-the line graphics performance in comparison to the previous generation ATI Mobility Radeon™ GPUs1. Joining the previously announced ATI Mobility Radeon™ 3000 family, the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series offers notebook manufacturers the ability to deliver fast graphics performance, energy-efficient 55nm graphics processor technology, amazing video playback, and, for the first time ever, ATI CrossFireX™ technology for a mobile graphics solution. ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series coupled with the AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Processors, the AMD 7-Series Chipset, and industry-leading wireless technologies like 802.11n Draft 2.0 form the next-generation AMD notebook platform, also announced today, for the ultimate in HD visual performance on the go. |
| 06/04/2008 02:13 AM |
| AMD Delivers the Ultimate HD Visual Performance on the Go with Next-Generation Notebook Platform |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of its next-generation notebook platform, delivering the ultimate HD visual performance and increased energy efficiency on the go. The platform features new AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors with ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 Series Graphics for superior 3D performance and HD image quality, with industry-leading wireless for greater throughput and range. AMD customers overwhelmingly embrace the new platform, as evidenced by more than double the number of design wins compared to the last major AMD Turion processor introduction. These new notebook designs come from leading OEMs including Acer, Asus, Clevo, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, MSI, NEC and Toshiba. |
| 06/03/2008 01:03 AM |
| AMD Launches New Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors for One-Socket Servers and Workstations |
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- June 3, 2008 --Addressing customer demand for higher performing, uni-processor x86 solutions, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced three new Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ 1300 Series processors for one-socket servers and workstations. Global tier-one OEMs including HP and Dell plan to incorporate the new processors into upcoming platforms, and global supercomputer leader Cray is now shipping Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series processor-based Cray XT4™ systems and upgrading some of the world’s fastest supercomputers to incorporate Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series processors. |
| 06/03/2008 01:02 AM |
| 2007 AMD Open Architecture Challenge Announces Winners |
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Cape Town, South Africa -- June 3, 2008 --Architecture for Humanity and AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the winners of the 2007 AMD Open Architecture Challenge: Digital Inclusion, a global competition to develop technology facilities for communities in need, from the 50x15 Africa Partner Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. The competition received 566 registered entries from 57 countries. The winners, including one overall competition winner and two regional site winners, were determined by an international review board of jurors comprised of architects, technologists, and community members. The overall competition winner and Africa challenge site winner are The Global Studio of Seattle, WA, USA, for its design of a technology media lab and recording studio for SIDAREC, located in an informal settlement of Nairobi, Kenya. With the construction of this media lab, Lucy Mathai and George Onyango, both founders of SIDAREC, hope their community will become “the next Silicon Valley.” |
| 06/02/2008 02:05 AM |
| AMD Foundation Launches AMD Changing the Game |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the launch of AMD Changing the Game, the first initiative of the newly formed AMD Foundation. The AMD Changing the Game program is intended to improve critical technical and life skills by teaching kids to develop digital games with social content. The program is rooted in AMD’s commitment and experience in supporting education with the company’s passion and expertise in the gaming industry. The program’s launch accompanies AMD’s sponsorship and participation at the Fifth Annual Games for Change Festival to be held June 3 - 4 at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. |
| 06/02/2008 01:00 AM |
| T2K Open Supercomputer Systems with Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Now in Operation |
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AMD Japan (NYSE: AMD) today announced the official start of operation of the T2K supercomputer systems featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors and with specifications developed jointly by the University of Tsukuba, the University of Tokyo, and Kyoto University. These T2K systems were delivered to the University of Tsukuba by Cray Japan Inc. and Sumisho Computer Systems, to the University of Tokyo by Hitachi Ltd., and to Kyoto University by Fujitsu Ltd. |
| 05/29/2008 03:24 PM |
| AMD to Broadcast Live Press Conference at Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan |
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At Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan from June 3-7, AMD plans to deliver multimedia representations of its Computex news and views via the web to interested media and industry influencers, including those unable to attend. |
| 05/28/2008 08:00 AM |
| IBM Unveils Three Energy-Efficient Servers Powered by Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing industry support for the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor among global OEMs continues with IBM's launch of three updated System x™ servers. Designed to address customer priorities such as energy efficiency, performance, scalability, and virtualization, the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers from IBM offer an exceptional power-efficient platform for today's most demanding datacenters. |
| 05/21/2008 03:57 AM |
| AMD Continues its Technology Leadership Employing GDDR5 to Fuel Next Generation ATI Radeon Graphics Solutions |
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- May 21, 2008 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the first commercial implementation of Graphics Double Data Rate, version 5 (GDDR5) memory in its forthcoming next generation of ATI Radeon™ graphics card products. The high-speed, high-bandwidth GDDR5 technology is expected to become the new memory standard in the industry, and that same performance and bandwidth is a key enabler of The Ultimate Visual Experience™, unlocking new GPU capabilities. AMD is working with a number of leading memory providers, including Samsung, Hynix and Qimonda, to bring GDDR5 to market. |
| 05/19/2008 01:50 AM |
| AMD GAME! Enables Console-like Simplicity for Mainstream PCs |
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From the company powering the visual experience of the two most popular gaming consoles in the world today1, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces AMD GAME!. This program is designed to help consumers select perfectly suited PCs for high-definition gaming. AMD GAME! platforms combine the powerful balance of multi-core processors, exceptional HD digital media2, and next-generation graphics processing power. Industry leaders including Acer, Alienware, Logitech and Microsoft are joining AMD to ensure consumers can easily identify PCs that deliver HD gaming and entertainment experiences out of the box. |
| 05/15/2008 05:42 PM |
| Special Master Says Intel Must Show Notes to AMD RE Missing Evidence |
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| 05/15/2008 05:42 PM |
| AMD and Class File Joint Response to Intels Preliminary Pretrial Statement |
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| 05/13/2008 01:16 PM |
| Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Systems Now Available from Sun Microsystems |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced enterprise customers now have more choices for rack-mount and blade systems based upon Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors with the launch of six new innovative servers from Sun Microsystems. All systems are specifically designed to take advantage of the enhanced power management and virtualization capabilities offered with Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors and the overall system efficiency and scalability of AMD’s Direct Connect Architecture. |
| 05/12/2008 05:36 PM |
| AMD Promotes Randy Allen to Head Computing Solutions Group; Forms Central Engineering Organization |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced several organizational and executive changes as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to re-architect its business for sustained profitability. |
| 05/13/2008 01:17 PM |
| Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor Family Expands with New Low-Power Options |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today introduced the industrys first energy-efficient x86 server processors with four processing cores and an integrated memory controller all in a low 55-watt ACP thermal envelope. Blade and rack systems based on five new low-power Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE (Highly Efficient) processors are now widely available from global OEMs and solution providers. |
| 05/08/2008 10:29 PM |
| Dell Virtualization Servers Featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Now Available |
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One of the industry’s most scalable virtualization servers is now available from Dell and based on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced. Enterprise customers interested in consolidating server infrastructure may turn to two new virtualization servers from Dell utilizing Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, including the Dell PowerEdge R905 which set a new standard in VMmark performance testing with 60 virtual machines. The innovative new Dell servers take advantage of AMD Direct Connect Architecture to reduce bottlenecks, minimize latency and increase the performance of virtualized applications to maximize the benefits of virtualization. |
| 05/12/2008 08:52 PM |
| AMD Updates Its Server Roadmap |
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AMD has extended the life of its current server platform with the six-core "Istanbul" processor in 2009. Twelve-core "Magny-Cours" added for Socket G34 platform in 2010. |
| 05/05/2008 12:50 PM |
| AMD Expands Charter for the OpenSolaris OS and Sun xVM at the AMD Operating System Research Center |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its Operating System Research Center (OSRC) has expanded its focus to include optimization and tuning advancements for Sun Microsystems’ OpenSolaris Operating System and Sun xVM Virtualization family of products. This extends AMD’s commitment to work together with technology software partners to ensure that their OS and virtualization software layers are optimized to leverage AMD processor-based platforms’ features. By expanding research and development on the OpenSolaris Operating System, the ORSC expects to help drive increased Solaris OS performance for business customers as well as feature enhancements on AMD Opteron™ processor-based systems. |
| 05/05/2008 09:53 AM |
| AMD Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Doug Grose, Highlights Operations' Efficiency in Keynote Address |
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CAMBRIDGE, MASS -- May 5, 2008 --In a keynote speech at the Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference, Doug Grose, AMD (NYSE: AMD) senior vice president for Manufacturing, Technology Development & Supply Chain Management, outlined a number of steps the company has taken to improve its manufacturing efficiency and customer-responsiveness. |
| 04/30/2008 01:00 AM |
| AMD Collaborates with Raritan to Promote Client Manageability Standards with New Tools to Improve Interoperability |
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AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced a further step in its commitment to promote open industry standards for client management solutions with new open source tools designed to accelerate adoption of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) standard. AMD collaborated with Raritan, a leading provider of IT management solutions, to assist hardware, firmware and console vendors in bringing DASH solutions to market as quickly as possible by delivering a DASH software development kit (SDK) and reference implementation. Products developed with these tools are designed to reduce the cost of managing desktop and notebook clients for businesses by decreasing development time and improving interoperability, allowing faster time-to-market and higher quality management products. |
| 04/25/2008 11:44 AM |
| Blog from AMD VP of Advanced Marketing |
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Patrick Moorhead, VP of Advanced Marketing, provides honest insight on the most technical aspects of consumer products available today and tells what he really thinks consumer products should offer in the future. |
| 04/24/2008 12:16 PM |
| AMD Extends Energy Efficient Leadership with 45-Watt Dual-Core AMD Athlon™ X2 Processors |
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Building on its long-term leadership in promoting energy efficient computing for both consumer and business solutions, AMD announced two new 45-watt processors, the Energy Efficient AMD Athlon™ X2 4450e and AMD Athlon X2 4050e. |
| 04/23/2008 01:14 PM |
| AMD Delivers Three New AMD Phenom X3 8000 Series Processors |
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AMD announces the availability of the desktop platform, formerly codenamed “Cartwheel,” and the addition of three new AMD Phenom™ X3 8000 series triple-core processors for the Ultimate Visual Experience™. This announcement is followed by availability of the industry’s most complete and compelling line-up of multi-core desktop processing solutions. |
| 04/23/2008 02:06 AM |
| AMD Delivers Complete and Balanced Solutions for Desktop PCs |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of three new AMD Phenom™ X3 triple-core processors that, when combined with the AMD 780 series chipset, can give consumers a full HD experience and visually stunning gaming and digital performance. As the world’s only triple-core x86 processor, AMD Phenom X3 processors bring multi-core technology to a broader audience in search of desktop processors that easily handle today’s multi-threaded digital entertainment workloads. |
| 04/21/2008 04:07 PM |
| AMD Wins Engadget Award |
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The ATI TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner has won Editors’ Choice Award for 2007 Peripheral of the Year from Engadget. Learn about ATI TV Wonder |
| 04/17/2008 06:04 PM |
| AMD Reports First Quarter Results |
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 17, 2008 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today reported first quarter 2008 revenue of $1.505 billion, a net loss of $358 million, or $0.59 per share, and an operating loss of $264 million. These results include an impact of $50 million, or $0.08 per share, from ATI acquisition-related charges. First quarter revenue decreased 15 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2007 and increased 22 percent compared to the first quarter of 2007. In the fourth quarter of 2007, AMD reported revenue of $1.770 billion, a net loss of $1.772 billion, and an operating loss of $1.678 billion. In the first quarter of 2007, AMD reported revenue of $1.233 billion, a net loss $611 million, and an operating loss of $504 million. |
| 04/16/2008 12:45 PM |
| Blog from AMD Chief Marketing Officer |
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Nigel Dessau, AMD CMO, blogs about best practices in marketing and what's going on at AMD. |
| 04/16/2008 01:11 AM |
| Dell Now Offering Five Server Platforms Based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is now offering five server platforms based on high-performance, energy-efficient Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors. This news follows last week’s announcement that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are generally available, and brings the number of available global OEM platforms based on the new processors to 13. Additionally, AMD is announcing today that VMware has completed qualification of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors for use in VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisor deployments, enabling customers to leverage the latest in VMware virtualization on these server systems. |
| 04/10/2008 12:00 PM |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Visual Experience |
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AMD innovation brings you The Ultimate Visual Experience™ across HDTVs, handhelds, and all PC price points by combining processing power with HD graphics for the best in digital entertainment and accelerated computing. |
| 05/13/2008 01:17 PM |
| Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Widely Available |
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The widespread availability of the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor marks a new era in the server processor market in terms of performance, virtualization, energy-efficiency and investment protection. |
| 04/09/2008 02:13 AM |
| First Eight OEM Platforms Featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Now Available |
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Delivering new levels in performance scalability, virtualization performance and energy efficiency, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced customers can get the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor today in systems from HP as well as other system providers. The recently-launched HP ProLiant G5 platforms represent the first of many systems that are expected to be available in the coming weeks from global OEMs and system builders based on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor. |
| 04/09/2008 02:06 AM |
| Extensive Selection of Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor-based Platforms Available in Channel Today |
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AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability and widespread shipping of Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based server systems among its channel partners. Ten AMD Validated Server Program platforms are also available and shipping today, addressing customer demand for the business-focused advantages of systems based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. These systems all deliver the benefits of AMD Direct Connect Architecture– energy efficiency, performance, scalability, and virtualization performance. |