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The New Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor Delivers Competitive Advantage for E-Tailers
18th Dec 2008 The New Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor Delivers Competitive Advantage for E-Tailers During Holiday Shopping Season — 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor achieves performance leadership on critical online business workloads including Web serving, online transaction processing and database management — London, UK. — 18th December 2008 — As the online holiday...
New AMD Dual-Core Desktop Processors Deliver Outstanding PC Experience and Value
15th Dec 2008 — AMD Athlon™ X2 7000 series processors enable PC manufacturers to offer affordable, powerful and energy efficient desktops to consumers on a budget — What: AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the AMD Athlon™ X2 7000 series processors, energy efficient dual-core CPUs designed for a growing segment of value-conscious PC consumers seeking a full-featured product...
AMD Set to Release Free Software For Millions of ATI Radeon™ Owners
6th Dec 2008 AMD Set to Release Free Software Giving Millions of ATI Radeon™ Owners New Way to Run Demanding Computing Tasks Faster than Ever − December ATI Catalyst™ driver release automatically switches on ATI Stream acceleration in ATI Radeon™ graphics cards found in millions of PCs − − To enable instant benefit, users will also be able to download free Avivo™ Video...
AMD and Dell to announce first joint benchmarking cluster for High Performance Computing in EMEA
19th Nov 2008 — Dell benchmark facility for customers uses new Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology — LONDON, UK — November 18, 2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Dell enable Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based benchmarking solutions at the Steinbuch Centre SCC for Computing which is part of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. ...
AMD Focuses the Power of Fusion to Address the Toughest, Most Compute-Intensive Research Challenges
13th Nov 2008 − New hardware and software, plus strong collaboration with Aprius, HP and others demonstrates continued efforts to bring supercomputing-class processing to organizations at a fraction of typical cost and power requirements − SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Nov. 13, 2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the new AMD FireStream™ 9270 compute accelerator and the latest version...
AMD Announces Widespread Availability and Broad Global OEM Support for New Quad-Core AMD OpteronT
13th Nov 2008 AMD Announces Widespread Availability and Broad Global OEM Support for New Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor —“Shanghai” platform delivers sweeping virtualisation performance leadership, live migration capability and up to 40 percent increase in virtualisation performance[1]— — Enhanced 45nm design and industry’s most stable x86 server platform architecture...
AMD Appoints Former HP Exec Alberto Bozzo to Head EMEA Region
1st Nov 2008 - Industry veteran brings more than 20 years of commercial and consumer PC experience - London, UK — 30th October 2008 — AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the appointment of Alberto Bozzo as corporate vice president and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Reporting to Emilio Ghilardi, AMD chief sales officer, Bozzo will have responsibility for all...
AMD Broadens Sustainability Commitment with Eighth Annual Global Climate Protection Plan
1st Nov 2008 —AMD Expands Transparency Emphasis with Scope 3 Analysis, Green Building for LEED Certification and Enhanced Worldwide Employee Programs— London, UK— 30th October 2008 — AMD recently introduced its eighth annual Global Climate Protection Plan (GCPP), which outlines the company’s ongoing strategy and goals to maximise energy efficiency, help lower costs and minimise...
Global Cloud Computing Customers, Partners Leverage Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors
28th Oct 2008 Global Cloud Computing Customers, Partners Leverage Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors to Increase Business Opportunities, Enhance Service Quality and Deliver Energy-Efficient Solutions — AMD Demonstrates Optimum Cloud Computing Platform at Microsoft PDC 2008 — London, UK — October 27, 2008 —AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it is providing its Quad Core AMD...
AMD Launches ATI Radeon™ HD 4830 Graphics Card for Cutting-Edge DirectX® 10.1 Game Play at less than
24th Oct 2008 − Award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series technology now available at price points to match every gamer budget, delivering incredible visual experiences in the latest DirectX 10.1 games − London, UK — Oct. 23, 2008 —AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the ATI Radeon™ HD 4830 graphics card, raising the performance bar for graphics cards priced at less than $150...
AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 4830 Graphics Card for DirectX 10.1 Game Play at less than US$150
23rd Oct 2008 SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- 23rd October 2008 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the ATI Radeon™ HD 4830 graphics card, raising the performance bar for graphics cards priced at less than $150 (USD)1 and presenting gamers with even more affordable access to award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series performance. Like all ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series products, the new offering...
AMD and ATIC of Abu Dhabi to Create New Leading-Edge Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
7th Oct 2008 NEW YORK— Oct. 7, 2008 — AMD [NYSE: AMD] and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi today announced the creation of a U.S.-headquartered, leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company to address growing demand for independent, leading-edge foundry production capabilities. The new global company, to be temporarily called “The Foundry...
AMD Infuses Corporate Brand with the Power of "Fusion"
18th Sep 2008 Frimley, UK– Sept. 18, 2008 – AMD (NYSE:AMD) today launched a new corporate brand campaign under a new tagline, “The Future is Fusion.” The campaign is intended to focus on how the unique AMD combination of technologies, coupled with close relationships with computer manufacturers and a deep understanding of customer needs, results in exciting next-generation...
Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Prove to be Optimal Choice for Virtualisation
11th Sep 2008 — Dell M905 PowerEdge blade server achieves record number of Virtual Machines (VM) in VMmark performance testing — UK — 11th September 2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors now power 37 platforms from global OEMs, nine of which are designed with virtualisation in mind. With Dell’s latest M905 PowerEdge blade server...
AMD simplifies Programming for Application Acceleration
11th Sep 2008 AMD Stream SDK 1.2 lowers barriers to entry for stream programming, expands support of AMD offerings to include ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series and ATI Catalyst™ 8.8 display drivers, and broadens OS support to include Microsoft Windows Vista® WHAT: AMD’s Stream Software Development Kit (SDK) is a free set of tools that software developers can use to...
AMD Empowers Professional Graphics Users with Must-Have Features and Price-Performance Leadership
11th Sep 2008 − New ATI FirePro™ V8700 graphics accelerator designed for ultra high-end professionals; ATI FirePro™ V3750 graphics accelerator delivers superior performance for entry-level 3D users − (IBC 2008) — 11th September 2008 — Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Digital Content Creation (DCC) professionals who require maximum performance from their workstations can turn to...
AMD ImageonT M180 Media Processor Powers Stunning Multimedia in the New LG KC550 5 Megapixel Mobile
10th Sep 2008 — Innovative AMD Technology Delivers Remarkable Video, Audio and Camera Features for Maximum Consumer Enjoyment — UK — 10th September, 2008 — AMD today announced that the AMD Imageon™ M180 media processor is powering the ultra-fast, high-resolution image processing, DVD-quality video and high-definition audio features in the new LG KC550 mobile phone. AMD’s...
AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 Series Graphics Cards
10th Sep 2008 AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 Series Graphics Cards for the Masses, Delivering Up To Double the Game Performance of the Competition at the Same Price − HD gaming gets easier with the ATI Radeon™ HD 4600 series, setting a new standard for mainstream graphics, delivering superior gaming and HD multimedia experiences at low power and exceptional prices − UK,...
AMD Delivers Optimum Platform for Virtualisation with Microsoft
9th Sep 2008 Combined Offering Expected to Benefit Underserved Mid-Market by Offering Reduced Cost, Superior Flexibility for Web-based Workloads UK, London — 8th September 2008 —AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of robust new virtualisation solutions powered by a combination of technologies from AMD and Microsoft Corp. This new deployment model uses AMD Opteron™...
AMD launch three new energy efficient Phenom X3 triple-core processors
9th Sep 2008 AMD introduces its first “Black Edition” and energy efficient AMD Phenom™ X3 triple-core processors WHAT: AMD has added three new processors to its desktop line-up, including AMD’s first Black Edition triple-core, AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 Black Edition, that features Clock Multiplier Control and tunable performance[1], and the Energy Efficient AMD Phenom™ X3...