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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- May 17, 2006 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced AMD Turion™ 64 X2 mobile technology, the first and only family of 64-bit dual-core processors designed for thin and light notebook PCs. AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology allows people to get more from their mobile lifestyle through long battery life and outstanding performance, even when using multiple applications simultaneously, including demanding digital media applications.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- May 16, 2006 --Leveraging its leadership in performance-per-watt computing, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled a top-to-bottom energy efficient AMD desktop processor roadmap at the In-Stat Spring Processor Forum. Consumers and businesses alike are requesting smaller, more elegant PCs that aesthetically complement home and office environments, yet deliver the same performance as larger systems. Energy efficient AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core, AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Sempron™ processors, based on the upcoming socket AM2, are designed to provide for new freedoms in PC form factor design by offering significant performance-per-watt advantages over standard processors for commercial and consumer markets. Energy-efficient computing is a crucial step for the computing industry as large businesses seek to reduce operating costs.
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AUSTIN, TX -- May 3, 2006 --At the 15th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz delivered the opening day keynote address, urging the IT industry to become a catalyst for solving the world’s most important issues.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 25, 2006 --Coinciding with the third anniversary of the launch of the AMD Opteron™ processor and AMD64 technology launch, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today it has seen an increase in its overall x86 server processor market share. Based on the 2006 first quarter numbers from Mercury Research, the AMD Opteron processor now accounts for 22.1 percent of the worldwide x86 server processors shipped in the first quarter, up from 16.4 percent in the 2005 fourth quarter. These new numbers, combined with today’s introduction of 12 new platforms that meet the AMD Validated Server guidelines, demonstrate strong demand and momentum for AMD Opteron processor-based solutions across various commercial customer segments.
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Full View / NID: 10236 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 24, 2006 --Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) commended an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum announcing new federal procurement regulations designed to discourage the use of brand name specifications in government contracts that would benefit a particular brand or manufacturer.
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NAB, LAS VEGAS, BOOTH SL-555 -- April 24, 2006 --At the National Association of Broadcasters convention today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) demonstrated growing momentum for AMD64 technology adoption in broadcast and digital media pipelines for the production, management, and distribution of digital media content.
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Full View / NID: 10204 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 19, 2006 --A group of technology industry leaders today announced their intent to form The Green Grid to help reduce growing power and cooling demands in enterprise datacenters. AMD (NYSE: AMD), HP, Sun Microsystems and IBM represent the founding sponsors of The Green Grid, an open, global organization whose goals are supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Alliance to Save Energy. Members of The Green Grid seek to decrease the datacenter and other IT facility energy usage patterns by defining and propagating best practices in datacenter operation, as well as construction and design. The Green Grid is intended to serve as an interactive resource for IT professionals; a forum for sharing proven practices in datacenter energy management as well as working with other organizations to identify new industry-standards and metrics related to energy.
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Full View / NID: 10160 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 12, 2006 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today reported sales of $1.33 billion, operating income of $259 million, and net income of $185 million, or $0.38 per share for the quarter ended March 26, 2006. These results include a stock-based compensation expense of $15 million due to the implementation of SFAS 123(R) and an expense of $20 million associated with the partial redemption of senior notes.
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Full View / NID: 10098 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- April 5, 2006 --At the Embedded Systems Conference this week, AMD (NYSE: AMD) is showcasing the latest addition to the Sun Netra™ server family, designed to the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA) industry specifications for next-generation communication infrastructure. The Sun Netra CP3020 will be available in configurations featuring either a single- or Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, with industry-leading x86 performance-per-watt for servers. Sun’s Netra line is designed to deliver telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMs) and Network Equipment Providers (NEPs) the highly reliable, high-performance, feature-rich blade platform they have demanded.
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Full View / NID: 10033 / Submitted by: Olmari
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Sunnyvale, Calif. -- April 4, 2006 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that its latest AMD in the Enterprise event is now available for viewing online. The latest online event features AMD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz along with HP Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Hurd and Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. These industry-leaders will discuss how their companies are working with AMD to bring new levels of innovation to the datacenter, by focusing on issues such as automation, resource consolidation and increasing capacity, without increasing power. The event can be viewed at http://www.amd.com/enterpriseevent.
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Full View / NID: 9981 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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MUNICH, Germany -- April 4, 2006 --At a press conference held here today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that in March it began first revenue shipments of AMD64 processors manufactured at Fab 36 in Dresden, Germany. AMD ramped the new 300 millimeter (mm) fab to 90 nanometer (nm) volume production in record time, hitting every major milestone on schedule and beginning production at mature yields.
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Full View / NID: 9980 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif -- April 3, 2006 --Today AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced the availability of the AMD Geode™ LX EPIC Reference Design Kit (RDK). This RDK will help developers quickly and efficiently create low-power, high-performance single board computer (SBC) products, enabling faster time to market. This versatile, industry-standard design supports a wide range of rugged industrial SBC applications including data acquisition, video processing, point-of-sale terminals, telecommunications, global positioning satellite (GPS) devices and motion control.
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Full View / NID: 9959 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- March 27, 2006 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced more than 500 new participants have joined the AMD Commercial Systems Channel Program, further validating the company’s commitment to customer-centric innovation and collaboration among the growing worldwide AMD64 ecosystem of solutions integrators, value-added resellers (VARs) and distributors. Since launching in October 2005, the program has welcomed companies from all over the world, including some of the newest members: Advanced Systems Group (ASG), Agilysys, Inc., Beijing Kinraso Info-Tech Co. Ltd., Chengdu Golden Harbor Science Trade Co. Ltd., GE’s Access Distribution, Innovativ, Mainline Information Systems, Matrix Integration, MOCA, Novanis, Shanghai Zhuoge Computer Information System Co. Ltd., Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) and Technology Integration Group (TIG).
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Full View / NID: 9902 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 15, 2006 -- “You can’t have competitiveness without competition,” said AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz in a speech this morning on Capitol Hill as part of the Congressional Internet Caucus Speakers Series.
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Hanover/Munich -- March 10, 2006 --At CeBIT, AMD (NYSE:AMD) and Continental AG unveiled Continental’s deployment of AMD64 technology-based servers, workstations and desktop systems from HP*.
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Full View / NID: 9731 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- March 7, 2006 --Today AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Logic Product Development announced the availability of the AMD Geode™ LX ETX Reference Design Kit (RDK). This low-power, high-performance system-on-module (SOM) is designed to help developers quickly and efficiently bring the next generation of small, embedded and industrial computing products to market. Featuring a design adaptable to many solutions, the new AMD Geode LX ETX RDK supports a wide range of embedded device types such as kiosks, information appliances, medical or industrial applications, point-of-sale terminals, corporate thin clients and embedded controllers.
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Full View / NID: 9702 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, CA -- March 6, 2006 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the appointment of Bruce Gieseke to the position of Corporate Fellow, the highest technical recognition at AMD.
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Full View / NID: 9659 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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Sunnyvale, Calif. -- March 6, 2006 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced three new models in the Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processor family that lead the industry in x86 performance and performance-per-watt capabilities. The new Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors help minimize overall server power consumption and cooling requirements.
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Full View / NID: 9658 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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BEIJING -- March 6, 2006 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that it supports a new initiative launched jointly by China’s three most influential IT industry associations designed to ensure fair competition in government IT procurement. The Initiative for No Pre-specified Brand in Computer Tendering was jointly announced in Beijing by the China Computer Users Association (CCUA), the China Computer Federation (CCF), and the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA).
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Full View / NID: 9657 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- March 1, 2006 --President George W. Bush has appointed AMD (NYSE: AMD) chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
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Full View / NID: 9603 / Submitted by: TACKtech Team
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