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Quad-Core AMD Processor AMD Demonstrates World's First Native Quad-Core x86 Server & Workstation Processor
AMD recently demonstrated the industry's first native quad-core x86 server and workstation processor, achieving four x86 processing cores on a single die of silicon. As the next innovation on AMD's consistent roadmap, native Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors continue AMD's tradition of helping to reduce the total cost of ownership for the enterprise.The native quad-core AMD processors are designed to allow current DDR2-based AMD Opteron processor platforms to be seamlessly upgraded with just a BIOS update, providing performance enhancements due to our microarchitecture improvements and quad-core, yet remain in the same thermal and power envelope.

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AMD and Microsoft Windows Vista™ at Work

AMD and the Windows Vista™ operating system offer the ultimate information management experience to empower your most important business asset—your people—by connecting them with the right information quickly to transform data and insights into action.

AMD processors and ATI Radeon™ graphics technologies offer best-of-breed performance optimized not only for all of today's available Microsoft operating systems and leading business applications, but also for Windows Vista when you're ready to deploy.

See how you can help keep your business running by improving the agility and efficiency of your IT capabilities with AMD and Microsoft enterprise-ready solutions.


AMD and Novell


New On-Demand Novell Web Seminar: The Linux® Desktop in Government Powered by AMD

Discover the benefits of Linux® in Government computing. Learn how Linux can help worker productivity, bolster security and reliability, increase functionality, lower overall total cost of ownership, and enable today's Governments to move away from rigid proprietary solutions of the past.

Whether it's driver's license records, defense systems, criminal justice information, Social Security data, tax documents or court records, SUSE® Linux Enterprise offers an alternative to proprietary solutions. Government agencies can adopt SUSE Linux Enterprise with confidence, knowing that their mission-critical applications are backed by CAPP/EAL4+ certification.

View this new on-demand seminar from Novell and AMD to see the benefits of Linux in Government computing.

Congratulations, Sun!
Announcing new world record benchmarks for Sun Ultra 40 Workstations powered by AMD Opteron™ Processors with DDR2.


AMD in Financial Services: Solutions that Create a Real Business Advantage
Financial companies around the world realize the benefits of AMD technology – from performing investment portfolio analysis on AMD Opteron processor-powered servers to utilizing the latest workstation blades for stock floor trading, AMD is the smarter choice. In addition, AMD's leadership in virtualization is helping financial companies undergoing server consolidation. Examples inclue the London Stock Exchange, which lists 3,168 companies representing £5.2 trillion (U.S.$9.8 trillion) in equity business transactions annually and uses AMD Opteron processor-based systems to provide its customers with the fastest, most cost-efficient, functionally rich trading environment in the world and Susquehana International Group (SIG) which is experiencing a reduction in data center power requirements and delivering increased performance by using AMD technology. For these companies and others, smarter growth begins with AMD.

Read more about how financial companies worldwide are using AMD Opteron processor-based systems to help cut costs and manage increasingly complicated data center needs.


AMD Signs on as Cornerstone Sponsor of OpenFPGA, Establishes University of Mannheim Center of Excellence to Advance HyperTransport™ Technology Research
To expand industry adoption of the AMD Torrenza initiative and an open-standards approach to innovation, AMD will be the inaugural sponsor for OpenFPGA. OpenFPGA is a non-profit consortium focused on accelerating the adoption and incorporation of reconfigurable computing solutions in high-performance and enterprise computing.

AMD will also work in conjunction with the Computer Architecture Group at the University of Mannheim in Germany to establish the Mannheim Center of Excellence (COE) for research for HyperTransport™ technology. As the only current academic licensee of coherent HyperTransport technology (cHT), the research at the Mannheim COE is expected to directly benefit the academic community and the development of next-generation technology that leverages HyperTransport technology. Early results from the Mannheim COE research include the release of an HTX board for universities and companies that research compute-intensive testing and design applications.

Get more information about the University of Mannheim Center of Excellence and OpenFPGA


Server/Workstation Solutions
Colfax
The Colfax Difference
Colfax International addresses the needs of today's most demanding users, all of whom expect optimally customized solutions engineered for high performance, reliability, serviceability and rapid deployment. Colfax International offers a comprehensive range of AMD Opteron processor-based server solutions offering highly scalable and flexible configurations for higher energy-efficient performance and investment protection.


Colfax Dual Processor 5U Rackmount Server

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  • Up to two AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series processors
  • Tyan Thunder h2000M (S3992) motherboard
  • ServerWorks HT1000 + HT2000 chipset
  • Up to 32GB ECC Reg. DDR2 667 SDRAM in 16 DIMM sockets
  • ATI ES1000 16MB PCI graphics controller
  • 3ware, Areca Hardware RAID Controller Options with RAID 6 support


Colfax Dual Processor 3U Rackmount Server

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  • Up to two AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series processors
  • Tyan S3992 motherboard
  • ServerWorks HT1000 + HT2000 chipset
  • Up to 32GB ECC Reg. DDR2 667 SDRAM in 16 DIMM sockets
  • ATI ES1000 16MB PCI graphics controller


Colfax Dual Processor 2U Rackmount Server

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  • Up to AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series processors
  • Tyan S3992 motherboard
  • ServerWorks HT1000 + HT2000 chipset
  • Up to 32GB ECC Reg. DDR2 667 SDRAM in 16 DIMM sockets
  • Integrated SATA controller supports 4 SATA-II ports running at 3.0Gb/s, RAID 0/1 support
  • ATI ES1000 16MB PCI graphics controller

Check out the full line of AMD Opteron processor-based server solutions from Colfax International now.

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Business Desktop Solutions
HP

HP Compaq dx2250 Microtower PC
The HP Compaq dx2250 Microtower PC offers essential features and power efficient technologies from HP and AMD to help deliver reliability and performance for basic business requirements so your business can run more effectively.


HP Compaq dx2250
 

  • AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processors, AMD Athlon 64 processors or AMD Sempron processors
  • Available with your choice of operating system:
    • Genuine Windows XP Home
    • Genuine Windows XP Professional
    • FreeDOS
  • ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 chipset
  • Built-in ATI graphics processor


See more on how the AMD processor-based HP Compaq dx2250 microtower desktop system can address your business needs today.

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Software Solutions
Free from Sun: Solaris 10 Media Kit
For a limited time, Sun is offering a free DVD media kit which includes the Solaris 10 Operating System for both x86 and SPARC platforms as well as Sun Studio 11 software. Sun Studio software provides optimizing C, C++ and Fortan compilers, visual performance tools, and high performance libraries to enhance your Solaris.

Get details on this free offer from Sun now.

Sun Startup Essentials
Sun Startup Essentials is a simple, highly-discounted program designed to make it easy to get Sun systems, software, and the Solaris Operating System up and running quickly. Leverage innovations in hardware, software, tools and support with Sun technologies like AMD Opteron processor-based Sun Fire x64 servers and Sun Ultra Workstations, all supported by the Solaris Operating System.

All companies participating in the program will be asked to complete an application that addresses program criteria. All applications will be verified by Sun. Once qualified, companies can receive significant discounts on Sun products. In order to qualify for the Sun Startup Essentials program, your company must meet the following criteria:

  • Be in business for 4 years or less
  • Have a maximum of 150 employees, including any affiliates
  • Be based in the United States
  • Must have a verifiable company presence (website, company profile, etc.)
  • Agree to accept the program's terms and conditions

To see if your company qualifies and to sign-up for program, please visit the Sun Startup Essentials web page now.


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