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Here are some of the articles you can expect in this issue of AMD ACCELERATE: Ask Randy AMD's Randy Allen, corporate vice president and general manager of the server/workstation division, discusses "Barcelona," the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor. Opportunity Knocks The introduction of the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, code named "Barcelona," will greatly benefit the channel — and their customers. Cracking the Code Ian Murdock, Sun Microsystems' chief platform strategist, discusses the evolution — and the future — of open source software and systems. The Platform of Choice AMD's first graphics chipset launch establishes new standards for platform technology innovation, and offers customers more choices than ever before. Making Research a Snap Faced with a research capacity that's increasing 20 percent a year, ProQuest CSA turned to Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, and AMD. Virtually Everything Forsythe delivers a complete IT infrastructure, including a virtualization solution with AMD Opteron™ processors. Trading in the Fast Lane The traditional way to enhance the speed and efficiency of a market data ticker plant solution is to install lots of CPU cores. However, ACTIV Financial is definitely not a traditional company. Its approach involved fewer processors — aided by hardware acceleration.   Don't wait! Sign up today for your free subscription to AMD ACCELERATE. Now Available — FireGL™ V3350 Graphics Accelerator Product Training Presentation Last month, we introduced the 256MB ATI FireGL™ V3350 Graphics Accelerator from AMD, raising the bar for entry-level workstation solutions. Today we invite you to view our FireGL V3350 Graphics Accelerator Product Training Presentation and learn more about this latest Windows Vista® Premium certified workstation graphics accelerator from AMD.   View the FireGL™ V3350 Graphics Accelerator Video Presentation MIRAGE image courtesy of Youngwoong Jang. © 2006 Used by permission AMD to Showcase FireGL Workstation Graphics at SIGGRAPH 2007 More than 25,000 creators, animators, and users of computer graphics and interactive techniques convene for world-class technical presentations and creative exploration at SIGGRAPH 2007. Visit AMD at booth #1102, and experience the latest AMD innovations and newest FireGL workstation graphics accelerators at SIGGRAPH 2007, August 7 - 9 in San Diego, California.   Learn more about AMD at SIGGRAPH 2007 AMD Opteron Processor-Based Dell PowerEdge Infrastructure Contest You may be eligible to win a Dell 32" LCD TV if your company has implemented a Microsoft® SQL server solution based on Dell PowerEdge 6950, PowerEdge 2970, or PowerEdge SC1435 servers powered by AMD Opteron™ processors (each an "Eligible Solution"). See Complete Official Rules   See if you qualify to enter for a chance to win a Dell 32" LCD TV! Case Study: University of Utah's Center for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) Dell PowerEdge SC 1435 servers, each powered by two Second-Generation AMD Opteron™ processors, replace CHPC's aging high-performance computing cluster to help deliver almost 50 percent more work with about half the power consumption.   Read the full story here Browse Solutions     Top of Page Worldwide Event Opportunity: "SAP is Open" Road Show 2007 Join Novell, AMD, and IBM at one of the "SAP Is Open" Road Show 2007 event locations to find out how your business can benefit from open source. Don't miss the opportunity to hear SAP experts, technology partners, and clients share their knowledge and concrete experiences about the interaction of SAP with open-source architecture and open standards.   Learn more Over 5000 Solaris Ready Applications and Solutions Run on Solaris 10 OS and are Shipping on x64/x86 SPARC Platforms 10 platform — search by solution area or industry. 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