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Our technology partners believe in AMD's native technology and Direct Connect Architecture design and have introduced Quad-Core
AMD Opteron™ processor-based platforms to enable stable, long-term solutions with outstanding performance and performance-per-watt to help simplify your business — now and in the future.

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Save Energy!
The people at AMD have teamed up with our technology partners to help control energy consumption in the datacenter.

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NEW! Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor Benchmarks Available Online
HP ProLiant servers using Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors have set records for floating point throughput performance and database server price & performance.

Learn more about full performance results for Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.

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Microsoft® Windows® HPC Server 2008 enables cluster-based supercomputing based on x64 versions of Windows Server® 2008. For details on participation in the Windows HPC Server 2008 beta program visit Microsoft online.

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Server/Workstation Solutions

Dell Now Offering Five Server Platforms Based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors.
The new Dell servers include the PowerEdge SC1435, 2970 and 6950 servers, the PowerEdge M605 blade server, as well as the new PowerEdge T605 tower server.

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Seven Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor—based platforms Ranging from Blade to High-End Servers Now Shipping from HP.
Three of the new HP servers set new performance records:
  • The new HP ProLiant DL385 G5 sets a new performance record for 2-socket, x86-based SPECfp®_rate2006.
  • The HP ProLiant DL585 G5 set a new performance record for 4-socket, x86-based systems in TPC-C Price/tpmC.
  • The HP ProLiant BL685c G5 server set a new record for SPECfp_rate2006
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Enter to Win an HP Blade System for Your IT Infrastructure*
Let us know what IT projects are on your short list and be registered to win an HP ProLiant BL465c Server Blade powered by the Quad-Core
AMD Opteron™ processor with a one-year subscription to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server.

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*No purchase necessary. Certain conditions and exclusions apply. Offer subject to change or termination without notice. Read full Terms & Conditions.


New Product! Appro Xtreme-X2 Supercomputer
The Xtreme-X2 is a Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based highly scalable architecture that groups servers together into a unified, fully integrated Scalable Unit that can be provisioned and managed as a stand-alone supercomputer. The X2 combines high performance capacity computing with superior fault-tolerant capability computing in a well balanced system architecture.

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New Product! Appro Xtreme-X2 Supercomputer
Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor – Based Appro Xtreme WH5548H workstation.

  Read the review!


Sun Carrier-Grade Servers Powered by
AMD Opteron™ Processors

With the recent addition of a new AMD Opteron? processor-based blade, the Sun Netra CP3220 ATCA Blade Server, Sun now offers three AMD processor-powered carrier-grade servers:

  Sun Netra X4200 M2 Rackmount Server

  Sun Netra CP3220 ATCA Blade Server

  Sun Netra CP3020 ATCA Blade Server



New Sun Promotion - Get a Sun Bundle, Save a Big Bundle!
Purchase AMD Opteron™ processor-based Sun Fire X4100 or Sun Fire X4200 bundled with a Sun StorageTek 2530 SAS array and take 15% off the list price. Offer ends June 30, 2008 or while supplies last.

  Get a Sun Bundle, Save a Big Bundle!

  Start saving now!

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Software Solutions

VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5u1 now support Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors!
VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5u1 now support Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors, including support for Rapid Virtualization Indexing. Hardware partners are currently certifying their AMD Opteron processor-based servers for VMware, and as servers complete certification they will be listed on VMware's Systems Compatibility Guide, which is updated weekly and can be accessed online.

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Sun & VMware Together
Sun's family of virtualization offerings (software, desktops, servers, storage, and networking) expands with a new global agreement with VMware for Sun Blade and Sun Fire X64 Servers. VMware Infrastructure 3 software is now orderable from, and supported by Sun, when purchased with qualified platforms.

  Try Sun & VMware together - free for 60 days. Certain limitations and restrictions apply.


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Software Solutions

AMD Delivers Industry's First Commercially Available 3D Graphics Accelerator with DisplayPort
The new FireGL™ V7700 workstation graphics accelerator with DisplayPort support brings The Ultimate Visual Experience™ to life. The card features a 10-bit display engine that can produce more than one billion colors at any given time*, delivering unprecedented image fidelity at a low cost.

  Learn more.

*10-bit monitor required


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