Commercial Channel Partners Embrace the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™
Series 1300 Processor
System Builders Ready for High-Performing, Energy-Efficient Single
Socket AMD Processors
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) June 4, 2008 --
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced significant support for the Quad-Core
AMD Opteron™ 1300 Series processor from
channel partners focused on enterprise and small and medium businesses
as well as high performance computing (HPC) markets. The AMD Opteron
1300 Series processor provides the latest in enterprise-class
performance and numerous energy
efficient features for single processor servers and workstations, a
key market focus for many leading system builders.
“Our technology partners depend on AMD to
offer solutions that enable them to grow their business and provide
value to their customers,” said Gary Bixler,
director, North America Channel Marketing, AMD. “The
AMD Opteron 1300 Series processor delivers quad-core computing in a
stable socket and with a consistent power and thermal envelope that can
help both reduce time-to-market for our channel partners and allow them
to offer their customers a simple and efficient upgrade path for
increased performance.”
Commercial channel customers will have the opportunity to engage with
AMD authorized distributors to choose from a variety of motherboards
with AMD Opteron 1300 Series processor support.
AMD also offers a robust Validated Server Program for commercial channel
partners wishing to leverage barebones server platforms. These tested
building blocks allow system builders to focus on the unique
configurations their customers request and offer quick integration of
new technology into their business. Learn more about AMD’s
Validated Server Program at www.amd.com/vsp.
Advanced Clustering
"Advanced Clustering is proud to add the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300
Series processors to our power efficient Pinnacle Server family. We
believe that it will offer a great price/performance value for those
wanting a Beowulf style cluster on a budget." - Shelly Kelley,
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Advanced Clustering
ASA
“This new offering by AMD deepens our support
for offering Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers and
workstations. We are particularly excited to offer these
high-performing, energy-efficient processors to customers who rely on
this level of hardware to support critical applications.”
- Arvind Bhargava, CEO, ASA
Colfax
“The new Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series
processors create a great market opportunity for Colfax. This helps
Colfax be well-positioned to provide entry level workstation and server
offerings for businesses looking for smart solutions. We plan to offer
systems with the new AMD Opteron processor.” -
Gautam Shah, President, Colfax International
Microway
“The new Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series
processors will enable our customers to achieve higher levels of
performance and energy efficiency. Our WhisperStations-PRO workstation
customers will enjoy the performance improvements of AMD’s
native quad-core architecture." - Ann Fried, CEO, Microway
PSSC Labs
“PSSC Labs is pleased to introduce Quad-Core
AMD Opteron 1300 Series processors into our PowerServe Centro A1400 and
PowerStation Centro A1400 models. PSSC Labs continues to be impressed
with AMD's commitment to bringing high-performing, energy-efficient
computing processors to market.” - Alex
Lesser, vice president, PSSC Labs
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
“Super Micro is a leader in
application-optimized, high performance server and workstation solutions
and we have announced full support for the Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300
Series processors on our latest single-processor A+ Servers, including
the 1011M-UR and 1011S-MR2, currently on display at Computex Taipei 2008
in booths M619-726, 4th Floor." Alex Hsu, chief sales and
marketing officer, Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Verari
“Verari plans to integrate the Quad-Core AMD
Opteron 1300 Series processor into our rackmount server offerings. We
are enthusiastic about this opportunity to continue to provide industry
leading energy-efficiency and performance for our customers.”
- Ed Holden, server product manager, Verari Systems
ZT Systems
“ZT Systems is proud to be selected by AMD to
display new servers featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 series
processors at Computex. The ZT Systems 2102Ra Storage Server enables
energy efficient performance and low cost of ownership for enterprise
customers, and is just one example of ZT’s
innovative AMD-powered server solutions for the datacenter.”
- Bob Anderson, executive vice president, Business Development and
Strategy, ZT Systems.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of
innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer
electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice
and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions
that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information,
visit http://www.amd.com.
Cautionary Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally
preceded by words such as "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates"
or "intends." Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking
statements in this release involve risks and uncertainty that could
cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
Forward-looking statements in this release include the risk that the AMD
Opteron 1300 Series processors will not achieve customer or market
acceptance. We urge investors to review in detail the risks and
uncertainties in the Company's filings with the Securities Exchange
Commission.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are
trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for
informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
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