Wave Issue 0415 /23/2004 Article 3-01

***One Year Later, the AMD Opteron Processor Transforms The
Enterprise

New York, NY
April 22, 2004

AMD celebrated the one-year anniversary of the AMD Opteron(TM)
processor, which transformed the enterprise with groundbreaking
architecture, world-class 32-bit performance and an ecosystem
committed to the development of an industry-standard 64-bit
solution.

One year ago, AMD introduced the AMD Opteron(TM) processor, the
world's first 32-bit and 64-bit processor compatible with the x86
architecture. As a result of overwhelming customer demand,
leading OEMs -- Fujitsu-Siemens Computer, HP, IBM and Sun -- are
currently shipping AMD Opteron processor-based systems. More than
250 OS and ISV partners support AMD64 technology including
Computer Associates, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, RedHat, Sun, SUSE
LINUX and VMware. Enterprise customers in diverse industries such
as computer-aided engineering, digital content creation,
entertainment, automobile manufacturing, petrochemical,
pharmaceutical and financial services have installed AMD Opteron
processor-based systems. Additionally, the AMD Opteron processor
has garnered 14 industry awards, including the InfoWorld Readers'
Choice Award for Best Processor/Component and PC Magazine's
Technical Excellence Award.

With Direct Connect Architecture, AMD64 offers the enterprise
more than just 64-bit extensions. AMD removed the bottleneck of a
front-side bus and directly connected the processors, the memory
controller and the I/O, resulting in improved overall system
performance and efficiency. AMD is now positioned to target the
key four-way server market for the data center that withered over
the years. The flexibility of AMD64 with Direct Connect
Architecture uniquely addresses the complexity and costs of
bringing four-way solutions to market.

Also targeting low-power solutions for the data center, the AMD
Opteron processors HE (55 watt) and EE (30 watt) for servers and
workstations offer the most performance per watt of any processor
in their class.

Going forward, AMD plans to continue to drive widespread adoption
of AMD Opteron processor-based systems at all levels of
enterprise environments -- from high-performance clusters to
blade servers. By working with OEM partners to deliver reliable,
secure solutions with industry-leading performance, AMD will
continue its tradition of customer-centric innovation.

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