Systems/Enterprise:
AMD ATHLON MP 2600+ BRINGS INCREASED GRID
CLUSTER SUPPORT
AMDintroduced the AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+, the newest in its line of
multiprocessors for servers and workstations that run mission-critical
business applications. The AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ joins the AMD
processor lineup as the company's highest performance multiprocessor.
The AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ builds on the tradition established by
previous AMD Athlon multiprocessors by emphasizing comprehensive compatibility
that can help lower a company's total cost of ownership. AMD continues to
work
closely with leading software and hardware companies to help ensure all
AMD
processors provide optimal performance, resulting in efficient and highly
productive computing for the end user.
Enterprise-level computing
requires enhanced compatibility as well as
leading-edge performance," said
Marty Seyer, vice president of server business
segment, Computation Products
Group, AMD.
"AMD took each of those needs into consideration with the
AMD Athlon MP
processor line. We work in concert with our infrastructure
partners so that
end users get a smooth platform integration and outstanding
productivity. The
result is that a variety of Fortune 1000 companies use
systems with AMD Athlon
MP processors to meet their business computing
needs."
JAK Films, the production company for the new Star Wars
trilogy, uses
high-powered AMD Athlon MP processor-based workstations to
create fully
animated digital storyboards that pre-visualize what a final
scene will look
like when complete.
"AMD processor-based systems
allowed us to develop an accurate picture of what
'Star Wars: Episode II
Attack of the Clones' would look like long before
filming even started, and
their speed and reliability allowed us to focus on
the creativity our job
demands," said Daniel Gregoire, Pre-Visualization
Effects Supervisor for JAK
Films.
"We rely on our AMD Athlon MP processor-based systems to run
the high-end
software we need for the compute-intense work Star Wars requires
and we're
excited about the future of AMD and the AMD OpteronT multiprocessor
because it
will allow us to take our work even further than we did on Episode
II."
ConocoPhillips, one of the world's leading gas and oil companies,
uses AMD
Athlon MP processors as a part of their multi-teraflop computing
program for
seismic imaging. "From our experience, AMD Athlon MP processors
provide good
value with respect to performance and price," said Bill Menger,
Manager,
Geophysical Applications, of ConocoPhillips.
"We're looking
forward to leveraging AMD's customer-focused approach to design
and
development in future multiprocessing offerings."
Availability
Systems featuring the AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ are expected to be
available immediately from 49 system builders worldwide.
Pricing
The AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ is priced at $273 in 1,000-unit
quantities.
About the AMD Athlon MP Processor
The AMD Athlon
MP processor is an x86 processor designed for multiprocessing
servers and
workstations in environments that require high-performance,
compatibility and
reliability.
Leading corporations use AMD Athlon MP processors to
increase productivity in
areas such as:
- Oil and gas
exploration
- Web-hosting services
- Motion picture
rendering
- Many of the world's most prestigious universities use AMD
Athlon MP
processors in grid superclusters for compute-intensive research
applications.
Key Features Include:
- Smart MP
technology providing increased data movement
- QuantiSpeed
architecture offering a high-performance, full-speed cache with
hardware data
pre-fetch
- 3DNow! Professional technology, enabling smoother, richer
and more lifelike
images
- More precise digital audio and an enriched
Internet experience.
The AMD Athlon MP processor is compatible
with AMD's stable Socket A
infrastructure and supports DDR memory
technology.
It is manufactured using AMD's 0.13 micron copper
processor technology in Fab
30 in Dresden, Germany.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and
networked
computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in
the
United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard &
Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and
support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in
1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of approximately
$2.7 billion in 2002.
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