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Dell Now Offering Five Server Platforms Based on Quad-Core AMD
Opteron(TM) Processors

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today
announced that Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is now offering five
server platforms based on high-performance, energy-efficient
Quad-Core AMD Opteron(TM) processors. This news follows last
week's announcement that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are
generally available, and brings the number of available global
OEM platforms based on the new processors to 13. Additionally,
AMD is announcing today that VMware has completed qualification
of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors for use in VMware ESX and
ESXi hypervisor deployments, enabling customers to leverage the
latest in VMware virtualization on these server systems.
"Dell is delivering on its vision to simplify IT by providing
customers with a seamless and simple upgrade path to Quad-Core
AMD Opteron processors on PowerEdge servers," said Brad Anderson,
senior vice president, Dell Business Product Group. "The
combination of AMD's most advanced processors running on Dell
PowerEdge servers provides an optimal balance of performance and
energy efficiency across a variety of customer solutions, from
general purpose and remote office to high-performance compute
clusters and virtualized data center environments." "As Dell
expands its AMD Opteron processor-based server portfolio, we
continue our strong collaboration to reduce IT complexity and
delivering world-class performance-per-watt," said Randy Allen,
corporate vice president and general manager, Server and
Workstation Division, AMD. "These latest Dell platforms based on
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, in combination with VMware's
qualification, are important milestones for business customers
looking for an ideal platform for virtualization." Updated
and New Platforms from Dell Dell servers now supporting
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors include the PowerEdge SC1435,
2970, M605 blade server and 6950 platforms, as well as the new
PowerEdge T605 tower server. The T605, aimed at small and medium
businesses or remote locations, offers features such as hot-plug
hard drives, remote management and redundant power supplies,
resulting in high-availability systems that help prevent data
access loss and increase uptime. Dell's PowerEdge SC1435,
2970 and M605 blade server, all two-socket systems, can deliver
up to 79 percent better performance compared to systems using
dual-core AMD Opteron processors(1). More information on Dell's
new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems can be found at
www.dell.com/poweredge. Dell customers, such as the Holland
Computing Center at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, are already
recognizing the benefits the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor
delivers. Visit here (www.youtube.com/watch?v=psxHwaBY1sA) to
learn how the Holland Computing Center has tripled its system
performance without increasing energy consumption by upgrading
its servers from dual-core to Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.
"The VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisor on Dell PowerEdge servers
fitted with AMD Opteron processors offers customers a scalable,
high-performance solution suitable for running demanding
application workloads," said Raghu Raghuram, vice president of
products and solutions at VMware. "Customers can now combine the
Rapid Virtualization Indexing, I/O and memory bandwidth
capabilities of the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor with the
VMware virtualization platform to help reduce capital and
operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen
security and go green." Visit AMD on the Web For more
information on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor family,
including FAQs, development tools, and other general information,
please visit http://multicore.amd.com. Information on Quad-Core
AMD Opteron processor pricing can be found at
http://www.amd.com/pricing. An online press kit is available at
http://www.amd.com/quadcore/presskit. 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.
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. (1) Based on the SPECjbb(R)2005 benchmark
test performed by Dell Labs in March 2008 with two quad-core AMD
Opteron 2356 processors compared to a similarly configured server
with two dual-core AMD Opteron 2222SE processors. Actual
performance will vary based on configuration, usage and
manufacturing variability. For the latest SPECjbb2005 benchmark
results, visit www.spec.org. Source: AMD