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AMD seeks presence in small to medium business

AMD has always been an alternative in the consumer market for people trying to get the greatest value for their PC dollar. But in the business PC market, Intel is generally the only name in town. That appears to be about to change. On April...

Tags: PC, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Small And Medium Business, Desktops, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Tricia Liebert

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Top 10 IT headlines for May 8 -- IT should prep for more telecommuters, Microsoft still shopping, AMD 12-core

Top 10 IT headlines IT must prepare for $200-a-barrel oil and a rise in remote workers TechRepublic Microsoft still shopping; Approached Facebook ZDNet Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly ZDNet AMD Plans 12-Core Server Chip In 2010 TechWeb Dell expands virtualization offerings eWEEK...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Telecommuting, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Top 10 IT headlines for May 7 -- Sun launches Flash competitor, Cisco still cautious of U.S. economy, AMD accuses Intel of conspiracy

Top 10 IT headlines The new Clearwire: Mobile WiMAX in the U.S. gets major cash infusion TechRepublic JavaOne: Sun rolls out JavaFX CNET Cisco third quarter 'steady' ZDNet Cisco still cautious about U.S. economyCNET AMD says Intel paid PC makers to boycott rival...

Tags: CNET Networks Inc., Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-05-07

IT news for April 29: AMD targets small businesses, Microsoft releases dev kit for concept OS, 10 hottest IT jobs

Top five headlines AMD seeks presence in small to medium business Microsoft releases dev kit for Singularity, their "concept OS" The 10 hottest IT jobs Cray inks Intel deal Verizon's first quarter on target; Wireless shines More from TechRepublic ...

Tags: Job, Information Technology, Operating System, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-04-29

Consolidating on AMD Opteron-Based ProLiant Servers Cuts Licensing Costs, Boosts Performance

HP's application-specific integrated circuit ASIC design teams - early adopters of Linux-based electronic design automation EDA software and industry-standard servers for 32-bit applications - develop and test ASICs for use in HP ProLiant industry-standard servers. The initial lack of 64-bit Linux and 64-bit industry-standard servers forced the group to retain...

Tags: HP Compaq ProLiant Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Electronic Design Automation, HP Compaq ProLiant, ASICs, Linux, Servers, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Components

Case studies

AMD Uses Customization Technology to Personalize Windows Vista User Experience

AMD had become successful in the market for high-end video graphics chips and cards by taking a low profile - and letting its OEM and other customers customize the products with their own distinctive identities. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Stardock provided that capability for AMD in the market for Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Video Cards, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components

Case studies

RSA BSAFE Encryption Software Helps a Leading Chip Maker Optimize the Performance of Its Processors

AMD is a leading supplier of integrated circuits for the computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. AMD engaged RSA Security to optimize its RSA BSAFE Crypto-C and RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition developer toolkits so that application developers could take advantage of the enhanced power of the AMD64 processors. Offering...

Tags: Software, RSA Security Inc., Performance, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Encryption, Chip, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors, Processors, Wireless, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components

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Standardizing on AMD for the Company That Sets the Reseller Standard

Founded 24 years ago CDW is now a Fortune 500 company. As a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education, CDW is one of HP's biggest North American reseller partners. As the company has grown, its data center needs have expanded, too. The company decided...

Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components

Case studies

HP Powers SAP Environment for Leading Microprocessor Maker

AMD designs and produces innovative microprocessors and low-power embedded processor solutions for the computer, communications, and consumer-electronics industries. Over the past year, AMD marked unprecedented sales growth, which increased the processing load in its worldwide SAP 4.6c landscape. The resulting system performance degradation caused AMD's IT department to investigate solutions...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, SAP AG, Microprocessor, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sales, Management

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Gaming’s Extreme System Builders Floored by AMD Athlon 64 FX Processor

The AMD Athlon 64 FX processor has made that dream a reality delivering the kind of performance these “extreme” system builders want and gamers crave. With the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor, gamers are not just seeing the action, they’re right in the thick of it. All three companies -...

Tags: AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Gamer, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Athlon 64 FX Processor, Processors, Games, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology

Case studies

Mobile Messaging Solution Is the Foundation for Communications Growth at AMD

Advanced Micro Devices AMD, a leader in the microprocessor industry, wanted an easier-to-manage and more scalable solution for mobile access to e-mail. The company sought a new mobile messaging product that would align with its corporate goals of enhanced security and expanded services to users. To meet those goals, AMD...

Tags: Mobile, Messaging, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile Messaging Solution, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

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Windows Vista Projected to Help AMD Improve PC Management and Reduce Per-PC Total Cost of Ownership by 6 Percent

As a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions, Advanced Micro Devices AMD stays current with each release of the Microsoft Windows client operating system. Based on a best practice of replacing approximately one-third of its Pc fleet each year, AMD's PC environment is a model of planned PC diversity....

Tags: PC, PC-management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Roi/Tco, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting

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Enabling AMD64 Architecture: SuSE Linux Develops 32/64-Bit Operating System

SuSE Linux is one of the world's leading providers of complete solutions based on the open source operating system Linux. The company has been on the forefront of Linux development for 10 years and supports both 32- and 64-bit computing platforms. This made SuSE Linux a natural choice for AMD...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, AMD64, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, 64-Bit, Processors, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Case studies

DataRoad Looks to HP and AMD for Scalable, Powerful IT Solutions

DataRoad has been an Oracle Certified Solution Partner for nearly 14 years, offering true Oracle expertise in the form of consulting and implementation, as well as hosting and managed services. DataRoad also owns and maintains its own IT hosting infrastructure. At the beginning, this IT infrastructure was based on proprietary...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., DataRoad, Strategy, Management

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Creating a Multi-Boot Disk for Machines With AMD Opteron Processors

Sun Microsystems Inc.'s new 64-bit Opteron machines can be configured to run the Solaris Operating System (x86 Platform Edition) and several distributions of Linux, all from a single internal disk drive. This is made possible by correctly partitioning the disk drive at the time of the first OS installation, to...

Tags: Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Operating Systems, 64-Bit, Processors, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers

The AMD Opteron Processor for Servers and Workstations

The AMD Opteron processor provides a highly scalable architecture that delivers next-generation performance as well as a flexible upgrade path from 32- to 64-bit computing. Find out more by downloading this whitepaper today.

Tags: Workstation, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers

Blades: Balancing Performance, Rack Density, and Power Constraints in Your Data Center

Is your IT organization facing increased pressure to reduce deployment and operational costs while increasing capabilities and performance? Do you have an inflexible IT infrastructure that is costly to maintain? Are your data center operation and support costs at an all-time high? HP ProLiant server blades featuring Dual-Core AMD Opteron...

Tags: Data Center, Performance, Blade, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Blade Servers, Performance Management, Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components

Webcasts

Leading Travel Firm Flies High With HP-AMD Solution

Sabre Holding Corp.'s Global Distribution System GDS processes more than 48 million travel shopping, pricing, and availability transactions daily. Faced with dramatic increases in demand for its online travel and decision-support services, the firm needed to update its aging mainframe applications and hardware infrastructure in order to reduce costs of...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mainframes, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Case studies

Rapidly Growing Internet Search Company Moves to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server and AMD Opteron Processor to Reduce Hardware Costs by 60 Percent

Feedster is a rapidly growing search engine and advertising network for online content and weblogs published using RSS, a newly popular XML standard. Feedster had been running several free distributions of Linux, but lacked vendor support when it encountered problems. The company was concerned about the costs of supporting its...

Tags: Internet, Feedster, Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Internet Search, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Case studies

Parts Now! Looks to AMD, HP & Microsoft to Maximize IT Performance

Parts Now! is the largest computer printer parts distributor in the world. By maintaining the most comprehensive inventory of computer printer parts, whole unit printers, service manuals, and supplies in the industry; as well as by offering top-notch training, service, and technical support; Parts Now! has seen sales grow from...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Printers, Sales Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

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