Desktop models Packard Bell 955 and NEC Ready 9888 will be powered by 333-MHz AMD-K6®-2 processors with 3DNow!™ technology. The NEC Ready 340T notebook computer features a 300-MHz mobile AMD-K6® processor. All of the new systems are bundled with productivity and entertainment software and will be available from retail outlets throughout the United States in time for the holiday shopping season.

"Our new relationship with AMD enhances our ability to bring the latest technology at a great value quickly to market and into consumers' hands," said Mal Ransom, senior vice president of marketing, Packard Bell NEC Consumer Division. "These new products are yet another example of our commitment to building quality, simplicity, innovationand value into every PC."

"We're delighted to add Packard Bell NEC-the No. 5 PC vendor worldwide-to our list of OEMs who are delivering the best values in desktop and notebooks computers in the market today," said Dave Sheffler, AMD vice president of sales for The Americas. "Now, the top five PC OEMs who sell systems through retail in the U.S. are all able to offer their customers the outstanding performance and value of systems based on AMD processors."

About the AMD-K6®-2 Processor with 3DNow!™ technology The AMD-K6®-2 processor with 3DNow!™ technology delivers leading-edge, sixth-generation performance for today's demanding Microsoft® Windows® compatible home and office applications. 3DNow!™ technology is the first innovation to the x86 processor architecture that significantly enhances 3D graphics and multimedia for a richer computing experience. 3DNow!™ is a set of 21 new instructions and other enhancements designed to open the performance bottleneck in the 3D graphics pipeline between the host CPU and the 3D graphics accelerator card.

About the Mobile AMD-K6® Processor
The mobile AMD-K6/300 processor generates less heat and consumes significantly less power than its desktop counterpart. It meets the demands of portable computing with an extended Tcase rating (85°C) and typical power consumption of less than 6.6 Watts. It is available in PGA and BGA packages, the latter offering the smallest form factor with a footprint of one square inch.

All AMD-K6® processors feature sixth-generation x86 processing, leading-edge performance for Microsoft Windows operating systems, 64K of on-chip L1 cache, industry-standard MMX™ instructions and state-of-the-art manufacturing on AMD's 0.25-micron process technology.