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Infinicon Systems Congratulates AMD On The 2nd Anniversary Of Their Groundbreaking 64- Bit AMD Opteron™ Processor Family
Companies Partner For State-Of-The-Art Clusters For Customer Benchmarks
King of Prussia, PA, -- April 21, 2005 --InfiniCon Systems, a leader in end-to-end networking for high performance business computing and AMD (NYSE: AMD) premier InfiniBand provider, congratulates Hector Ruiz and the entire team at AMD on the 2nd anniversary of their groundbreaking introduction of the 64-bit AMD Opteron™ processor. As the first to ship products supporting x86-based simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing, AMD64 technology ushered in a monumental yet seamless shift in the industry that enabled pervasive, mainstream x86-based 64-bit computing, and InfiniCon is pleased to be a partner in AMD’s success.
InfiniCon Systems is proud to be the principal InfiniBand technology provider in AMD’s
state-of-the-art Developer Center in Sunnyvale, California. Here, software vendors and customers benchmark applications on AMD Opteron processors and InfiniCon’s InfiniBand switches prior to deployment. The AMD Developer Center enables customers to preview the tremendous benefits possible with AMD Opteron processors and InfiniCon-based clusters, which greatly increase the success of their production roll-outs.
“InfiniCon’s high-performance networking solutions have helped AMD showcase the true performance potential of the AMD Opteron processor with Direct Connect Architecture for our customers,” Pat Patla, director, server/workstation marketing, Microprocessor Solutions Sector, AMD. “We will continue working diligently with forward-thinking partners such as InfiniCon to ensure customers and partners can easily take full advantage of powerful AMD64 technology in both our single-core and new Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors introduced today.”
The Developer Center investment by AMD, InfiniCon and other close technology providers has generated a many highly satisfied customers, and we look forward to expanding our participation in the AMD Developer Center to include InfiniCon clusters with AMD’s latest
dual-core technology. “Smart, customer-focused solutions like the AMD64 platform are the reason we chose to collaborate with AMD to build server clusters and other systems at the AMD Developer Center,” said Steve Lyness, Vice President of Worldwide Support at InfiniCon. “Working together, we can deliver the innovations that all of our customers want and need.”
AMD’s Developer Center is available for customers to benchmark their applications on the latest Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers clustered with the most advanced high- performance interconnect solutions from InfiniCon. Customers should contact their AMD or InfiniCon account representative to schedule access to one of AMD’s Developer Center test clusters for testing and optimization of their applications for AMD Opteron processors and InfiniBand.
The AMD Developer Center offers a hands-on or virtual opportunity to develop, test, and optimize products on the AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron processors. The AMD Developer Center, located at AMD headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, provides on-site technical support and global virtual access to a 64-bit development environment — enabling secure, scheduled sessions onsite or from a remote location. The AMD Developer Center web site is at https://devcenter.amd.com.
About InfiniCon Systems
InfiniCon is the leader in end-to-end networking for high performance business computing. Experts in architecting innovative networking hardware and software products that dramatically improve cluster performance and value, we deliver high quality, reliable, scalable solutions combined with unparalleled service. For more information, visit www.infinicon.com or contact us at info@infinicon.com.
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