ESI Wields Mighty Hammer!

ESI Products To Support the Upcoming AMD Opteron™ and AMD Athlon™ Processors Based on Hammer Technology

San Jose, CA -- 11/18/2002 -- ESI (www.esi-pro.com), a leader in the professional audio industry, announced today that they are fully on board in support of Advanced Micro Devices’ (NYSE: AMD) upcoming AMD Opteron™ and AMD Athlon™ processors based on Hammer technology.

ESI PCI cards and computer audio peripherals already fully support current AMD processors, and ESI recommends AMD processors for use with all products.

ESI’s is currently developing the “AMD Music Power” series of high-end pro audio devices and peripherals. This new line of professional recording products will be specifically designed and engineered to take advantage of the benefits that only Hammer technology can provide. The upcoming AMD Opteron™ and AMD Athlon™ processors will be at the heart of ESI’s new state-of-the-art Digital Audio Workstation line, insuring maximum performance that will surely result in achieving new plateaus in sonic quality.

"We are very excited about embracing Hammer technology and are working closely with AMD to take advantage of all the benefits that this cutting-edge technology can offer,” says ESI Senior V.P. JJ Jenkins. “We’re committed to taking our precision audio products to the next level, and AMD is committed to providing the breakthrough technologies that can get us there and beyond.”

“AMD is working with ESI to help ensure 64-bit AMD Athlon processor compatibility with ESI products, said Ed Gasiorowski, AMD director of developer relations for AMD’s Computation Products Group. “AMD’s upcoming processors based on Hammer technology coupled with ESI digital audio products will provide music professionals increased system speed and performance, allowing them to concentrate more on the creative process and less on computing.”

For more information about any ESI product, contact ESI., 3003 N. First St., Suite 303; San Jose, CA 95134; Tel: 408/519-5774; Fax: 408/519-5786; www.esi-pro.com.


Founded in 1996, ESI offers high-quality, low-cost digital audio products to meet the needs of serious musicians, audio producers, and multimedia pros. The company's US operations are based in Silicon Valley, California.

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