Velocity Micro Launches New PC Series with new AMD Dual-Core Processor

Velocity Micro Supports AMD as launch partner

Richmond, Va -- 5/31/2005 -- Velocity Micro™, a leading North American manufacturer of high performance PCs, announced it is a launch partner for AMD’s new dual-core processor technology. Velocity Micro will be one of the first PC companies in the world to create and ship systems based on the new AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor.

“Velocity Micro is honored to be a launch partner with AMD on this exciting new dual-core line of processors,” says Randy Copeland, Velocity Micro President and founder. “We have always been proud of our close relationship with AMD, and we’re excited to partner with our friends to introduce this heavily anticipated technology to our customers.”

AMD’s dual-core processors have two processing cores on a single chip – effectively having two processors in a single chip. Each processing core will handle a separate stream of data. The key target audience for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor will be PC enthusiasts seeking advanced processing abilities with multi-tasking and digital media work.

The AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor will deliver substantial performance benefits to Velocity Micro’s core constituency of digital media enthusiasts, who can expect to order systems from Velocity Micro’s new line of AMD dual-core processor-based systems at velocitymicro.com in the near future. These offerings will include a professional digital media workstation and a prosumer workstation featuring the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor model numbers 4200+, 4400+, 4600+, and 4800+.

Velocity Micro’s market leadership in ultra performance computing has extended to its mainstream offerings for mobile, desktop, and home office solutions. Winner of dozens of industry awards including a prestigious PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award for Best PC of 2004, Velocity Micro brings its quality craftsmanship, high performance, and precision tuning to mainstream PC users. The company offers award winning entry level desktop computers starting at $729, and critically acclaimed notebooks from $1195. All Velocity Micro products are built to order with numerous optional configurations, and direct factory technical support is available 24/7 by company technicians located at the company headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.

About Velocity Micro
Velocity Micro, Inc. is the premier high-performance personal computer provider in North America. Founded in 1992, Richmond, Va.-based Velocity Micro custom builds award winning gaming, mobile, multimedia, home office, and small business solutions. For more information on Velocity Micro, please visit http://www.velocitymicro.com or call, toll-free, (800) 303-7866.

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