Press Release: AMD and ASUS
Demonstrate Commitment to Commerical Market Through AMD Assured(tm) Program
Posted By
Kathy Smith
Date: February 1, 2002
System integrators announce availability of commercial systems based on AMD Assured motherboards.
SUNNYVALE - FEBRUARY 1, 2002 -
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that AMD and ASUS
Computer International have teamed up to promote the AMD Assured(tm) Program for
the North American commercial market. ASUS, one of the world's leading
motherboard manufacturers, offers AMD Assured motherboards for system
integrators who build AMD processor-based commercial systems.
The AMD Assured Program is designed to help commercial system builders identify
AMD processor-based motherboards that provide stability and long-term
availability, enable planned technology transitions, and offer standards-based
manageability needed in commercial systems. AMD Assured motherboards have passed
AMD's manageability and validation tests, and are available for use in
commercial systems powered by AMD processors, including the AMD Athlon(tm) XP
and AMD Duron(tm) processors.
"The AMD Assured Program demonstrates AMD's continued commitment to the
commercial market, and helps provide a key building block desired by IT managers
and commercial customers," said Tim Wright, director of desktop marketing at
AMD. "The ASUS A7V266-E/AA motherboard has many excellent features that meet the
standards required by commercial customers. In the future, we look forward to
having additional motherboards as part of the AMD Assured Program to address
other segments in the market."
"ASUS has a strong reputation of delivering outstanding, high-quality
motherboards," said Margaret Chen, sales director of North America at ASUS
Computer International. "Teamed with AMD for the AMD Assured Program, ASUS will
now offer our A7V266-E/AA to meet the defined needs and requirements of the
commercial market. The ASUS A7V266-E/AA motherboard
has passed AMD's stringent manageability and validation tests, and is an
excellent choice for systems used in government, enterprise, and education
segments."
Several system integrators are expected to announce commercial systems that
incorporate the ASUS A7V266-E/AA motherboard, including Aspect Computer, Colfax
International, Supercom Canada and VoodooPC.
"Aspect Computer will now be able to offer governmental and educational
institutions outstanding customized systems based on AMD Assured motherboards,"
said Jonathan Chu, president, Aspect Computer Corp. "Aspect plans to build
customized desktops, servers, and workstations using the ASUS A7V266-E/AA
motherboard featuring AMD's Socket A processor interface, a high-performance,
stable and reliable platform for commercial customers."
"Colfax International commends AMD and ASUS for the work done on the AMD Assured
Program. As one of the first system integrators to offer commercial desktop
systems featuring the ASUS A7V266-E/AA motherboard, I anticipate a warm welcome
and loud applause from the commercial market," said Colfax International's vice
president of sales, Mike Fay. "Customers will be able to customize and configure
these AMD processor-based commercial solutions 24/7 in real-time by using
Colfax's advanced software technology and back-end configurator."
"Supercom plans to offer commercial systems under the 'Touch' brand name
featuring AMD Assured motherboards from ASUS," said Supercom system product
manager, Eric Chan. "The AMD Assured Program makes sense for Supercom because it
further demonstrates AMD's commitment to providing stable, long-term solutions
for commercial markets."
"VoodooPC plans to launch our new F-Series Workstations featuring the ASUS
A7V266-E/AA motherboard," said Rahul Sood, president of VoodooPC. "The AMD
Assured Program platform adds further validation of AMD's commitment to system
builders. By having a long-term supply of AMD Assured motherboards from ASUS,
VoodooPC can build solid AMD processor-based systems that ultimately benefit
customers in the commercial market."
AMD Assured motherboards comply with Microsoft's System and Device Requirements
2.0, incorporate the essential management elements of Wired for Management 2.0,
and provide an interoperable solution in any networked environment. In addition,
the AMD Assured Program requests motherboards be available in the market for at
least 12 months.
For more information about the AMD Assured Program, including a list of
motherboards that have met the "AMD Assured" program requirements, please go to
www.amd.com/assured.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for
the personal and networked computer and communications markets with
manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a
Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash
memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking
applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had
revenues of $3.9 billion in 2001. (NYSE: AMD).
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AMD Public Relations
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