AMD Expands Its Validated Server Program to Include Supermicro, Tyan and Uniwide

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today welcomed three new participants - SupermicroComputer, Inc., Tyan Computer Corporation and Uniwide Technologies,Inc. - to its Validated Server Program (VSP), broadening the program'sreach in North America and Europe and into new geographical regions.AMD's VSP is designed to connect solution providers with VSPparticipants to obtain qualified, reliable, stable and well-supportedserver solutions based on single- and Dual-Core AMD Opteron(TM)processors with the industry's best performance-per-watt. The threenew participants are expected to introduce new platforms to be soldunder the VSP banner later this quarter in North America, Europe, Asiaand Latin America.

"The scope and breadth of reliable, stable server solutionsvalidated by AMD for the channel is growing substantially, givingsolution providers, system integrators and value-added resellers andtheir customers more choices and quick access to AMD64 technology,"said Pat Moorhead, vice president, Global Channel Marketing,Microprocessor Solutions Sector, AMD. "Adding these three stellarcompanies further strengthens our Validated Server Program, which isdesigned to help our solution provider customers develop and offertop-quality server solutions to meet the needs and demands ofend-users. Each of these manufacturers has met rigorous standards ofperformance and service in order to participate."

The VSP program was launched in June 2003, connecting solutionproviders with servers from Newisys, a wholly owned subsidiary ofSanmina-SCI. Newisys is an original design manufacturer providingserver and storage systems for leading original equipmentmanufacturers and system builders.

VSP systems are thoroughly tested for quality, compatibility,longevity and stability and are backed by global manufacturers whoprovide world-class service and support.

Joining the program are Supermicro Computer, a market leader inx86 server and motherboard solutions for the distribution channel;Tyan Computer Corporation, a well-renowned designer and manufacturerof advanced x86 and x86-64 platform and system technology for OEMs,VARs and system builders worldwide; and Uniwide Technologies, a leaderin AMD Opteron processor-based server and workstation bare-bonesplatforms.

"AMD's dual-core technology represents a paradigm shift for speedand power in compute-intensive applications," said Dr. T. Symon Chang,CEO of Tyan Computer Corporation. "Working closely with AMD to delivera full range of validated system and platform products based on AMD'slatest processor technology is a testament to Tyan's commitment tomeeting or exceeding our customers' expectations."

"Our system builder and OEM customers around the world are winningopportunities with UniServer(TM), featuring one of the industry'shighest memory capacities (8 DIMM sockets per CPU) for two-way andfour-way servers," said Daniel Kim, president and CEO, UniwideTechnologies, Inc. "By joining AMD's Validated Server Program, we areeven better positioned to address their computing demands for AMDOpteron processor-based server products featuring the industry's bestperformance per watt."

"Supermicro continues to broaden its portfolio of server solutionsbased on single- and Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors, and we arepleased to step up to the critical benchmarks of AMD's ValidatedServer Program," said Alex Hsu, senior vice president, SupermicroComputer, Inc. "Supermicro's advanced AMD64 dual-core solutions aredesigned with uncompromising quality control to deliver outstandingperformance and reliability to help end users realize the fullpotential of their business-critical applications."

Product availability information will be communicated when thespecific new platforms are announced beginning later this quarter.More information on the Validated Server Program may be found atwww.amd.com/vsp.

About the AMD Opteron(TM) Processor

More than 90 of the top 100 of the Forbes Global 2000 companies ortheir subsidiaries, representing the world's most competitiveindustries, now rely on AMD Opteron(TM) processor-based systems. TheAMD64 processor platform with Direct Connect Architecture is the goldstandard for 64-bit computing, evolving industry standards to deliverbreak-through performance by reducing bottlenecks inherent intraditional front-side bus architectures and enabling a more efficientapproach to virtualization. Single- and Dual-Core AMD Opteronprocessors deliver the highest performance and performance-per-watt inthe market because they were designed from the ground up formulti-core computing.

About AMD

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