AMD Athlon MP Processor 2600+ Brings Enterprises High Performance and Increased Productivity.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 AMD's newest multiprocessor Multiple processors. A multiprocessor machine uses two or more CPUs for routine processing. See multiprocessing. multiprocessor - parallel processing designed to meet business demands for peak computing efficiency and compatibility AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD) today introduced the AMD Athlon(TM) MP processor 2600+, the newest in its line of multiprocessors for servers and workstations that run mission-critical business applications. The AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ joins the AMD processor lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. as the company's highest performance multiprocessor. The AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ builds on the tradition established by previous AMD Athlon multiprocessors by emphasizing comprehensive compatibility that can help lower a company's total cost of ownership. AMD continues to work closely with leading software and hardware companies to help ensure all AMD processors provide optimal performance, resulting in efficient and highly productive computing for the end user. "Enterprise-level computing requires enhanced compatibility as well as leading-edge performance," said Marty Seyer, vice president of server business segment, Computation Products Group, AMD. "AMD took each of those needs into consideration with the AMD Athlon MP processor line. We work in concert with our infrastructure partners so that end users get a smooth platform integration and outstanding productivity. The result is that a variety of Fortune 1000 companies use systems with AMD Athlon MP processors to meet their business computing needs." JAK Films, the production company for the new Star Wars trilogy A company founded in 1979 by Gene Amdahl to commercialize wafer scale integration and build supercomputers. It raised a quarter of a billion dollars, the largest startup funding in history, but could not create its 2.5" superchip. , uses high-powered AMD Athlon MP processor-based workstations to create fully animated digital storyboards that pre-visualize what a final scene will look like when complete. "AMD processor-based systems allowed us to develop an accurate picture of what 'Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones' would look like long before filming even started, and their speed and reliability allowed us to focus on the creativity our job demands," said Daniel Gregoire, Pre-Visualization Effects Supervisor for JAK Films. "We rely on our AMD Athlon MP processor-based systems to run the high-end software we need for the compute-intense work Star Wars requires and we're excited about the future of AMD and the AMD Opteron(TM) multiprocessor because it will allow us to take our work even further than we did on Episode II." ConocoPhillips, one of the world's leading gas and oil companies, uses AMD Athlon MP processors as a part of their multi-teraflop computing program for seismic imaging. "From our experience, AMD Athlon MP processors provide good value with respect to performance and price," said Bill Menger, Manager, Geophysical ge·o·phys·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The physics of the earth and its environment, including the physics of fields such as meteorology, oceanography, and seismology. Applications, of ConocoPhillips. "We're looking forward to leveraging AMD's customer-focused approach to design and development in future multiprocessing multiprocessing Mode of computer operation in which two or more processors (see CPU) are connected and are active at the same time. In such a system, each processor is executing a different program or set of instructions, thus increasing computation speed over a offerings." Availability Systems featuring the AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ are expected to be available immediately from 49 system builders  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . worldwide. For information on where to buy an AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+-based system see http://www.amd.com/us- en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_1278_809^3885,00.html. Pricing The AMD Athlon MP processor 2600+ is priced at $273 in 1,000-unit quantities. For additional information on pricing, please visit www.amd.com/pricing. About the AMD Athlon(TM) MP Processor The AMD Athlon(TM) MP processor is an x86 processor designed for multiprocessing servers and workstations in environments that require high performance, compatibility and reliability. Leading corporations use AMD Athlon MP processors to increase productivity in areas such as oil and gas exploration, Web-hosting services and motion picture rendering. In addition, many of the world's most prestigious universities use AMD Athlon MP processors in superclusters for compute-intensive research applications. Key features include Smart MP technology providing increased data movement, QuantiSpeed(TM) architecture offering a high-performance, full-speed cache with hardware data pre-fetch, and 3DNow!(TM) Professional technology, enabling smoother, richer and more lifelike images, more precise digital audio and an enriched Internet experience. The AMD Athlon MP processor is compatible with AMD's stable Socket A The motherboard receptacle for Duron and newer Athlon CPU chips from AMD. It uses a 462-pin PGA package. See Slot A. infrastructure and supports DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory memory technology. It is manufactured using AMD's 0.13 micron micron: see micrometer. One micrometer, which is one millionth of a meter or approximately 1/25,000 of an inch. The tiny elements that make up a transistor on a chip are measured in micrometers and nanometers. See process technology. copper processor technology in Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany. About AMD AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , 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 Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , AMD had revenues of approximately $2.7 billion in 2002. (NYSE: AMD). AMD on the Web For more information about today's announcement, please visit our virtual pressroom at http://www.amd.com/news/spotlight. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. For more information about AMD's business products, please visit www.amd.com/business. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon, 3DNow! and combinations thereof, and QuantiSpeed are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 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