AMD Athlon Processor Wins Prestigious PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award At Comdex; AMD Athlon Processor Also Selected For Computer Reseller News' Ultimate PC.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999-- The 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. Athlon(tm) processor earned a key PC Magazine award Monday night at the magazine's 16th Annual Awards for Technical Excellence. The award -- Best Component in the Hardware Category -- adds to the growing list of accolades for the AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) Athlon processor. "We are obviously proud of the incredible effort our engineers accomplished in designing the Athlon," said Rob Herb, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Executive for AMD. "When a publication as reputable rep·u·ta·ble adj. Having a good reputation; honorable. rep  u·ta·bil as PC Magazine validates the AMD Athlon's
superior capabilities, it speaks volumes about the processor and its
ability to enable reliable, stable and performance-driven PCs,
workstations and servers."In addition to the PC Magazine 1999 Technical Excellence Award, the AMD Athlon processor was chosen by Computer Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. News' Test Center as the processor for its Ultimate PC. CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) Test Center officials are building the Ultimate PC before a live audience at noon during each day of Comdex, the world's largest computer tradeshow. Other awards given to the AMD Athlon processor, or machines based on the processor, include:
-- Best Product of 1999, Windows NT Systems (January 2000)
-- Ultimate Game Machine (co-winner), Falcon Northwest Computers,
Computer Gaming World (December 1999)
-- State-of-the-Art Desktop PC: Compaq Presario 5861, PC Computing
(November 1999)
-- Cadalyst Labs 5-Star (out of a possible 5 stars) Highly
Recommended Workstation: XI Computer 650K MTower SP with an AMD
Athlon 650 MHz processor, Cadalyst (November 1999)
-- Editors' Choice (Desktop PCs): TEC K7-600 PC, CRN Test Center,
(September 1999)
-- Best Exhibited Product, World PC Expo -- Japan, Nikkei Business
Publications (September 1999)
In addition to the above AMD Athlon awards, AMD was recognized by CRN's readers as having the "Most Comprehensive White Box Program." The award was presented to AMD at CRN's Breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. Exchange in Orlando, Fla. in August 1999. 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. AMD produces microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel
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