AMD CEO Hector Ruiz Appointed to President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 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 announced that Hector Ruiz, president and chief executive officer of AMD, has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC NSTAC National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee ). The NSTAC provides industry-based analyses and recommendations to the President and executive branch regarding policy and enhancements to national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP NS/EP National Security and Emergency Preparedness NS/EP National Security/Emergency Procedures ) communications. In its advisory role to the President, the NSTAC provides input on a wide range of policy and technical issues related to telecommunications, information systems, information assurance, infrastructure protection and other NS/EP concerns. The NSTAC is composed of industry leaders from network service providers and information technology, finance, communications, and aerospace companies. Ruiz joins CEOs and top executives from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , Boeing, Verizon, Microsoft, Motorola and SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications who have contributed their time and expertise to NSTAC. "I am honored that AMD has the opportunity to contribute our expertise in developing mission-critical information technology solutions to help NSTAC strengthen and support national security and emergency preparedness operations," said Ruiz. "Computer chips and software are vital components of our nation's communications and information network, upon which so many enterprises, from the U.S. Government to Fortune 100 companies, rely. We all face similar challenges." About AMD Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, Calif., AMD (NYSE: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, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and silicon-based solutions for communications and networking applications. AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other product and company names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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