AMD and HP Team with Lance Armstrong Foundation to Help People with Cancer Live Strong.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- -- Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. Foundation(TM) to Benefit from Sales of HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC Powered by 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. Turion A version of the Athlon 64 CPU from AMD designed for thin, lightweight laptops. The Turion 64 CPUs dissipate as little as 25 watts compared to 65 for the Athlon. Introduced in 2005, Turion enhanced AMD's line of mobile CPUs, which included the Mobile Athlon 64 for full-sized laptops and (TM) 64 Mobile Technology-- AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) and HP (NYSE:HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue )(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced a joint initiative to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation(TM) (LAF LAF Lance Armstrong Foundation (non-profit cancer organization) LAF Look and Feel LAF Laugh LAF Lebanese Armed Forces LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility LAF Lost And Found LAF Laminar Air Flow ), a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to helping people with cancer live strong. AMD and HP, working closely with the LAF, have developed the HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC, a one-of-a-kind consumer PC that bears the LIVESTRONG(TM) message and a reproduction of Lance Armstrong's autograph. Fifty dollars from each HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC will go to the LAF to help it fund its public health, advocacy, research and education initiatives for people with cancer. To show its full support of the program, AMD has made a two-year commitment to help generate a minimum of $4 million for the LAF from this initiative. "In my battle with cancer, I learned that knowledge is power and attitude is everything," said Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, champion cyclist and founder of the LAF. "Empowerment plays an important role in dealing with a cancer diagnosis, and technology provides a way for patients and their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl to take control by arming themselves with information." "At AMD, we are inspired by Lance's perseverance to overcome great odds, and impressed by his ability to effectively employ the power of technology. We are excited by the opportunity to help empower the LAF and the community it serves using our technology and our established alliances with HP and Lance Armstrong," said Henri Richard Joseph Henri Richard (born February 29, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975. , Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, AMD. "In addition to benefits that the LAF will receive, PC buyers from all walks of life will benefit from mobile performance enabled by HP ingenuity and the power of AMD Turion(TM) 64 mobile technology." "HP and AMD have come together to create a distinctive, high-performance, thin and light notebook PC," said Mark Sanchez Mark Sanchez (born November 11, 1986 in Long Beach, CA) is a college football quarterback attending the University of Southern California (USC). High school career , vice president, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Consumer Computing, HP. "The introduction of the HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC allows consumers to support a worthy cause while they stay connected with friends and family via secure mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings ." LAF programs include public health initiatives, community programs, advocacy, research grants and education, including the LIVESTRONG(TM) Resource for Cancer Survivors Cancer survivors are those individuals with cancer of any type, current or past, who are still living. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) pioneered the definition of survivor as from the time of diagnosis and for the balance of life, a person diagnosed with . "More than 10 million Americans are currently living with, through and beyond cancer," said Mitch Stoller, president and C.E.O. of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. "The LAF recognizes efforts of HP and AMD to join the battle against cancer." In addition to the $50 that the LAF will receive from each notebook, HP has purchased yellow LIVESTRONG wristbands to be packaged with yellow stereo ear buds with every notebook. To further support the cause, AMD and HP plan to donate notebooks for use in LAF-funded cancer survivorship survivorship n. the right to receive full title or ownership due to having survived another person. Survivorship is particularly applied to persons owning real property or other assets, such as bank accounts or stocks, in "joint tenancy. centers throughout the United States. In addition, the two companies are inviting PC buyers to join the battle against cancer by matching or exceeding the $50 per unit for the LAF. HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC The HP Special Edition L2000 notebook series allows consumers to enjoy "performance at the speed of life" with high-speed wireless, enhanced virus protection Enhanced Virus Protection, often abbreviated as EVP, is a proprietary technology used by AMD which attempts to prevent malicious computer code from being executed without the user's knowledge or permission. (1), powerful 64-bit computing with AMD Turion 64 mobile technology and extended battery life -- all in a lightweight and stylish HP design. The HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC is expected to be available for purchase starting in June via www.hpshopping.com or by calling 888-999-4747, and beginning in July at select retail stores throughout the United States. For more information, please visit: www.hp.com/go/livestrong or www.amd.com/livestrong. About the Lance Armstrong Foundation The Lance Armstrong Foundation believes that in the battle with cancer, unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. From the moment of diagnosis we provide the practical information and tools people battling cancer need to live strong. We serve our mission through public health, advocacy, research and education, including the LIVESTRONG(TM) Resource for cancer survivors. The LAF was founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong and is located in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.laf.org and www.LIVESTRONG.org. About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2005, HP revenue totaled $83.3 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com. About AMD AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors, Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer, communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated to delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutions for technology users, ranging from enterprises and governments to individual consumers. For more information visit www.amd.com. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Turion and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LIVESTRONG is a trademark of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including the expected development, performance or rankings of products or services; statements of expectation or belief; and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the development, performance and market acceptance of products and services and other risks that are described from time to time in HP's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to HP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, 2005, and other reports filed after HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2004. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. (1) When used in conjunction with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Service Pack 2. |
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