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Opteron strikes up a Quartet

AMD and Newisys have a four-processor server based on the Opteron processor set to hit the market later this year Read more

22 April, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

AMD bets all its chips on Opteron

The company's new server processor, debuting on Tuesday, is a make-or-break proposition for Intel's competitor Read more

22 April, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Sun shines on AMD's Opteron chip

...new branches of the server market. Sun has been testing the forthcoming Opteron chip for servers in its labs, and has found interest for the... Read more

9 April, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Opteron flexes supercomputing muscles

AMD's Opteron chip soared up the latest ranking of the top 500 supercomputers in... Read more

28 June, 2006 by Tom Krazit

Sun: we're backing Opteron

...of time before Sun Microsystems starts helping Advanced Micro Devices enhance the Opteron chip, at least according to Sun. Speaking to reporters last week, David... Read more

25 July, 2005 by Michael Kanellos

Sun sets Opteron strategy

Sun Microsystems is placing Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip at the centre of its low-end server strategy, starting with... Read more

2 February, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

HP delivers Istanbul-powered servers

The seven ProLiants built on AMD's new six-core Opteron chip come with heat- and power-management functions designed to drive down... Read more

3 June, 2009 by Sally Whittle

IBM and AMD plot Opteron tie-up

Sources believe IBM is ready to use the Opteron chip in its mainstream servers Read more

21 July, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

AMD has a friend in HP

HP's enthusiasm for the Opteron chip is palpable, and AMD is clearly loving the attention. Now, all... Read more

15 February, 2005 by Leader

Sun acquires firm employing its co-founder

Sun will buy Kealia, which designs servers using AMD's Opteron chip and employs one of Sun's original founders Read more

11 February, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Sun packs in UltraSparcs

...line, with new systems using its new UltraSparc IV and AMD's Opteron chip Read more

10 February, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

AMD delivers its own server platform

...Monday. In addition to supporting the six-core Istanbul version of the Opteron chip, it will also work with the quad-core Shanghai processor, the... Read more

22 September, 2009 by Sally Whittle

Intel searching for next big thing

...company lost significant market share and design credibility to AMD. AMD's Opteron chip was the processor of choice in the server market right up... Read more

17 September, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Barcelona may not cure AMD's complaint

...ship. AMD chief executive Hector Ruiz will formally unveil the quad-core Opteron chip, previously code-named Barcelona, during an event in San Francisco on... Read more

10 September, 2007 by Tom Krazit

AMD looks for fix during rough year

...for 2008 is to mimic the design characteristics that made AMD's Opteron chip a winner. The Nehalem generation of processors will come with integrated... Read more

20 June, 2007 by Tom Krazit

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