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Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Deliver World-Record Performance
Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors Deliver World-Record Performance

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HP xw4550 Workstation Now Available with Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ ProcessorsHP xw4550 Workstation Now Available with Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors
HP Workstation innovation is now within reach of small and mid-size businesses with the HP xw4550. Designed and engineered to give your business a professional edge, the HP xw4550 delivers state-of-the-art workstation technology which has been tested and optimized for MCAD & DCC software. The xw4550 combines affordability with the performance, expandability, entry- to mid-range 3D graphics and certified applications of a workstation and it can now be configured with Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors or Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors.

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HP ProLiant Servers win numerous database and virtualization benchmarks with the AMD Opteron™ Processor:
HP ProLiant DL585 G5 and DL785 G5 servers with Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors are showcasing their ability to handle the workloads of traditional SMP servers. These powerful and highly scalable x86 servers are designed to handle the rigors of virtualized environments, infrastructure consolidation projects, and the ever-increasing demands of data management and analysis. Delivering the 64-bit and quad-core capabilities needed to support the most demanding data requirements and drive the complex multiple application workloads, these servers also provide the energy efficiency to help reduce power and cooling requirements of today's data centers.

HP ProLiant DL785 G5 server posted top scores with data management and analysis benchmarks featuring Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors running Microsoft SQL Server 2008, including TPC-H@300 GB decision support benchmark analysis benchmark and SAP AG of the results on the two-tier SAP® Sales and Distribution (SD) Standard Application Benchmark.
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HP ProLiant DL585 G5 with Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors holds the top score for 4-socket worldwide price/performance record on TPC-C benchmark running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 at $1.26 per transaction, proving yet again the price/performance superiority of this excellent server product. The ProLiant DL585 G5 achieved the top 4-socket price/performance result at less than 50% cost of the closest competitor and accomplished over 51% performance improvement from the previous server generation, the ProLiant DL585 G2.
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HP ProLiant DL585 G5 and HP ProLiant DL785 G5 servers featuring the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor now hold top record scores on the VMmark 1.1 consolidation benchmark running VMware ESX 3.5.
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You Can Now VMotion Across Entire AMD Opteron™ Processor FamilyYou Can Now VMotion Across Entire AMD Opteron™ Processor Family
Available July 25th, VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 and VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 include the VMotion enhancement, Enhanced VMotion Compatibility. Utilizing Extended Migration with AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™), customers can now use VMware to VMotion live virtual machines across all single-core, dual-core, and quad-core core AMD Opteron™ processors.

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New Sun Promotions - start saving now!Sun Promotions

Sun Fire X4600 and X4600 M2 High Performance Processor Trade-in.
Upgrade your Sun Fire X4600 or X4600 M2 server to the latest processor technology and get great savings. Get 45% discount off list price of new processor boards when you trade-in your older processor boards. This promotion more than doubles the normal trade-in allowance for their old Sun Fire X4600 cpu boards. Some restrictions apply.

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Get 20% off Selected Sun Fire Servers
Sun Fire x64 servers with AMD Opteron™ processors are built for today's datacenters. Packing exceptional performance into a compact design, these workhorse systems deliver the scalability to meet the demands of modern Web and application tier computing while helping to minimize consumption of power and space.

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Notebook Solutions

New AMD Business Class Products from Lenovo New AMD Business Class Product from Lenovo

The ThinkCentre A62 features AMD Business Class Technology, providing outstanding stability and longevity, exceptional performance and energy efficiency, and essential security and manageability.
  • Available in tower and desktop systems -- designed to meet the needs of large enterprises to small businesses customers.
  • Offering the latest dual, triple and quad-core AMD processors
  • Featuring the AMD 780V chipset and ATI Radeon™ 3100 Integrated graphics
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