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AMD Names Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

October 19, 2011 — Core processor provider AMD announced on Wednesday it has named Mark Papermaster the company’s SVP and CTO. He will report to president and CEO Rory Read and will oversee all of AMD’s engineering, research and development, and product development functions as the head of the newly-formed technology and engineering group.

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Core Scalability in a Cloud Environment, with John Fruehe of AMD

March 23, 2011 — One of the morning keynote session on Wednesday was delivered by John Fruehe of AMD, who addressed “core scalability in a cloud environment.” He says AMD processors are involved in a tremendous number of cloud deployments, partly because the company was first to focus on power efficiency.

IBM Extends x86 Server Lineup with AMD and Intel-Powered Rack Servers

August 31, 2010 — Broadening its family of x86 servers, IBM has introduced four-socket IBM System x3755 M3 rack server, equipped with the new AMD Opteron processor, as well as the two-socket System x3630 M3 rack server.

AMD Provides Details on New Core Designs

August 25, 2010 — Chip maker AMD has revealed new details on its two next-generation x86 processor core implementations, featuring a unique approach to high-performance, multi-threaded computing, as well as low-power design capable of sub-one-watt functionality.

AMD Names Intel Engineer to VP and CTO of Server Division

August 23, 2010 — Processor maker AMD announced on Monday it has named Donald Newell, a senior principal engineer at Intel Labs, as the company’s new VP and CTO of its server division.

Acer Plans to Expand Server Portfolio with Launch of 17 New Models: Reports

July 30, 2010 — Acer, the second-largest PC manufacturer in the world, has announced it will be expanding in the server market with the launch of a line of new servers including blades and other high-density servers.

HP Unveils Latest ProLiant Servers Featuring AMD Opteron 6100 Series Chips

March 29, 2010 — Offering significant performance and energy efficiency increases over previous generations, technology provider HP has launched three HP ProLiant G7 server platforms, all featuring AMD Opteron 6100 Series processors.

AMD Announces Infrastructure and Channel Support for Upcoming AMD Opteron 6000 Series Products

March 17, 2010 — A interesting lineup of motherboard and channel products  is soon to form surrounding the upcoming AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform from technology company AMD.

Multi-core processing and scalability for hosting environments

March 17, 2010 — With its 12-core processors set to be released by the end of the month, AMD is promoting its multi-core processing and scalability for use in hosting environments.

Web Host 1&1 Launches AMD Hexa-Core Dedicated Server Line Worldwide

March 2, 2010 — Web host 1&1 Internet has become is the first web hosting company to globally launch dedicated servers with six-core AMD processors, providing outstanding performance with high-level availability and reliability, and excellent connectivity via 1&1′s best-in-class data centers.