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AMD
responds to challenging economic times for solution providers by
enabling new revenue opportunities while enhancing end-customer
total cost of ownership
Offering partners and customers another cost-effective way to benefit
from the performance and efficiency of AMD OpteronTM processor technology,
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a global AMD Opteron Upgrade Program.
The program includes 2000 series and 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core
AMD Opteron processors along with the upcoming six-core processor
codenamed “Istanbul”. Channel partners and customers can receive
up to a 35% discount in price (US$50 off 2000 series, US$100 off
8000 series) by upgrading the generation of their AMD Opteron processor,
providing a fast upgrade path to improve performance and energy
efficiency within the data center without needing to replace and
buy entirely new systems.
“AMD
Opteron processors have always provided exceptionally long life
cycles and consistent platforms,” said John Fruehe, director, Business
Development, AMD. “In the current economic environment customers
are trying to stretch their IT budgets and to extend the life of
their technology investments more than ever, all while improving
performance and energy efficiency. This program offers a unique
value to our partners and customers
particularly when you consider the enhancements to the 45nm Quad-Core
AMD Opteron processor and upcoming six-core ‘Istanbul’ processor.”
Cluster
and system builders like Rackable Systems and Cray are already seeing
immense benefit from this program, with an increased demand for
fast and seamless upgrades in the data center that can yield significant
performance gains.
AMD針對現時別具挑戰性的經濟環境，協助解決方案供應商開創新盈收機會，並降低最終用戶的總體擁有成本
AMD公司宣佈推出全球 AMD Opteron升級計劃，為合作夥伴和客戶提供了另一合乎成本效益的方法以獲取AMD Opteron處理器技術所帶來的性能和效率優勢。該計劃涵蓋
2000系列和8000 系列的AMD 雙核及四核Opteron處理器，以及即將推出，代號為「Istanbul」的六核處理器。透過該計劃升級到新一代的AMD
Opteron處理器，銷售渠道合作夥伴和客戶可享高達35%的價格折扣 (2000系列可節省50美元， 8000 系列可節省100美元)，讓數據中心無需更換及購買整套全新系統[1]，便可以快速地提高性能和能效。
AMD業務開發總監John Fruehe表示：「AMD Opteron處理器一直為客戶提供具特長產品使用壽命，以及貫徹其兼容性的平台，在現今的經濟環境下，客戶致力設法節省IT預算，並盡量延長其科技投資的壽命，同時提升性能和能效。新推出的計劃為我們的合作夥伴和客戶帶來了獨特的價值，特別是當需要考慮升級到45nm
AMD四核Opteron處理器以及即將推出的六核「Istanbul」處理器的時候。」
數據中心對快速無縫升級的需求日益增加，務求帶來顯著的效能提升，而 Rackable Systems和Cray等群集和系統建造商亦已洞悉這項計劃所帶來的龐大優勢。
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