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Join AMD and HP for a New “On-Demand” Webinar: Power and Cooling Issues in the Datacenter

On May 16th, AMD and HP hosted Part 2 of the 2006 webinar series addressing power and cooling issues in the data center. These issues have moved front and center for businesses as associated costs have climbed further into the billions of dollars a year. Through continued customer-centric innovation, AMD and HP offer a variety of data center solutions to help your organization address these issues and the costs that accompany them. During the webinar, our panel of experts discusses:

• Why the issue of power and cooling is so pressing
• How HP tackles it at the component, system, and data center levels
• The Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processor architecture and its power and performance advantages

Speakers include Pat Patla, Director, Server and Workstation Business Segment at AMD; Jeff Otchis, Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure Marketing Team at Hewlett Packard Company; and Frank Derfler, VP, Market Experts Group at Ziff Davis Media.

Discover how Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based HP server blade infrastructures can help solve your “hot” IT data center issues>>>

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Starz Entertainment Group Saves Big by Teaming with HP and AMD

A new case study shows how Starz Entertainment Group improved its bottom line and business outlook by deploying Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based HP ProLiant servers. The study presents several scenarios that could help you rethink your organization’s server strategy. You’ll also read how Starz expects a 100% return on investment within 18 months, will reap $1 million in direct cost savings per year, and can now deliver more products to more customers in less time than ever before.

See how Starz Entertainment Group partnered with HP and AMD to make small-screen magic>>>

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The London Stock Exchange turns to AMD and HP for an Edge in the Increasingly Competitive Global Financial Marketplace

As one of the world’s premier stock exchanges, the 200+ year old London Stock Exchange (LSE) processes billions of transactions daily, forcing its management team to stay at the front of the technology curve. “We strive to be the most advanced Exchange in the world,” said Robin Paine, CTO. To keep its technological edge, the LSE chose to rely solely on AMD Opteron™ processors to power its new trading system. After examining factors including processing power, performance standards, and scalability, Paine concluded that “AMD Opteron processors with Direct Connect Architecture offered a significant advantage over the competition.” As a result, the LSE committed to purchase 250 AMD Opteron processor-based HP ProLiant servers and, like many other AMD customers, achieved performance gains not previously thought possible.

Learn how AMD Opteron™ processors drove the London Stock Exchange to a new high>>>

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AMD and SQL Server Magazine Co-Host Webinars and Release a Related eBook

Recently, AMD and SQL Server Magazine hosted a webinar about pairing AMD64 technology with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005. The panel used real-world case studies to demonstrate performance benefits your organization can yield by deploying AMD Opteron™ processor powered servers. On June 7th, both organizations will partner again for a webinar designed to help you decide on the hardware and software you’ll need to build an up-to-the-minute 64-bit x64 solution.

Also, AMD has sponsored an eBook, “Moving SQL Server to the x64 Platform,” by Michael Otey, Technical Director for SQL Server Magazine. In the book, Otey discusses the limitations inherent in current 32-bit systems and the gains and savings your organization can realize by running platforms based on the 64-bit, Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor.

Learn how 64-bit technology can improve your organization’s server setup>>>

Moving SQL Server to the x64 Platform>>>

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IBM and Tech Data Deliver Open Stack Appliance Bundle to help Developers Build Custom Applications for Open-Source Environments

IBM and Tech Data Corporation have partnered to develop an Open Stack Appliance Bundle that provides resellers with an integrated solution designed to help developers quickly build and deploy custom applications for open-source environments. Tech Data’s newly established IBM One Team will support the bundle, which consists of AMD Opteron™ processor-based IBM BladeCenter® servers running Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and IBM's WebSphere Application Server Community Edition. “The combination of AMD Opteron processor-based blades and open-source software preinstalled by Tech Data and supported by its new IBM One Team offers a cost-effective, scalable turnkey platform uniquely tailored for the developer community,” said Kevin Knox, Vice President, Commercial Business, AMD.

Learn how IBM, Tech Data, and AMD can help developers build custom applications for open-source environments>>>

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