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Check Out the New HP Server Solutions Powered by AMD Opteron™ Processors

The powerful HP ProLiant DL365 server offers a superior platform for your mainstream 32-bit and emerging 64-bit x86 applications. Combining concentrated 1U computing power, integrated lights-out management, and rugged fault tolerance, the DL365 has been optimized for space-constrained installations.

The all-new HP ProLiant BL685c server blade, delivers no-compromise performance and expansion in the densest 4P server blade available from HP. The HP ProLiant BL685c delivers the density you want with the performance you need to handle the most demanding enterprise class applications.

  Get more information on the new AMD Opteron™ processor-based HP servers

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Welcome Gateway to Our Family of Technology Partners with Three New AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Server Solutions

Gateway Gateway introduces three new servers based on Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ Processors with their new 1U, 2U and 3U rack servers. Designed to handle a wide variety of business applications, the powerful technologies and scalability features of the systems make them ideal for large, demanding office environments, but they are also cost-effective solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Call 800-211-4952 for additional information and pricing.


Gateway® E-9422R Server
  Gateway® E-9422R Server
  • 1U/2P Rack-mount server featuring up to two AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series processors
  • Six, Redundant, Hot-Swap Cooling Fans; Four, Hot-Swap Hard Drives
  • Quad, Integrated Network Interfaces (NICs)
Gateway® E-9522R 2U Rackmount Server   Gateway® E-9522R 2U Rackmount Server
  • 2U/2P rack-mount server featuring up to two AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series processors
  • Redundant, Hot-Swap Cooling Fans, Hard Drives and Power Supplies
  • Multiple RAID Array Configuration Options and Quad Failover-Configurable NICs
Gateway E-9722R Performance 3U Rack Server   Gateway E-9722R Performance 3U Rack Server
  • 3U/4P rack-mount server powered by up to four AMD Opteron™ 8000 Series processors
  • Up to 12 3.5 inch, hot-swap SAS or SATA II hard drives
  • Tool-Free Chassis

  See how these new AMD Opteron processor-based additions to Gateway's line of server systems can help address your business IT challenges today.

Spend a few minutes on this valuable webinar to get a better understanding of AMD Opteron processor-based solutions, the new HP DL365 server, and the c-class HP BladeSystem

Don't Miss a New HP & AMD Webinar

HP and AMD are providing businesses with smarter server solutions that help customers plan for the future of their data centers while maintaining the performance they need today.

Join us to discuss HP's latest AMD Opteron™ processor-based server solutions for businesses and the features and advantages that help customers maintain a competitive edge including:
  • The recently launched HP ProLiant DL365 server
  • The new c-class HP BladeSystem offerings and advantages
  • The AMD Opteron processor — quad-core upgradeability and performance-per-watt advantages
  Don't miss this valuable webinar on current solutions from HP and AMD to help address your future data center needs.

Click here to see details and register for A.I.T. Global Inc.'s 18th Annual Conference & Exhibit at the United Nations.

VeriTest Virtualization Benchmark Report

A new report from VeriTest demonstrates AMD Opteron processor with Direct Connect Architecture beats the competition on performance in a virtualized environment.

  Take a look at the server virtualization benchmarks published in the VeriTest report and see how the AMD Opteron processor shines against the competition.

Join IBM and AMD at a New Dynamic Data Warehousing Seminar Series at a City near You

Learn about the appliance advantages of price, performance and simplicity, as well as the latest technology announcements for the Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU) for Linux®, including utilization and benefits of the AMD Opteron processor.

  Look at the list of available seminar cities worldwide and register today to join AMD and IBM to find out more about dynamic data warehousing solutions.

AMD Developer Days is Coming to London

Join us on December 7, 2006 at The Sofitel St. James in London to enhance your development abilities and your skill sets with the latest AMD technologies. Attend this FREE learning experience loaded with in-depth content on the distinct advantages of AMD64 with Direct Connect Architecture. Get insider tips for writing better code and faster development cycles, and learn more about robust tools that are making multi-threaded application development easier than ever before.

  Register today for the London installment of the AMD Developer Days event.

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Server/Workstation Solutions
Check Out the New HP ProLiant DL365 Server and HP ProLiant BL685c Server Blade
You expect a lot from your servers. High performance is just the start. They also need to be flexible, ultra-reliable, and easy to deploy and manage. And often, they need to do all this while packed together in tight, constrained spaces. All of which explains why HP is introducing the HP ProLiant DL365 server and the HP ProLiantBL685c server blade.

See more information on the new HP ProLiant DL365 Server now.

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  HP ProLiant DL365 Server
Concentrated 1U Performance
  • Up to two Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series processors
  • Up to 32GB memory capacity
  • High performance DDR2 memory, dual multifunction NICs with TCP/IP offload, and up to six disk drives
  • Two PCI-Express expansion slots with optional PCI-X
See more information on the new HP ProLiant BL685c Server now.

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  HP ProLiant BL685c Server Blade
No-compromise performance and expansion
  • Up to four Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ 8000 Series processors
  • Up to 64GB Registered DDR2 Memory
  • Four embedded Gigabit Ethernet NICs
  • Three mezzanine expansion slots allow for configuration options
  • Up to two SAS or SATA drives and a new Smart Array RAID controller

  Don't miss the new AMD Opteron processor-based server solutions from HP. Get more information on how these systems can benefit your business now.

The NextDimension by NextComputing — The First FlexTop Computer, a Truly Portable Graphics Workstation
The NextDimension by NextComputing — The First FlexTop Computer, a Truly Portable Graphics Workstation Powered by AMD Opteron™ processors, the NextDimension emerges with many "firsts" inside a small, portable form factor. A HydraGraphics 6-display configuration, two PCI Express slots, or two PCI-X 64/100 slots, are features normally found only on stationary workstations. With the optimal combination of CPU and GPU performance, incorporating any high-end COTS graphics boards, including ATI FireGL™ and NVIDIA Quadro™ cards, the NextDimension workstation is ideal for graphically intensive applications across a variety of vertical industries. Be one of the first to experience the NextDimension in computing, the only portable solution for high-end, 64 bit, and graphically intensive visualization applications.

  See more on the AMD Opteron processor-based NextDimension Portable Graphics Workstation.

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Business Desktop Solutions
Introducing the Dell OptiPlex 740 Desktop: A Solid New Platform for Business-Class Computing
A new smarter choice is now available in Dell's OptiPlex family of commercial desktop systems: The Dell OptiPlex 740. The OptiPlex 740 is an energy-efficient mainstream business desktop featuring the power of AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processors and the performance of Dell's technology, tools and services. Customized deployment, remote management and flexible security features can help you simplify your operations and increase your productivity while providing great value. All of this available for an industry leading, 18-month product lifecycle.
  • A solid new platform offering flexibility for business-class computing
  • An option of AMD Athlon™ 64 or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor
  • Genuine Windows® XP Professional
  • One PCIe x16 graphics slot that supports dual independent VGA or DVI display options
  • Available in innovative QuietCase™ minitower or desktop design
  See more on how the AMD processor-based Dell OptiPlex 740 commercial desktop system can address your business needs today.

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Business Notebook Solutions
Just in time for the holidays: Dell Introduces AMD-Powered Notebook PCs
Dell has introduced its first notebook lineup powered by a variety of AMD processors. The Dell Inspiron™ 1501 is a new mainstream notebook computer with enhanced features that elevate value for everyday entertainment and productivity. The Dell Latitude™ 131L is an equally sleek new notebook for small business customers interested in productivity and performance.

Dell Inspiron™ 1501

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  Dell Inspiron™ 1501
AMD performance for everyday work and play
  • AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology, or Mobile AMD Sempron™ processors
  • 15.4" widescreen display featuring optional TrueLifeTM technology
  • Download imagery and video files in a flash with an integrated 3-in-1 media card reader
Dell Latitude™ 131L

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  Dell Latitude™ 131L
Smart, affordable technology for business
  • AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology, or Mobile AMD Sempron™ processors
  • UltraSharp™ wide-aspect LCD packed with performance
  • RoadReady™ Quality: designed, tested and built for uncompromised quality

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Software Solutions
"The Art of Virtualization" — On-Demand e-Seminar Now Available
If you or a colleague missed the Sun/AMD/VMware e-Seminar highlighting hot new choices in server virtualization, an archived version is now available for on-demand viewing. You'll learn from leading industry experts as they explain various innovative virtualization approaches. Find out how you can:
  • Help reduce the total cost of ownership of servers
  • Increase operational efficiency
  • Increase server utilization
  • Improve manageability
  • Leverage the AMD Opteron™ processor with Direct Connect Architecture and AMD Virtualization™ in your virtualization solution to obtain industry-leading performance-per-watt and price/performance-per-watt
  • Make the right virtualization choices for your unique IT environment and business needs.
  Don't miss this on-demand e-seminar on innovative virtualization approaches for your organization.

Free Solaris 10 Web Course from Sun (U.S. Only)
The Solaris 10: Ten Moves Ahead of the Competition course provides students with an overview of distinguishing features of the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS). This course combines high-level value proposition and introductory technical information to illustrate the advantages of using Solaris 10 OS.

  Register for this free web course from Sun entitled "Solaris 10: Ten Moves Ahead of the Competition" now.

Data Return's Success with Virtualization
Data Return is a managed services provider (MSP), and offers managed hosting and IT operations outsourcing services. Data Return customers like H&R Block maintain some of the world's busiest Websites, although the traffic is often seasonal, leaving purchased infrastructure unused other times of the year. Data Return implemented a virtualization solution based on Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors running VMware® virtual infrastructure software on HP ProLiant® DL385 and DL585 servers. The energy efficiencies of the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor helped Data Return achieve a smaller footprint with greater rack density, and power savings were even greater with virtualization software, making it possible to run more servers on fewer physical machines; the new solution delivered on the promise of lower costs, reduced energy consumption, flexibility, and high availability.

  Read Data Return's story to get details on how a virtualization solution based on Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors helped successfully address their business challenges.

Mark Your Calendars: Data Center Seminar Tour on Linux®, Blades, Storage, Security and Virtualization
Join experts from AMD, IBM, and Red Hat to discuss strategies to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) of your IT infrastructure/ Servers/Data Center while improving network reliability, security and application performance. Specific topics covered include:
  1. Virtualization of hardware and storage
  2. Running multiple operating systems (Linux, Microsoft® and Unix operating system) on a common platform
  3. Enterprise Linux status and deployment recommendations
  4. Blade Server architecture and semiconductor-based power and efficiency gains
  5. Disaster Recovery, Storage and Business Continuity.
  Register today for your passes to attend the Data Center Seminar Tour in New York City (December 4th) or in Philadelphia (December 5th).

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