For
June 5, 2001 Release
ASUS Announces
A7M266-Dual Socket A Motherboard with AMD Multiprocessing Technology
Taipei, Taiwan, June 5, 2001
- World leading
technology solution manufacturer, ASUS (TSE:2357), today announced the A7M266-D
Dual Socket A motherboard with support for the new AMD AthlonTM MP
processor. By incorporating the AMD-760TM MP multiprocessing chipset,
the A7M266-D leverages advanced 64-bit architecture to deliver a reliable
multiprocessing platform for servers and workstations.
“ASUS
is proud to offer support for AMD’s new line of Athlon™ MP processors with
Smart MP technology,” comments Jonathan Tsang, Vice-President, ASUS. “The
A7M266-D combined with DDR and dual Athlon™ MP processors, represents a
competitive solution for the corporate market.”
This
leading-edge motherboard supports 200MHz/ 266MHz Athlon MP processors, PC1600/
PC2100 DDR memory, AGP 4X graphics and more. The A7M266-D will be available in
July 2001.
For
more information please visit:
http://event.asus.com.tw
About
AMD
AMD is a
global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer
and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States,
Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor’s 500
companies, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry
for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in
Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD).
About
ASUS®
Established
in 1989, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357) is the worlds leading manufacturer of
high quality motherboards, notebooks, VGA cards, servers, broadband modems, and
optical storage devices. With annual sales of over US$2 Billion and world-class
engineering, ASUS provides innovative technology solutions to consumer,
corporate and top-tier OEM customers. Company achievements include consecutive
rankings in the "Top 100 InfoTech Companies" in 1998,1999 and 2000 by
Businessweek as well as being named one of the most profitable companies in the
IT industry. In the year 2000, ASUS was also ranked the No.1 Taiwan Company in
Global Views Monthly's "Info Tech 2000".
ASUS
is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan and has global sales offices in the United
States, Germany and China. For additional information, visit the company web
site at http://www.asus.com.
