SUNNYVALE, CALIF.—July 12, 2005— AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a new line of professional PCs based on AMD Athlon™ 64 processors. The ESPRIMO P and ESPRIMO E series targets business users in small, medium and large enterprises. The full line of ESPRIMO solutions will be available from Fujitsu Siemens Computers in regions including Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“We worked very closely with Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of Europe’s premier OEMs, to bring a solution to market that suits the specific needs of business users in enterprises,” said Giuliano Meroni, corporate vice president, sales and marketing, AMD EMEA. “AMD64 technology provides performance, scalability, reliability and security professional users are looking for. AMD’s Cool’n’Quiet™ technology complements Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ efforts in providing solutions that preserve natural resources by significantly reducing the energy consumption of office PCs.”
In addition, the AMD64 architecture is designed to enhance the security of your computing environment by integrating Enhanced Virus Protection* technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features, including those found in the current versions Microsoft® Windows®, Linux, Solaris and BSD Unix.
“Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ new ESPRIMO Professional PC line offers users the highest quality standards and cutting-edge technology,” said Andreas Thimmel, vice president, Business Clients, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. “Manufactured in Augsburg, Germany, the ESPRIMO´s modular and environmentally-conscious design already meets the tough EU requirements for RoHS that have been established. The ESPRIMO E5600 and ESPRIMO P5600, based on the AMD Athlon 64 processor and AMD Sempron™ processor, round out our professional PC offering for business users in small, medium and large enterprises.”
The award-winning AMD64 desktop processors features Cool'n'Quiet technology, an innovative system-level feature that lowers the power consumption of the PC when maximum performance is not needed. A PC with AMD’s Cool'n'Quiet technology enabled will consume less power, and run cooler and quieter on most applications. Recently the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded AMD’s Cool‘n’Quiet™ technology with an ENERGY STAR® Certificate of Recognition for advancing computer energy efficiency.
