AMD ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FROM HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING VENDORS FOR THE
UPCOMING AMD OPTERON(tm) PROCESSOR

-Interconnect and software tool vendors support the upcoming AMD
Opteron(tm) processor to protect data and increase performance-


BALTIMORE-NOVEMBER 18, 2002-At SuperComputing 2002, AMD (NYSE: AMD)
today announced tool and hardware interconnect support for
high-performance computers based on the AMD Athlon(tm) MP and the
upcoming AMD Opteron(tm) processors.

High-performance computing (HPC) allows commercial customers to increase
processing speed by connecting multiple processors with high-speed
interconnect technologies to create powerful clusters.

"AMD processors will provide HPC customers excellent memory bandwidth
and increased performance, while evolving to a 64-bit computing
environment," said Marty Seyer, AMD vice president, server business.
"AMD Opteron technology is designed to protect customers' 32-bit
investments in hardware and software, and deliver maximum performance
for clustered computing. It will also provide HPC manufacturers more
choices, and industry-leading x86 benefits to customers now using
proprietary high-cost servers."

Interconnect Hardware Developers Support
Interconnect hardware developers supporting AMD's HPC technology
initiative include 64-bit compatible Myricom Inc., and Dolphin
Interconnect Solutions Inc. and Quadrics Ltd., which are currently
developing 64-bit compatibility.

"As an HPC interconnect market leader, Myricom recognizes that x86-based
64-bit computing will be a significant part of the future of HPC," said
Dr. Nan Boden, Myricom executive vice president. "Myricom has already
extended Myrinet HPC cluster interconnect technology by adding software
support for AMD Opteron processors running the Linux operating system.
We are supporting AMD's processor technology so that customers can
construct HPC clusters that benefit from the increased performance of
64-bit computing hosts."

"Dolphin's support for the upcoming AMD Opteron processors underscores
our commitment to provide interconnecting optimized for the latest
technology," said Keith Murphy, Dolphin Interconnect Solutions vice
president of sales. "Our entire product line for clustering interconnect
cards will soon support x86-based, 64-bit computing for high-performance
server clustering systems."

"Supercomputing applications will be able to benefit from the powerful
combination of Quadrics' QsNet high-performance network products and AMD
Opteron processor technology," said Drazen Stilinovic, General Manager
of Quadrics. "Performance is our top priority, and Quadrics with the
upcoming AMD Opteron processors will be able to provide low latency,
high bandwidth in combination with the Quadrics Resource Management
System. We are working closely with AMD to help ensure that QsNet
products are fully compatible with future AMD server products, so we can
continue to address the most demanding clustering projects."

Software Tools Support
Software tools with 64-bit compatibility can enable simplified
development of 64-bit cluster computing for the upcoming AMD Opteron
processor. Companies currently developing 64-bit tools to support AMD's
HPC technology initiative include Pallas GmbH and Scyld Computing
Corporation.

"Vampir/Vampirtrace, a leading parallel performance analysis tool, now
supports AMD Athlon processor-based Linux cluster computing. We plan to
achieve compatibility with AMD's upcoming 64-bit processors soon," said
Werner Krotz-Vogel, Pallas GmbH chief sales officer. "With the
widespread adoption of this technology in HPC, we believe that
Vampir/Vampirtrace provides the best way to analyze the runtime behavior
of parallel applications. Our shared customers - application developers,
enterprise users, and the high-performance computing community - expect
to obtain peak 32- and 64-bit performance, and Vampir/Vampirtrace will
soon assist them in achieving it."

"Large Linux clusters are being widely deployed as a cost-effective
approach to scale performance from prototypes up to supercomputer
performance, while providing high reliability and a uniform hardware and
software architecture across the enterprise," said Donald Becker, CTO of
Scyld Computing Corporation. "We are working together with leaders such
as AMD to maximize the performance of applications while providing
customers with 64-bit cluster management software."

AMD also announced plans to enable a 64-bit version of Message Passing
Interface (MPICH), an open source application that enables parallel
computing. Upcoming hardware and software will be designed to support
AMD's x86-64 architecture, helping customers protect current investments
in 32-bit technology, and allowing seamless migration to powerful 64-bit
computing environments as needed.

AMD Opteron processors are planned to be available in the first half of
2003 for servers and workstations.