Windows & .NET Magazine name AMD64 Platform Overall Best of TechEd

SUNNYVALE, CALIF.-JUNE 1, 2004-AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today that the AMD64 platform was named Overall Best of TechEd 2004 by Windows & .NET Magazine and SQL Server Magazine.

Since its introduction with the launch of the AMD Opteron(tm) processor in April 2003, more than 1,000 software and hardware developers, OEMs, systems builders and end users have recognized the benefits of AMD64 technology -an industry-standard approach to 64-bit computing that is designed to deliver simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit performance.

"To be chosen overall winner in a field of more than 260 very competitive entries is a great achievement," said Marty Seyer, vice president and general manager of the AMD Microprocessor Business Unit. "It further underscores the value of customer-centric innovation: competitive, strategic solutions that are valued by our customers and their end-users. AMD64 technology with Direct Connect Architecture makes 32-bit-only system offerings potentially obsolete while supplying benefits and system advantages well beyond extending the instruction set."

"Simply put, the AMD64 platform, with Direct Connect Architecture and a simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing environment, redefines the way people think about the future of x86 computing," said Mike Otey, senior technical editor for Windows & .NET Magazine. "Like all the Best of TechEd winners, AMD is a market leader that provides the most competitive advantage and value to the consumer."