"Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. , the world's fourth-largest contract chipmaker by revenue, is expected to get a revenue boost in the second half as orders from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. kick in, analysts said." Read more at Yahoo News.

"Since its introduction in 1992, PC/104 has been one of the most popular embedded-system architectures, because of its size, rugged construction, and PC compatibility, and due to the huge array of off-the-shelf components available to developers. Often embedded in medical instruments, avionics, vending machines, test equipment, communications devices, vehicular systems, data logging, and industrial-control systems, PC/104 products take advantage of the low-cost silicon, software, and development tools from the desktop world. Like all other long-term board standards, PC/104 has undergone several revisions to keep up with changes in technology. The latest additions, EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing) and EPIC Express offer PC/104 designers a more flexible form factor and future access to high-bandwidth serial interconnections." Read more at EDN.

"Hardware vendor DTK has confirmed that it will be introducing AMD based servers to its portfolio in the Middle East. The vendor describes AMD as a 'force to be reckoned with' and is hoping to have the servers available in the market in the second quarter of this year." Read more at ITP.

"The Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will start to take delivery on a computer at least as three times more powerful than any now in operation." Read more at GCN.

"FSMLabs announced Wednesday that it is shipping SMP (symmetric multi-processing) support for AMD's 64-bit Dual-Core Opteron processors running a real-time extension to BSD Unix. The company announced similar Linux support last summer, and says it has already supplied the BSD version of RTCore to network equipment providers (NEPs)." Read more at Linux Devices.

"ASUSTeK Computer Inc., at a press gathering in Mumbai, launched the A8R32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard in India. The A8R32-MVP, released internationally at the beginning of the month, is based on the ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset to support AMD's Socket 939 Opteron and Athlon 64 X2 processors." Read more at IT News Online.

"Advanced Micro Devices has hired Samuel Naffziger, a high-ranking designer of Intel's Itanium processors, and eight of his Fort Collins, Colo.-based colleagues working on the high-end processor." Read more at CNET News.

"AMD has its hands in a lot of technology areas, and I track and report on all of them. I'm a huge fan of AMD's Athlon FX and X2 client CPUs, Turion notebook CPUs, and Geode ultra-low power technology. But I know the AMD you care most about is the one that will turn your entire server room into a one-rack, one-man operation." Read more at Info World.

"While Intel was hosting its semi-annual Developer Forum in San Francisco a few weeks ago, Advanced Micro Devices was also a few blocks away in an undisclosed location, giving briefings to journalists, analysts, and PC and server makers who wanted to hear how AMD was going to counter Intel's low-powered Core processors for PCs and servers. AMD is pretty confident that it can continue to beat Intel and gain market share." Read more at IT Jungle.

"AMD executives recently disclosed that they were working on two brand new MPU designs, in addition to everything already in their pipeline. One design is targeted for mobile products, the other for servers. One of the two will also be modified for use in desktop systems. Given that AMD is also working on the K8L, which is slated for release in 2007, we were curious where they had managed to find the design resources for these projects. The answer lies in Fort Collins, the epicenter of Intel's Itanium design efforts. " Read more at Real World Technologies.

"DTK Computer Middle East, part of DTK worldwide network of branch offices, a leading brand of personal computers, notebooks and servers, has announced the launch of its latest notebook, Presto X55 in the Middle East." Read more at AME Info.

"The Hurricane-LX800 marks LiPPERT's entry into the market for EPIC-formatted single-board computers. It features the AMD Geode LX800 @ 0.9W processor and has very low power consumption." Read more at Digit-Life.

"Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced that UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, chose Sun to consolidate its servers in a virtualized environment to increase efficiency and flexibility, and reduce operational costs. UGS is leveraging the unique Solaris Containers inherent in the Sun Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) as a key component of its IT virtualization strategy. Utilizing Sun Fire V440 servers with SPARC processors and "Galaxy" Sun Fire X4200 servers powered by AMD Opteron processors, UGS has created a grid that allows the company to easily deploy, isolate and move applications in order to optimally prepare and respond to business cycle-induced surges in demand." Read more at Biz Yahoo.

"AMD announced today that "Matisyahu Live At Stubbs", the 2005 live concert performance captured using AMD64 processors and released on Or Music, achieved Gold Record certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling more than 500,000 CDs. If you like Matisyahu be sure to check out the full press release in the forums linked below." Read more at Legit Reviews.

"AMD Far East Ltd has opened a branch office in Malaysia. Parent company Advanced Micro Devices Inc said the new office, located here in the capital, is a result of significant business performance and expected growth in the Malaysian market." Read more at The Star Online.