AMD Gathering in Medan

Our lovely city of Medan, which is famous for it's Intel-minded people, hosted an AMD Gathering on September 20, 2007. Organized by AMD Indonesia and eMD authorized distributor, the event held at Spageddies Italian Kitchen for a different atmosphere.

Some photos taken at AMD Gathering Event, Medan on September 20, 2007:

AMD Barcelona Officially Launched & Reviewed

Today, AMD officially launched the first native Quad Core processor with K10 architecture. Codename Barcelona, it's targeted for Server and called AMD Opteron Quad Core.

It has a new logo and promised to bring improvements such as :

Independent Dynamic Core Technology, AMD CoolCore Technology, Dual Dynamic Power Management (DDPM), AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator, AMD Memory Optimizer Technology, AMD Balanced Smart Cache, and Rapid Virtualization Indexing.

Reviews has emerged:

• Tech Report
• Anandtech
• Hot Hardware
• Techware Labs
• PC Perspective

AMD marked the launch of the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor with celebratory events in venues around the world, including Bangalore, Barcelona, Beijing, San Francisco, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. AMD, its customers, channel and ecosystem partners came together to celebrate the unveiling of the world’s first’s native x86 quad-core microprocessor.

Randy Allen (Corporate VP, Server and Workstation Division) discusses AMD's Quad-Core architecture with the launch of the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor.



AMD BARCELONA training video has turned up on YouTube:

Back from Journey to Jakarta

After a few days on vacation at Jakarta, I'm back at my hometown Medan. During my journey I learned and take pictures on AMD existence in the capital. I make a wish that someday I may see the same on Medan :-)

Phenom logo

A purple comet inside the new logo for AMD Phenom. This comet also have been spotted on Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa helmet.

AMD Announces Resignation of Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Henri Richard

AMD today announced that Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Henri Richard is leaving the company in September 2007. Mr. Richard departs AMD of his own accord and on completely amicable terms.


“Henri’s primary goal at AMD has been to construct a world-class global sales and marketing organization focused on enduring relationships with major PC and server OEMs around the world. He delivered on that goal,” said AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz. “AMD is fully focused on leveraging the momentum we established during the last five years to achieve even greater levels of success ahead.” The AMD global sales and marketing organization will now report into the office of the CEO.

"After 20 years in the PC industry – and five of the most professionally rewarding years here at AMD – I have decided to make a move to a different business segment,” Mr. Richard said. “I am leaving AMD at a time when the company is in position to break the monopoly that plagues this industry. I am immensely proud of my contribution to AMD, and in particular, of the strong team I leave behind.”

Here we can read a memo about Henri's resignation from Dirk Meyer, AMD President and COO.

From Summer of AMD @ Japan

Yesterday (August 12, 2007), AMD held an event at Tokyo, Japan to demonstrate Phenom X4 operating at 3.0 GHz for Japanese public.



More info click here:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20070811/etc_aniki3ghz.html
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2007/08/12/001/

In an unexpected move, AMD also introduced the new AMD Athlon64 X2 6400+ Black Edition. This is a new model in a cool mysterious box, operating at 3.2 GHz, L2 cache of 1 MB x 2, 90nm SOI for AM2.



More info here:
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/056/56915/

Review from AMDZone

AMD64 Magic screensaver from AMD Japan

I'm waiting for news from Japan about the Phenom X4 demo event when I found these interesting screensaver from the website http://www.amd64.jp/, called AMD64 Magic.

The first one is an anime version created by Tayuta Mikage. The second is a 3D animation of cubes containing AMD products logo.

You may download them here: http://www.amd64.jp/featured/featured010.php

AMD Break Free website

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has set up a website called "AMD Break Free" apparently with the purpose of giving the company's take on its battle with rival Intel Corp.

The website is described in an advert as being to the place to "read for yourself the truth about Intel". It's structured like a mini news site focused on antitrust enforcement, competition, public procurement and court news concerning the two processor makers.

Visit here : http://breakfree.amd.com

New Economic Study Finds Intel Extracted Monopoly Profits of $60 Billion Since 1996

A new economic study issued by Dr. Michael A. Williams, Director, ERS Group, found that Intel has extracted monopoly profits from microprocessor sales of more than $60 billion in the period 1996-2006. Dr. Williams' analysis explains why pro-competitive justifications for Intel's monopoly profits are implausible.

Williams also found that consumers and computer manufacturers could gain over $80 billion over the next decade if the microprocessor market were open to competition. The analysis noted that consumers would save at least $61 billion over the period, with computer manufacturers projected to save another $20 billion, enabling them to increase their investment in R&D create improved products and greater product variety; and provide additional innovation benefits to computer buyers around the world.

More details here: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070802/20070801006554.html?.v=1
or at AMD Virtual Press Room.

On July 27, 2007, The European Commission has issued a statement of objections to Intel regarding its alleged anti-competitive practices in the European Union. As the Commission states, the statement "outlines the Commission's preliminary view that Intel has infringed the EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant position (Article 82) with the aim of excluding its main rival, AMD, from the x86 Computer Processing Units (CPU) market."

In the [statement of objections], the Commission outlines its preliminary conclusion that Intel has engaged in three types of abuse of a dominant market position. First, Intel has provided substantial rebates to various Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) conditional on them obtaining all or the great majority of their CPU requirements from Intel. Secondly, in a number of instances, Intel made payments in order to induce an OEM to either delay or cancel the launch of a product line incorporating an AMD-based CPU. Thirdly, in the context of bids against AMD-based products for strategic customers in the server segment of the market, Intel has offered CPUs on average below cost.

Intel Ad said to be racist?

One of Intel's latest ad's shows six athletic black dudes bowing down before a dorky white guy in khaki pants. Lousy, barely subliminal racist advertising or just plain lousy advertising? You be the judge. Comments at Gizmodo.

More info:
The Inquirer - Intel under fire for 'racist' ad
StopGeek - Intel's ad. Racist? No. Really Stupid? Yes
Fudzilla - Intel in hot water over offensive ad
Times Online - Intel apologises for 'racist' computer ad