Monday, January 14, 2002		Article

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) launched the new AMD Athlon XP processor 2000+ last week. Systems featuring the AMD Athlon XP processor 2000+ are expected to be immediately available from Compaq in the USA. Other top-tier manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard Company and MicronPC, LLC in the USA and NEC-CI in Europe, also plan to offer systems soon with the AMD Athlon XP processor 2000+.

AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the USA, Europe, Japan, and Asia.

Home and business consumers benefit from AMD's move by experiencing improved software performance. As a result of AMD's close collaboration with Microsoft, the AMD Athlon XP processor is optimised for use with Windows XP.

"Windows XP provides customers with exciting new experiences combined with

ease of use," Jeff Price, Director of Windows Marketing at Microsoft Corp. said "Together, with the great performance of the AMD Athlon XP processor,

users will have a tremendous computing experience."

AMD identified the AMD Athlon XP processor using model numbers, as opposed

to clock speed in MHz. Model numbers are designed to convey the relative performance of AMD Athlon XP processors, as well as communicate the architectural superiority compared to existing AMD Athlon processors. The higher the model number, the better the performance.

The new processor is priced at $ 339 in 1,000-unit quantities.