AMD promotes new AMD holographic label and security features to help ensure customer satisfaction

By promoting a newly designed AMD holographic label using the most secure authentication technology available, AMD is committed to helping customers more easily authenticate AMD PIB products. Genuine AMD boxed processors purchased through an authorized AMD distributor or reseller helps ensure that customers are receiving a high-performance AMD processor that meets AMD's rigorous qualification requirements, an AMD approved thermal solution, and a three-year limited warranty.

"Our customer centric approach is evident from the launch of this new mobile technology that is catering to the growing number of mobile computing users. This is especially true in the Middle East where the executive has to cover over 15 countries in the region and reliable, high-performance notebook PCs with long battery life and outstanding wireless compatibility would be the best tool for the job."
Pierre Brunswick, Regional Sales Director, Russia-CIS, Middle East & Africa

"As a customer-centric company, AMD is always striving to improve the overall computing experience for end users," said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. "AMD believes these security enhancements provide customers a fast, effective way of authenticating AMD PIB, and also help better protect their consumer rights upon purchase."

Boxed processors are a popular choice for PC consumers and system builders who want the flexibility of choosing their components to assemble their PC. Each PIB product includes an AMD-branded processor, an AMD qualified heatsink and fan, and a three-year limited warranty.
"As a worldwide distributor, Avnet welcomes any activities from its suppliers that allow its customers to easily identify original product through the channel and to the point of purchase," said Raj Suman, European product marketing director, Avnet EMEA. "We believe that AMD's educational campaign on authentic "Processor-in-a-Box" can only help to ensure our customers are even better protected moving into 2005."

All authentic boxed AMD Athlon™ 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Sempron™ and AMD Opteron™ PIB products have the holographic label on the bottom left corner of the packaging. AMD is among the first in the industry to adopt a 3-D holographic label produced using Dupont Izon technology. The label combines overt authentication feature, tamper evident construction and a tightly controlled secure supply chain, making it extremely difficult to duplicate. It consists of a three-dimensional, full-parallax view surrounding the AMD Arrow logo that shows dots arranged in a pattern: from one dot to two dots, three dots and four dots as it is viewed from different angles. AMD will use various communication vehicles to inform worldwide customers about this new feature, including e-communication, customer training, and point-of-sale marketing materials. For more information, visit www.amd.com/PIBsecurity.

About AMD64
AMD64 evolves the industry-standard 32-bit x86 architecture to support the demanding 64-bit environment that will enable future generations of computer functionality and productivity. AMD designed the AMD64 platform to allow end users to enjoy reliable, best-in-class performance on the 32-bit software they own today while preparing for a seamless transition to high-performance 64-bit applications. The AMD64 architecture is also designed to enhance the security of your computing environment by integrating Enhanced Virus Protection technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features in Windows® XP Service Pack 2 and the upcoming Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

Since the introduction of the AMD64 architecture in 2003, the AMD Opteron™ processor for servers and workstations and the AMD Athlon™ 64 processors for desktop and notebook computers have earned more than 60 awards for innovation and performance and the support of more than 2,000 OEMs, hardware and software developers, system builders, and distributors.