AMD announces dual core Opterons "longevity" programme

AMD SAID that its dual-core technology is now available through the AMD64 Longevity Program, which will serve high-end embedded designs that need "stable and longer-than-standard" processor supply roadmaps.

The dual core Opteron processor models 165, 265 and 865 as well as the lower-powered 55 watt versions of each will all be available for five years.

"Storage is becoming a more and more important component of the overall data center strategy," said vice president of enterprise computing at IDC, Vernon Turner. Vernon continued, "AMD's dual-core technology is only going to improve on an already storage-optimized architecture that can move data quickly and provides ample memory bandwidth." µ