(Product Announcement) On the second anniversary of the award-winning AMD Athlon processor, AMD has announced that its new 1.1GHz mobile AMD Athlon 4 and 900MHz mobile AMD Duron processors, featuring AMD PowerNow! technology. They will be used by Compaq Computer Corporation in the Compaq Presario 1200 series. Here are the details from AMD's press release:Since the introduction two years ago of the AMD Athlon processor, AMD's unit market share for x86 processors has risen from 12.6 percent in the third quarter of 1999 to more than 22 percent in the second quarter of 2001, according to Mercury Research. AMD, traditionally strong in the retail market, has also experienced significant x86 processor market share gains in the small and medium business, government and education markets. According to Dataquest's latest unit share figures, AMD desktop processors commanded 37 percent of the North American small business market, as well as 32 percent of government and 21 percent of education markets in the first quarter of 2001.
AMD plans to capitalize on the success of the AMD Athlon processor with today's introduction of three new family members: the 1.1GHz mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor, the 900MHz mobile AMD Duron processor and the 1GHz AMD Duron processor for desktop PCs. Notebook PCs powered by the new mobile processors will be available from the Compaq Computer Corporation.
The 1GHz AMD Duron processor for desktop PCs is based on the new core codenamed ``Morgan.'' The enhancements to the new AMD Duron processor, which supports the forthcoming Microsoft Windows XP operating system, means that users can immediately enjoy the benefits of additional multimedia instructions for better performance on photo, music and Internet applications. Like all AMD processors, the new 1GHz AMD Duron processor supports AMD's Socket A platform, a stable infrastructure which can help IT managers lower the cost of ownership.
The 1.1GHz AMD mobile Athlon 4 processor is priced at $425, the 900MHz mobile AMD Duron processor is priced at $130 and the 1GHz desktop AMD Duron processor is priced at $89, all in 1,000-unit quantities.
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