AMD Receives Novell YES Certification for AMD64 Processor-Based Systems; YES Certification Assures Compatibility With SUSE Linux

AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced today that AMD Opteron(TM) and
AMD Athlon(TM) 64 processor-based systems and AMD Turion(TM) 64 mobile
technology have achieved YES Certification from Novell, further
validating the company's commitment to interoperability and
customer-centric innovation. Novell YES Certification demonstrates the
highest level of compatibility and interoperability with Novell
products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The certification
assures users that systems powered by AMD processors are compatible
with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and backed by support offerings from
both Novell and AMD.
"AMD met the stringent requirements to be YES Certified in part
because of the extensive collaboration between AMD and Novell over the
past three years," said Marty Seyer, senior vice president and general
manager of commercial and performance computing, AMD. "We are proud
that our products will bear the 'YES Certified' mark, signifying to
our mutual customers that they can be assured of compatibility for
Novell and AMD technologies."
AMD's receipt of YES certification is the most recent milestone in
the close relationship between AMD and Novell. Novell has consistently
supported AMD technology through innovations in SUSE Linux that
allowed customers to take advantage of the newest processor
innovations. This includes being one of the first operating systems to
support 64-bit extensions, optimizations for NUMA memory architecture
AMD64, AMD Multi-Core and AMD PowerNow!(TM) Technology
(http://www.amd.com/us-en/0,,3715_12353,00.html).
"Novell YES Certification assures customers that Novell and our
partners are working together to ensure system compatibility to keep
business critical computing functions running," said Hal Bennett, vice
president of global alliances at Novell. "Customers looking to deploy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server now have new options for certified
systems from AMD to choose from."

About AMD64

The AMD64 processor platform is the gold standard for 64-bit
computing. AMD64's Direct Connect Architecture evolves industry
standards to deliver break-through performance on single- and
dual-core processors, reducing bottlenecks inherent in traditional
front-side bus architectures. AMD64 technology is also designed to
enhance the security of computing environments by integrating Enhanced
Virus Protection(a) technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features
in current versions of Linux(R), Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Solaris
operating systems. Today, 90 percent of the top 100 and more than 50
percent of the top 500 of the Forbes Global 2000 companies or their
subsidiaries use AMD64 processor-based systems Since their 2003
introduction, AMD64 processors have earned more than 200 industry
awards and the support of more than 2,000 OEMs, hardware and software
developers, system builders and distributors. For more information on
the AMD64 processor platform, see www.amd.com/amd64.

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(a) Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain
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properly installing the appropriate operating system release,
users must enable the protection of their applications and
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software as part of their security strategy.