AMD Calls for Overthrow of Intel

***craig5320*** · Mar 10, 2003, 10:37 PM

In preparation for the next major technology upgrade, AMD Monday called on the IT community to reexamine its relationship with partners and customers and consider a "new, more collaborative and connected business model."

At the ICT World Forum at CeBIT, CEO Hector Ruiz said technology companies need to promote shared success instead of relying on blind faith, specifically faith in AMD's chief rival Intel.

While the long-awaited corporate PC replacement cycle is being stymied by the conflict with Iraq, AMD is predicting profitability by the end of 2003.

"Software and silicon have become the 'plastic and steel' of today's economy," Ruiz said at the conference in Hanover, Germany. "The information and communication technology industry is rapidly becoming the DNA of every industry -- and changing the competitive dynamics of everything it touches. With this change comes great responsibility. We, as an industry, must move away from technology advances for the sake of technology advances. We must ground every aspect of our business in delivering true, customer-centric innovation through the migration to a connected business model."

The comments came about a month before the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker launches its 64-bit processors -- Opteron and Athlon -- which will vie for space in servers and other high-end computers around the globe. The processors are expected to begin shipping on April 22. Intel is scheduled to launch its Centrino wireless chipset for mobile devices this week in New York.

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*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,577 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	AMD Calls for Overthrow of Intel In preparation for the next major technology upgrade, AMD Monday called on the IT community to reexamine its relationship with partners and customers and consider a "new, more collaborative and connected business model." At the ICT World Forum at CeBIT, CEO Hector Ruiz said technology companies need to promote shared success instead of relying on blind faith, specifically faith in AMD's chief rival Intel. While the long-awaited corporate PC replacement cycle is being stymied by the conflict with Iraq, AMD is predicting profitability by the end of 2003. "Software and silicon have become the 'plastic and steel' of today's economy," Ruiz said at the conference in Hanover, Germany. "The information and communication technology industry is rapidly becoming the DNA of every industry -- and changing the competitive dynamics of everything it touches. With this change comes great responsibility. We, as an industry, must move away from technology advances for the sake of technology advances. We must ground every aspect of our business in delivering true, customer-centric innovation through the migration to a connected business model." The comments came about a month before the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker launches its 64-bit processors -- Opteron and Athlon -- which will vie for space in servers and other high-end computers around the globe. The processors are expected to begin shipping on April 22. Intel is scheduled to launch its Centrino wireless chipset for mobile devices this week in New York. READ MORE SOURCE: http://siliconvalley.internet.com