AMD packs more virtual servers into HP blades

AMD announced that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors exclusively power HP
ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade. Businesses requiring the flexibility to
support more virtual machines per server can now choose from a broad suite of
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers from HP, ranging from blades to
high-performance multi-processor platforms. With today's launch of the HP
ProLiant BL495c, 35 systems based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are now
shipping from global OEMs.

"Businesses continue to face memory and I/O constraints as they implement
virtualization solutions across more mission-critical workloads," said Patrick
Patla, GM-Server and Workstation Business, AMD. "The Quad-Core AMD Opteron
processor has once again proved to be the processor of choice in helping
alleviate these demands. With Direct Connect Architecture and AMD-Virtualization
technology (AMD-V), the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor is shaping the direction
of virtualization by empowering IT managers with more virtual machines and
leading x86 virtualization perfor-mance," said Patla.

"Customers can lower data center costs with the BL495c by packing more
virtual servers into each blade, which extends the useful life cycle of the data
center by saving floor space, power and cooling," said Mark Potter, VP and GM-BladeSystem,
HP. "Through its balanced architecture of memory, I/O and storage innovations,
and by matching the exceptional scalability and efficiency of Quad-Core AMD
Opteron processors, the BL495c redefines server blades for virtualization."

Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers take advantage of AMD-V
technology with Rapid Virtualization Indexing. Rapid Virtualization Indexing is
the industry's only x86 virtualization technology that includes hardware support
for a second level of address translation, allowing virtual machines to more
directly manage memory, which can help dramatically reduce latency and thereby
improve performance across many virtualized applications.