Micronpc.com and AMD Forge New Relationship to Offer Choice and Flexibility to Consumers
NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2000--
New Micron Millennia(R) with AMD Duron(TM) Processor
Available at Best Buy
Micron Electronics, Inc., (www.micronpc.com) (Nasdaq:MUEI) today announced its selection of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) as a new microprocessor vendor for micronpc.com.
The addition of AMD as a supplier is consistent with micronpc.com's overall philosophy of providing the latest technology to its customers. This alliance gives customers more choice and flexibility in desktop systems available from micronpc.com. Together, Micron and AMD will combine their technology innovation to bring computer solutions with solid performance, value and price at real-time to market.
"Our customers have been demanding a wider variety of desktop configurations. By working together with AMD, we're meeting the demands of our value-conscious customers in the home and home office markets who search for the latest in technology and superior performance at the best price," said Jeffrey K. Moeser, senior vice president of product development at micronpc.com. "Our award-winning products, coupled with the versatility of AMD's advances in processor technology create a huge win for this market."
Coupled with the AMD alliance, micronpc.com announced the immediate availability of a new value-priced desktop system based on the AMD Duron processor -- the Micron Millennia RS2150A. This new, affordably priced desktop system is immediately available at Best Buy locations throughout the US. The Micron Millennia RS2150A is the first Duron-based desktop available from Best Buy. Micronpc.com is able to deliver the Duron-based PC to Best Buy shelves ahead of all other manufacturers through the advantages of its Internet-centric, retail-direct model -- VelocityNet Direct.
"The new Micron Millennia PC, featuring the AMD Duron processor, provides small business and home users powerful computing solutions for accessing the Internet and running business and personal productivity software at an attractive price," said Rob Herb, executive vice president of AMD. "We're very pleased that micronpc.com has chosen to adopt AMD's award-winning AMD Duron processors to expand the breadth of computing solutions offered to the small business and consumer market."
With a 700MHz AMD Duron processor, the Millennia RS2150A meets the needs of value-conscious home and home office users without compromising their budget or the need for robust performance. The AMD Duron processor is a derivative of the award-winning AMD Athlon processor and is designed to provide an optimized solution for value-conscious business and home users. Employing an innovative design, the AMD Duron processor features a sophisticated cache architecture with 192KB of total on-chip cache, a high-speed 200MHz front-side bus, and a superscalar floating point unit with enhanced 3DNow! Technology.
About Micron Electronics
Micron Electronics, Inc., (Nasdaq:MUEI) is a leading Internet-centric computing company, providing award-winning computer products and services, Internet offerings, Web hosting and business-to-business e-commerce applications for the small- and medium-size business, government, education and consumer markets. In addition to its direct business-to-business sales channel, Micron products are sold in partnership with leading retailers in the U.S. and Canada. Micron Electronics and its subsidiaries have more than 2,700 employees and approximately $1.4 billion in fiscal 1999 revenues. The company is based in Nampa, Idaho, and can be reached at www.micronpc.com.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. AMD produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $2.9 billion in 1999. (NYSE:AMD). |
