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SuSE to demonstrate the AMD AthlomTM MP at London LinuxExpo Borehamwood, UK * July 2, 2001 - On the 4th and 5th of July 2001 at the Linux Expo, Olympia, London, SuSE is pleased to host AMD, together with their partner Max Black Ltd., in presenting their new dual processor Athlon server systems for the first time in the UK. Ruediger Berlich, Managing Director of SuSE Linux Ltd. stated: "SuSE Linux welcomes the availability of AMD's new dual processor technology to the Linux community, and we believe this to be a major step towards delivering affordable server class systems based on state-of-the-art technology". "The London's LinuxExpo is the ideal showcase for AMD to demonstrate the recently announced AMD AthlonTM MP processor", said Simon Cole, Technical Marketing Manager at AMD. "The AMD Athlon MP processor is a high performance, two-way multiprocessor designed for server and workstation applications, offering high performance, scalability and longevity. At the show we will be demonstrating applications that benefit from the high performance achieved with the AMD-760 MP chipset and the award winning AMD Athlon MP processor running on Max Black's 1U and 2U server systems." SuSE, AMD and Max Black would welcome enquiries from journalists regarding the review of dual processor Athlon systems running SuSE Linux. Please visit the SuSE Linux stand Nr. 128 at the London Linux Expo in Olympia, London. - ends - About SuSE Linux AG SuSE Linux AG, headquartered in Germany, and SuSE Linux Ltd., based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK are privately held companies focused entirely on supporting the Linux community and Open Source development. With a workforce of over 500 people worldwide, SuSE has offices all over Europe, Latin America and in the US. SuSE contributes considerably to Linux development projects such as the Linux kernel, glibc, XFree86TM, KDE, ISDN4Linux, ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal Serial Bus). Additional information about SuSE can be found at http://www.suse.co.uk 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, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, 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 $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD). Visit AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html. About Max Black Max Black limited are one of the UK's leading integrators of High Performance workstations, products, and services for the Content Creation marketplace. Max Black develops, manufactures and supports workstations for the creative development, internet and technical markets. Max Black is based in Royston, Hertfordshire and has an office Perivale, London. Max Black have a direct Sales and Dealer channel. For more information on Max Black please visit www.maxblack.co.uk For more information please contact: Rupert Warwick or Caroline Larnach T: 020 7436 4336 F: 202 7436 4224 E: rwarwick@fphcom.com or clarnach@fphcom.com Caroline Larnach PR Junior Account Manager Fox Parrack Hirsch Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7436 4336 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7436 4224 Email: clarnach@fphcom.com Website: www.fphcom.com