Taipei, Taiwan---- November 13, 2001----CyberLink Corp., a leading software developer of digital video and streaming multimedia applications, is proud to announce full support for the AMD Athlon™ XP processor 1900+ with QuantiSpeed™ architecture. In conjunction with the world's best digital video software applications from CyberLink, the AMD Athlon™ XP processor allows extreme computing enjoyment during recording, editing, authoring, playback and a multitude of other options for digital video manipulation on the PC.
CyberLink will be exhibiting its full line up of Digital Video Entertainment products at COMDEX Fall 2001 from November 12 - 16 in booth LN-225 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). PC systems powered by the AMD Athlon XP processor will be showcased with CyberLink software at the company's booth. Highlights include PowerDirector Pro, the complete solution for making movies on CDs and DVDs, which provides real time transcoding of video in DV format to high bit rate MPEG-2 format. The AMD Athlon XP processor delivers the necessary processor power to maximize the performance of applications that provide real-time encoding into highly compressed formats and video rendering to produce finished movie products quickly.
"CyberLink is excited about offering software applications that show the powerful performance with the new AMD Athlon™ XP processor 1900+ with QuantiSpeed™ architecture," said Jerry Yeh, VP of Product Marketing at CyberLink. "This new line of AMD processors are perfect for enabling our digital video software applications to enhance productivity and enjoyment for our end users."
"AMD welcomes CyberLink and their support for the AMD Athlon XP processor in their advanced line-up of software applications," Rex Meek, director of the Hardware Infrastructure Enablement Group at AMD. "The new AMD Athlon XP processor 1900+ with QuantiSpeed architecture provides extreme performance for an excellent digital video entertainment experience, and is especially helpful for users who desire to get their work done quickly and efficiently."
The new AMD Athlon™ XP processor 1900+ with QuantiSpeed™ architecture sets a new level of performance and continues to extend AMD's leadership as the world's highest overall performing PC processor. The AMD Athlon™ XP processor 1900+ delivers up to a 25-percent performance advantage versus competitive processors on real-world applications.
About
the AMD Athlon™ XP Processor
The AMD Athlon™ XP processor features QuantiSpeed™ architecture, 384KB
of on-chip, full-speed cache, and support for AMD's 3DNow!™ Professional
instructions for enhanced multimedia capabilities. The AMD Athlon XP processor
is compatible with AMD's Socket A infrastructure, and supports the advanced
266MHz front-side bus. AMD Athlon XP processors are manufactured using AMD's
0.18-micron copper process technology in Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.
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).
About
CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced
digital video and audio software products to market. The products are categorized
into two major lines: Digital Video Entertainment and E-Training Solutions.
Digital Video Entertainment products focus on providing video/audio playback
and recording capabilities on the personal computer. These award-winning software
applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers into
powerful home theaters and digital video centers. The company's E-Training Solutions
offer breakthrough technologies to stream and manage high-quality, media-rich
content over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's
solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October
of 2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). To
keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe
and the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters
are in Taipei and its Web site is located at www.goCyberlink.com.
CyberLink programs are available for press evaluation. Please contact Ty Ung or Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 301 or 303 for more details. High resolution product photos are available for download at
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