Continental Resources, Inc.'s Becomes One of the First to Support AMD's Multiprocessing Chipset

June 5, 2001 - [Bedford, MA--June 5, 2001]--Continental Resources' XPRO Systems Division today announced the XPRO Systems™ server, one of the first server computers that supports the new AMD Athlon™ MP processor and the AMD-760™ MP multiprocessing chipset. The XPRO Systems™ server will employ dual AMD Athlon MP processors™ and will take advantage of new AMD 760 chipset™ offering unsurpassed multiprocessing capability and providing a fast 266MHZ front side bus.
 
According to Chris Hubert, Sr. Applications Engineer for XPRO Systems, "The AMD Athlon MP processor enabled us to incorporate an AGP video into our high-end workstation. This combination delivers superb graphic performance at an affordable price."
 
About the AMD Athlon™ MP Processor
The AMD Athlon™ MP processor with Smart MP technology is a seventh-generation x86 processor for high performance multiprocessing servers and workstations. AMD's innovative Smart MP technology features dual point-to-point, high-speed 266MHz system buses, which are designed to provide up to 4.2GB per second of sustainable bus bandwidth, and an optimized MOESI cache coherency protocol which manages data and memory traffic. The AMD Athlon MP processor, with stable Socket A infrastructure and support for DDR memory technology, has a high performance full-speed cache with hardware data pre-fetch, an advanced 266MHz front side bus with ECC support, a fully pipelined superscalar floating point engine, and an exclusive L2 Translation Look-aside Buffer (TLB).
 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded AMD an ENERGY STAR® Certificate of Recognition for its energy-efficient processors, including the AMD Athlon MP processor. These processors can help manufacturers meet stringent ENERGY STAR specifications for a variety of appliances, equipment and other products. Products with the ENERGY STAR label are designed to use less energy, save money and help protect the environment. AMD Athlon MP processors are manufactured using AMD's .18 micron copper process technology in Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.
 
About XPRO Systems
XPRO Systems manufactures custom-built industrial, rackmount, and commercial PCs and servers for businesses. Their OEM solutions include custom integration of proprietary hardware; application software load/ imaging/ testing; and design stability assurance programs. XPRO Systems computers are available exclusively at Continental Resources' locations nationwide.
 
Built with top quality components and backed by comprehensive warranties, XPRO Systems PCs offer maximum performance, and are available by sale, rent, or lease. If applications require special configurations, XPRO Systems will custom tailor to specifications. Continental Resources' own nationwide team of experienced service and technical professionals ensuring fast, comprehensive support, supports every XPRO system. For more information call XPRO Systems at 800-937-4688.
 
About Continental Resources
Continental Resources is a proven, reliable source for complex IT solutions and associated high-tech products. From security and high availability solutions to hardware and software, Continental Resources helps businesses operate more effectively. Continental Resources is backed by thirty years of expertise in infrastructures, security, high availability, mission-critical environments, server consolidation, networking and enterprise management. Continental Resources has offices nationwide with a corporate headquarters in Bedford, MA. For more information on Continental Resources go to www.conres.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, 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).
 
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