AMD Receives Novell Yes Certification For AMD64 Processor Based Systems

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 14, 2006 – AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced today that
AMD Opteron(tm) and AMD Athlon(tm) 64 processor based systems and AMD
Turion(tm) 64 mobile technology have achieved YES Certification from
Novell, further validating the company’s commitment to interoperability
and customer-centric innovation. Novell YES Certification demonstrates
the highest level of compatibility and interoperability with Novell
products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The certification
assures users that systems powered by AMD processors are compatible
with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and backed by support offerings from
both Novell and AMD

“AMD met the stringent requirements to be YES Certified in part because
of the extensive collaboration between AMD and Novell over the past
three years,” said Marty Seyer, senior vice president and general
manager of commercial and performance computing, AMD. “We are proud that
our products will bear the ‘YES Certified’ mark, signifying to our
mutual customers that they can be assured of compatibility for Novell
and AMD technologies”

AMD’s receipt of YES certification is the most recent milestone
in the close relationship between AMD and Novell. Novell has
consistently supported AMD technology through innovations in SUSE Linux
that allowed customers to take advantage of the newest processor
innovations. This includes being one of the first operating systems to
support 64-bit extensions, optimizations for NUMA memory architecture
AMD64, AMD Multi-Core and AMD PowerNow!(tm) Technology.

“Novell YES Certification assures customers that Novell and our partners
are working together to ensure system compatibility to keep business
critical computing functions running,” said Hal Bennett, vice president
of global alliances at Novell.” Customers looking to deploy SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server now have new options for certified systems from AMD to
choose from.”

About AMD64

The AMD64 processor platform is the gold standard for 64-bit computing.
AMD64’s Direct Connect Architecture evolves industry standards to
deliver break-through performance on single- and dual-core processors,
reducing bottlenecks inherent in traditional front-side bus
architectures. AMD64 technology is also designed to enhance the security
of computing environments by integrating Enhanced Virus Protection*
technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features in current versions
of Linux(r), Microsoft(r) Windows(r) and Solaris operating systems.
Today, 90 percent of the top 100 and more than 50 percent of the top 500
of the Forbes Global 2000 companies or their subsidiaries use AMD64
processor-based systems Since their 2003 introduction, AMD64 processors
have earned more than 200 industry awards and the support of more than
2,000 OEMs, hardware and software developers, system builders and
distributors. For more information on the AMD64 processor platform, see
www.amd.com/amd64.