ATI was one of Toronto’s first tech companies; the legacy lives on at AMD. How much influence does place of birth has on a company? We all know about the legacies of technology hotspots like the Austin, the Boston region, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv-Haifa, Finland, Norway, Taiwan, and China. Canada has several technology zones, but one of the oldest and most influential is in … [Read more...] about Location is destiny for AMD Markham
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AMD looks ahead to gains in the workstation market
The workstation market represents the high end of desktop computing. AMD has a small share of this market and is looking for opportunities to get more of it. AMD is putting up a renewed effort in the workstation market and the company is claiming gains. The company is increasing its work with ISVs and it’s finally seeing the pay-off for its support for Open Source tools. JPR … [Read more...] about AMD looks ahead to gains in the workstation market
Review: AMD Cayman-generation FirePro V7900 and FirePro V5900
The graphics arm of AMD, what we once called ATI, is clearly on the rebound. Alex Herrera takes a close look at their newest professional graphics processing units. By Alex Herrera AMD's Cayman GPU has joined the professional ranks of the FirePro family, providing the company a powerful new weapon in its fight with its only real rival, market leader Nvidia. Cayman made its … [Read more...] about Review: AMD Cayman-generation FirePro V7900 and FirePro V5900
AMD finally gets a new CEO
After eight months with an interim leader, AMD turns to former Lenovo COO Rory Read. Jon Peddie takes a look at the long transition and what it means to AMD going forward. AMD has had some interesting transitions in leadership through its long and rich history. The company was started by charismatic and hard driving Jerry Sanders who changed products, got into Intel’s … [Read more...] about AMD finally gets a new CEO
AMD taps Optis for open ray-tracing
The importance of highly realistic rendering drives both companies to work for a common goal of an open technology visualization ecosystem. By Jon Peddie Rendering software vendor Optis (Toulon, France) and AMD have signed an agreement aimed at delivering an accurate real-time, physically accurate rendering solution. The agreement covers joint development of a ray tracing … [Read more...] about AMD taps Optis for open ray-tracing