The new AMD “Istanbul” processors build on the foundation laid by the AMD “Barcelona”, and “Shanghai” Family 10h processors with some key technology advancements.  With “Barcelona,” we introduced an array of innovations in processor design and features, including native quad-core architecture and a new L3 cache. The AMD “Shanghai” release added new features for software developers and “Istanbul” packs two additional physical cores and new features that help improve power and virtualization and more.

Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008 is the link between software and hardware as it enables software to leverage platform innovations. AMD and Microsoft closely collaborate during the development phase of our products to ensure that Visual Studio Tools generate optimized code for the latest AMD offerings.

The combination of Sun's Solaris 10 OS and AMD64 provide unmatched scalability and performance to run your most powerful applications. The Solaris 10 OS and Solaris Express, Developer Edition are available free of charge and offer an optimized environment to develop and deploy applications on AMD64.

AMD Java Labs has been working with the major JVM vendors for several years now, helping to improve JVM performance, finding ways to make Java work better across multi-core environments, deal with data concurrency more efficiently, and handle garbage collection more effectively.

AMD's High Performance Computing (HPC) solution stack delivers powerful performance advantages through a software ecosystem tuned for the hardware that it runs on. The solution stack includes a hardware platform based on the AMD Opteron processor and a software ecosystem that encompasses HPC-targeted compilers tuned for AMD platforms and the AMD Core Math Library (ACML).

ATI Stream technology is a set of advanced hardware and software technologies that enable AMD graphics processors (GPU), working in concert with the system’s central processor (CPU), to accelerate many applications beyond just graphics. This enables a better balanced platform for handling demanding computing tasks. Visit our ATI Stream Computing site for more information on the exciting applications in the consumer and commercial markets ATI Stream technology is being applied today. Learn about our hardware products and about our software and service partners who can help you take advantage of ATI Stream acceleration.

AMD Embedded Computing Solutions offers processors and chipsets with 5x2 longevity for the embedded market. Visit our AMD Embedded Developer Support site for more information on hardware design collaterals, software tools, and reference platforms that help enable development with AMD Embedded Solutions. Registration is required.