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TYAN® upgrades for next level of AMD Opteron™ processor
Next-Level 64-Bit AMD Opteron™ 250 Support
Added to Multiple Server and Workstation Platforms
Fremont, CA, May 24th, 2004 -
Further enabling customers who rely on the leading-edge performance of the 64-bit AMD Opteron processor,
Tyan added support for the newly released Opteron 250 for the server-class Thunder K8S Pro (S2882)
, the award-winning Tiger K8W (S2875) and its 1-way counterpart, the Tiger K8WS (S2875S)
, as well as to the best-selling Thunder K8W (S2885)
workstation platform.
Leveraging from the high-memory bandwidth architecture with low latency, market-leading 64-bit performance, and
HyperTransport™ technology integration, all of Tyan's AMD Opteron processor-based platforms offer the best in server and workstation platforms for a wide range of performance-demanding applications. The Thunder K8S
Pro (S2882) delivers leading-edge server features such as dual AMD Opteron support, up to 16GB of Registered DDR400 ECC memory support, AdaptecŪ U320 SCSI, SATA RAID, PCI-X 133MHz slots, and integrated network features
including (2) Gigabit and (1) 10/100 Ethernet port. The Tiger K8W (S2875) and Tiger K8WS (S2875S) both offer features for entry-level workstation and performance applications, including 2-way (S2875) or 1-way (S2875S)
AMD Opteron support, support for up to 8GB of DDR400 memory, built-in Audio and Gigabit Ethernet, 8X AGP slot, SATA RAID, and FireWire ports. The Thunder K8W (S2885) delivers nothing less than full-ranging power to
digital content creation, CAD/CAE, EDA, and other high-demand workstation applications, with features such as dual AMD Opteron support, 8X AGP Pro 110 slot, up to 16GB of Registered DDR400 ECC memory support, PCI-X
133MHz slots, Adaptec U320 SCSI, SATA RAID, FireWire, and built-in 6-channel audio.
"The AMD Opteron series of processors has been proven to supply the kind of performance needed for top-level design
requirements," said Danny Hsu, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at Tyan. "Tyan is pleased to announce the addition of AMD Opteron 250 support to the market-leading Thunder K8S Pro, Tiger K8W and K8WS, and Thunder
K8W."
The Thunder K8S Pro (S2882), Tiger K8W (S2875) and K8WS (S2875S), and Thunder K8W (S2885) are currently shipping to the channel. For more information and details about these and other Tyan products, please
visit Tyan's product matrix at: http://tyan.com/products/html/matrix.html.# # # # About Tyan Tyan Computer Corporation, founded in 1989 by long-time Intel and IBM executive Dr. T. Symon Chang, designs, manufactures and markets advanced system board technology. Its
products are sold to OEMs, VARs, System Integrators, and Resellers worldwide. Over the last decade, Tyan has consistently been one of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States. Tyan was
named to the prestigious INC 500 in 1997 and 1998 (19th fastest growing U.S. company in 1997). Tyan was also ranked by Deloitte & Touche as one of the USA's "Fast 500", as well as one of Silicon Valley's
"Fast 50" companies in 1998. For more information, contact Tyan directly at 510-651-8868 or visit the company's web site at http://www.tyan.com
Tyan is a registered trademark of Tyan Computer Corporation. AMD and Opteron are
trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
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