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Supermicro, Inc.

   
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Supermicro Bolsters AMD's Validated Server Program
High-Quality Supermicro A+ Server Solutions Deliver Industry-Leading Performance & Reliability

San Jose, California, April 25, 2006 – Super Micro Computer, Inc., a leader in the server industry that produces high-quality motherboards, chassis and servers, offers a full line of A+ server solutions that support the very latest Dual-Core AMD OpteronTM processors and are designed to minimize overall server power consumption and cooling requirements, and deliver industry-leading performance. Several Supermicro A+ Servers, including the 4020A-8R, 2020A-8R, 1020P-TR, 1020P-8R and 1010S-T, recently completed AMD's qualification process and are now designated as AMD Validated Servers.

"Supermicro provides a formidable portfolio of A+ server solutions, and we are pleased to certify these A+ Servers with the AMD Validated Server banner," said Alex Hsu, senior vice president, Super Micro Computer, Inc. "Designed with uncompromising quality control, our advanced A+ dual-core solutions are high-quality, stable and well supported servers ideal for the most critical of applications. With this additional qualification, our distributors now have the added assurance that Supermicro A+ Servers are also collaboratively tested by AMD and Supermicro for quality, compatibility, longevity and stability."

Already enjoying outstanding leadership in the server market space, Supermicro is further leveraging the AMD Validated Server program with its strong participation.

"Supermicro is a valued participant in the AMD Validated Server program, and we applaud their engineering design prowess which is exemplified in their growing line of Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor-based solutions," said Pierre-Yves Ferrard, corporate vice president, Worldwide Channel Sales & Marketing, AMD (NYSE: AMD). "Supermicro's newly validated high-quality, reliable and stable servers offer distributors greater choice in platforms based on AMD Opteron processors with industry-leading performance-per-watt."

One of the high-end Validated Server platforms is the 1020P-8R, which features 700 watts of redundant power for added availability. This 1U server supports two dual-core Opteron 200 series processors, a 1GHz HyperTransport link, two universal (PCI-Express x8 or PCI-X) expansion slots, dual-port Gigabit Ethernet, and four U320 SCSI hot-swap drive bays with SAF-TE. The system, which comes standard with a slim DVD-ROM and floppy drive, also supports zero-channel RAID and IPMI 2.0 with a 3rd LAN option for advanced server management capabilities.

In addition to high-end servers, Supermicro is also qualifying cost-effective, single-processor servers. Powered by the hot-selling H8SSL-i serverboard, the 1U AS1010S-T server supports a single dual-core Opteron 100 Series processor to deliver excellent cost-performance results. Based on the Serverworks HT1000 chipset and supporting a single-core Opteron processor along with an 800MHz HyperTransport™ technology link, this server is now an AMD Validated Server.

At Supermicro, providing distributors with optimized solutions and more choice is a top priority. Now, with AMD Validated Server qualification, distributors throughout the world have extended assurance that Supermicro server solutions deliver the utmost in performance, quality, compatibility and reliability.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Established in 1993, Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce outstanding industry-leading motherboards, chassis and server systems that offer maximum functionality and compatibility. With a staunch commitment to quality and a leading tradition of being first to market, Supermicro's high-end motherboards and server systems consistently deliver cutting-edge performance and reliability. Supermicro specializes in Server Building Block Solutions for mission-critical applications such as high-end graphics, modular computing, and enterprise storage system development to better serve today's rapidly changing global business needs. Supermicro is the fastest growing high volume server manufacturer in the world today and provides outstanding quality and service that includes 24x7 Worldwide Technical Support. For additional information, please visit the company's website at www.Supermicro.com, email Marketing@Supermicro.com or call the San Jose , CA headquarters at +1 408-503-8000.


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