AMD joins Eclipse open source community

Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) has joined the Eclipse Foundationto help drive the standardization of an extensible development platform and application frameworks that can harness the power of x86 architectures and multicore processing.

Recently introduced, native quad-core AMD Opteronprocessors continue AMD's tradition of reducing the total cost of ownership for the enterprise and enabling solutions that meet customer needs. By achieving four x86 processing cores on a single die of silicon in a consistent thermal envelope, AMD has significantly advanced the performance capabilities of AMD Opteron processors, while providing customers with increased energy-efficiency capabilities. Micro-architectural enhancements in AMD's native quad-core design, designed in collaboration with ecosystem partners, also enable performance advancements for software applications such as virtualization.

"AMD joins a prestigious group of companies and individuals devoted to establishing and standardizing an open, extensible development platform and application frameworks," said Mike Milinkovich, executive director, Eclipse. "We look forward to AMD's contributions to our open sourcecommunity."

"As we participate in the Eclipse community building development platforms and application frameworks, AMD will enable software created with Eclipse tools and plug-ins that is optimized for multi-core technology," said Earl Stahl, VP, software engineering, AMD.