Colfax International Announces New Class of Professional Workstations and Servers -- Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processor Solutions

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--April 21, 2005--Colfax International today announced the new class of world class workstation and server offerings, which coincide with the second anniversary of the AMD64 platform and the AMD Opteron(TM) processor. Real-time customization of the new family of Dual Core Opteron workstation solutions may be found at http://www.colfax-intl.com/JLRID/?RID=88, while the dual-core AMD Opteron server platforms may be conveniently configured at http://www.colfax-intl.com/jlrid/SpotLight.asp?IT=0&RID=71.

"The AMD Opteron platform has always been among the best in our digital photography performance tests. The new Dual-Core AMD Opteron workstations from Colfax continue that tradition and earned some of the best scores I've seen to date. I've been benchmarking products for almost a decade now, and I can't remember any other time I encountered such a large leap in real-world performance where I was repeating my tests five different times just to be sure, and then creating a whole new test to provide additional verification," said Alan Dang, Special Projects Editor, FiringSquad.com (http://www.FiringSquad.com).

"Colfax International has always placed great importance on delivering exceptional application focused performance to its professional customers," said Jeff Brown, director of workstation product management at NVIDIA.

Comments Mike Fay, Vice President of Sales, Colfax International, "AMD had the customer in mind at product conception. Since the AMD Opteron was originally designed to add a second core, the newer dual-core AMD Opteron processors conveniently upgrade the current 940-pin compatible 90nm socketed workstation and server platforms. The dual-core bench marks are impressive."

Colfax International provides optimally customized server, workstation, desktop and storage solutions engineered for high performance, reliability, serviceability and rapid deployment. Founded in 1987, the Sunnyvale, California-based company offers cutting-edge technology to performance enthusiasts, small and medium-sized businesses, large corporations, educational institutions, research and development laboratories, and government agencies. For more information, visit www.colfax-intl.com.

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