Australia proposes smart cards for millions Sep 29, 2005
By Published on September 28, 2005, 7:47 AM PT. The Australian government is working on a proposal to deploy smart cards to millions of citizens under a project to slash administrative costs and crack down on identity theft. (ZDNet News)
Pango's Web-Based RFID Application Tracks Assets Sep 28, 2005
By , Ziff Davis Internet September 27, 2005. Pango Networks Inc. announced Tuesday the launch of a new Web-based framework that can let hospitals know where expensive pieces of equipment are at any time. (eWeek)
VOIP 911 Deadline Granted More Time Sep 28, 2005
Regulators Give Some VOIP Operators More Time. Free white papers, buyers guide, application notes, industry articles, and more. (eWeek)
Dell Announces Multicore Xeon Systems Sep 28, 2005
"Dell needs to offer these new products because they have been losing ground to the dual-core AMD Opteron systems from HP and Sun," said Illuminata analyst Gordon Haff. "This is all about performance, including price performance, with Dell following the Intel roadmap.". (NewsFactor)
Teach for America helps low-income pupils Sep 28, 2005
Teaching had been in the back of his mind since high school, and he's now stationed at Camden's Promise Charter School in Camden, N.J., working through his first few months ... At AMD, Hobbs finds herself using communications skills she learned from Teach For America. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Feds to enforce VoIP cutoffs? Sep 27, 2005
AMD and partners discuss the role of dual-core technology in today's datacenter ... AMD provides dual-core solutions that optimize performance throughout the datacenter-and the enterprise ... Discover the proven technology behind AMD dual-core solutions and their cost/performance benefits to the enterprise. (ZDNet News)
'Madden' bug makes NFL player tiny Sep 27, 2005
" Frazier explained that the attempted update was released on Sept. 16 and the bug was quickly discovered. By Sept. 19, he said, it had been fixed and anyone downloading the update after that got a normal-size King, who, according to the Jets Web site, is 6 foot 3. But Frazier also said EA's "NCAA 06 Football" had a similar bug written into the shipping version of the game. Thus, anyone who bought that title can find the tiny player. On the forums of the video game site Gaming Age, the to the... (ZDNet News)
Freddie Mac to Take Delivery of Mortgages Secured by Properties in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina Sep 27, 2005
"The effects of Hurricane Katrina have been devastating to the communities in the affected areas," said Camden R. Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America ... Find rates nationwide, easy-to-use calculators, helpful terms and definitions, helpful amd informative articles and more. (Yahoo Finance -- Consumer Financial Services)
QLT CEO resigns Sep 26, 2005
After markets closed on Tuesday, QLT said Visudyne failed to improve vision loss after two years in a late-stage clinical study of 364 patients with the occult form of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in seniors ... The stock was quoted at $17 in January but has been falling steadily on concerns of increasing competition in the AMD sector and disappointing results from a big acquisition last year ... Five years ago, Visudyne was approved around the world... (Globe and Mail)
ACL Web Exclusive Sep 26, 2005
As most of the festival goers were making their way towards the SBC stage to gawk at Coldplay, a small faction gathered around the AMD stage's last act Tortoise ... Last year, Franz Ferdinand landed a night slot on the slightly smaller AMD stage, but this time around an enormous back drop of their new album cover spelled out Franz's enormous popularity to all. (The Daily Texan, TX)
AMD vs. Intel: 64-bit Dual-Core Shootout (ExtremeTech) Sep 24, 2005
AMD vs. Intel Dual-Core 64-bit Windows Performance Shootout--ExtremeTech Analysis ... September 18, 2005 AMD vs. Intel: 64-bit Windows Dual-Core Shootout By ... Part II: Gunfight at the 64-Bit Corral When it looked like AMD was going to render Intel's multibillion dollar IA64 effort (aka Itanium) irrelevant with its brassy push into 64-bit computing using an extended x86 architecture, Intel responded with EM64T. When it was first revealed that Intel had an x86-64 project in the works, codenamed... (eWeek)
VMware president eyes competitive landscape Sep 24, 2005
We're looking forward to having our core technology go out with the VT [Intel's (, , ) Virtualization Technology] and Pacifica [from AMD (, , ). What will Pacifica and VT technology do for your virtualization technology. (InfoWorld)
FDA Nod Helps Contact Lens Maker Rebound From '04 Setback Sep 23, 2005
Retaane is meant to treat a severe form of the blinding disease called age-related macular degeneration, or AMD.. Analysts now say Retaane has a 50-50 chance of getting to market with a modified label in 2007 or 2008. (Yahoo Finance -- Major Drugs)
Intel chipset shortage gives AMD market boost Sep 23, 2005
A shortage of Intel chipsets has crimped PC sales, giving rival AMD an expected boost in the PC market ... Representatives from a handful of Taiwanese motherboard makers confirmed that the Intel chipset shortage has been particularly good for AMD. "It's a shortage of Intel chipsets, AMD has been fine," said one Taiwanese motherboard executive, speaking on condition of anonymity ... "A lot of distributors have been suggesting to their customers that they use AMD because there's no shortage of AMD... (TechWord UK)
[external] Indications: Rita concerns pressure stocks, lift crude Sep 22, 2005
Indications: Rita concerns pressure stocks, lift crude - Automobiles - Banks - Home Construction - Media - Manufacturing - Financial Services - Commodities - Economy - Mle. 9/22/2005 3:26:33 AM. (Yahoo Finance -- Oil & Gas - Integrated)
[external] Intel Shares Seen Flat In Worst-Case Scenario Sep 22, 2005
The research firm cited excess manufacturing capacity and competitive pressure from AMD as challenges for Intel ... Merrill said it expects AMD to spin off its flash-memory division some time in 2006 ... "AMD has competed with Intel effectively during the past 12 months and should continue to do so in server processors," Merrill said. (Yahoo Finance -- Semiconductors)
Sun Pushes for Speed with New Server Offerings Sep 22, 2005
According to Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio, the new servers are a best-in-breed offering designed to jump-start sales in light of customer defections to Intel and AMD hardware. "Sun is trying to hold the high ground on performance and recapture sales with the new products," she said. (NewsFactor)
Leader of the pack Sep 21, 2005
Janus' Sohn likes AMD, Clear Channel and Pfizer - Biotechnology - Computer Hardware - Media - Health-Care - Entertainment and Leisure - Technology, Hardware and Equipment - Pharmaceuticals - General News - Mutual Funds ... "What we recognized early on is that they had a computer architecture advantage," Sohn said about AMD, pointing to the company's superior dual-core products ... With respect to a special situation stock like AMD, he added: "After a certain time it should be clear that thesis... (CBS MarketWatch - Front Page)
Intel's Double-Chip Gambit Sep 21, 2005
AMD next week plans to unveil details of its newest chips, which will put multiple cores on one die and offer low power consumption. The smaller company, which has captured about 10% of the server-chip market, contends it remains more than a year ahead of Intel on the technology front. (Sci-Tech Today)
[external] Alnylam pulls plug on macular-degeneration drug Sep 21, 2005
Early Tuesday, Alnylam said it was suspending development of its AMD medication due to "reported efficacy in recent Phase III studies from competing drugs.". In July, Genentech Inc. (: , , ) unveiled highly favorable Phase III data for AMD drug Lucentis, which it's co-developing with Novartis AG (: , , ) ... And in January, Pfizer Inc. (: , , ) and Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. (: , , ) launched their AMD drug, known as Macugen, with great fanfare. (Yahoo Finance -- Biotechnology & Drugs)
The British Invasion Sep 21, 2005
553 90,990 13,591 215. Topics Articles Links Free Courses. (Suite101.com)
Novartis Presents Positive Phase III Data on Key Compounds and Highlights Strong Late-Stage Development Pipeline Sep 20, 2005
-- Lucentis (ranibizumab), the potential new ``gold standard'' treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over age 50, has shown strong efficacy and a good safety profile in recent clinical trials. The Phase III MARINA study reported unprecedented results in maintaining and/or improving vision in patients with either the minimally classic or the occult form of wet AMD, FOCUS, a Phase I/II clinical study investigating the safety and efficacy... (Yahoo Finance -- Major Drugs)
Staal to get longer look Sep 20, 2005
Not me 9/16 1:26 amd 1:24 pm. Read all of my posts, I wrote Messier was the main reason they finally won the cup. (Newsday -- Sports)
Warning: Smoking is a Leading Cause of Vision Loss Sep 19, 2005
Only one third of respondents to a worldwide survey identified smoking as a risk factor for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), said a report issued today by the AMD Alliance International to mark AMD awareness week, September 19-24. The report also documents scientifically proven studies showing that smokers are two to four time more likely to develop AMD as compared to non-smokers ... AMD is recognized as the leading cause of blindness in developed countries by the World Health... (Canada Newswire)
Intel Seeks to Remake Itself Sep 18, 2005
AMDs Opteron processor is grabbing business away from its larger competitor ... Intel executives bristle at the suggestion that their missteps have become opportunities for their largest rival in the computer business, AMD. But they concede that AMD is exerting more competitive pressure ... Translation: AMD is taking business away from Intel. (Red Herring)
Ballot watch Sep 18, 2005
T. Gary Rogers, CEO, Dreyer's Ice Cream, $150,000 Thomas C. Werner, television producer, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, $50,000 Barbara Grimm-Marshall, co-owner, Grimmway Enterprises (carrot producer), $41,366 Scott M. Elrod, retired, $25,000 Katherine Herbert Alden, hotelier, Woodside Resorts, $25,000 Ronald C. Conway, partner, Angel Investors, $25,000 Charlie and Ann Johnson, chairman, Franklin Resources, $25,000 Howard Leach, private investments, Leach Capital, $25,000 Thomas F. Stephenson, venture... (Sacramento Bee -- Politics)
Macugen Receives Positive Opinion From Europe's CHMP for Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Sep 17, 2005
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer Inc said today that the Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization of Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) in the European Union for the treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ... AMD is an eye disease associated with aging that destroys central vision ... In the EU, AMD is the leading cause of irreversible severe vision loss in patients over... (Yahoo Finance -- Major Drugs)
Sealed Air Revises Full Year Earnings Guidance Sep 16, 2005
" Sealed Air expects to report its third quarter 2005 results on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Business Sealed Air is a leading global manufacturer of a wide range of food and protective packaging materials and systems including such widely recognized brands as Bubble Wrap cushioning, Jiffy protective mailers and Cryovac food packaging products. For more information about Sealed Air, please visit the Company's web site at . Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements made by the Company... (Yahoo Finance -- Containers & Packaging)
U.S. MedSys, Corp. Receives Subpoena for Records Sep 16, 2005
15, 2005--On September 13, 2005, U.S. MedSys Corp. (OTCBB: - ) was served with a Search Warrant issued by the Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, together with a subpoena for documents and of September 21, 2005, testimony by its custodian of records before a federal grand jury in Camden, New Jersey ... Anthony Rubino, acting CEO commented: "We have complied with the order and will provide cooperation as requested. The Company will continue to focus its... (Yahoo Finance -- Medical Equipment & Supplies)
Sun Micro Begins Server Comeback Sep 16, 2005
Such systems in the past, running on x86 processors made by or AMD, have been eating away at Sun's business of Sparc-based servers. Sun is currently ranked sixth in the market for x86 servers and is far behind its competitors. (NewsFactor)
32 killed in Patna blasts Sep 16, 2005
DIG (Patna Range) R Singh said a large portion of the double-storeyed building housing the two factories owned by Md Hakim amd Md Mushtaq in Miyan Toli locality crumbled due to the explosions which were heard in a radius of three kms. Electric short circuit is suspected to have caused the blaze leading to the explosions, Singh said. (Central Chronicle)
UCB's Anti-Epilectic Keppra Meets Primary End-Point in Monotherapy Trial Sep 15, 2005
Find rates nationwide, easy-to-use calculators, helpful terms and definitions, helpful amd informative articles and more. www. (Primezone Releases)
[external] AMD's Near-Term Upside 'Can't Last' Sep 14, 2005
AMD's Near-Term Upside 'Can't Last' - Forbes ... Market Scan AMD's Near-Term Upside 'Can't Last' Maya Roney, 09 ... AMD is tracking ahead of J.P. Morgan's previous third-quarter expectations due to strength in the company's processor and flash-memory businesses. (Yahoo Finance -- Computer Peripherals)
Pentagon revises pre-emptive nuclear strikes Sep 13, 2005
we need to realize what different people stand for amd be accountable for what our philosophies and psychologies say now ... we need to realize what different people stand for amd be accountable for what our philosophies and psychologies say now. (Aljazeera.com)
Sangamo BioSciences Announces Presentation of ZFP Therapeutic Data at the Ocular Cell and Molecular Biology Conference Sep 13, 2005
Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) today announced that preclinical animal efficacy data from its program to develop a ZFP Therapeutic(TM) for age-related "wet" macular degeneration (AMD) were presented at the Ocular Cell and Molecular Biology (OCMB) Conference, sponsored by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), on September 10, 2005, in Sarasota, Florida ... "The preliminary data show that treatment with ZFP TFs designed to... (Yahoo Finance -- Biotechnology & Drugs)
Intel Embraces Efficiency Sep 12, 2005
In addition, AMD, of Sunnyvale, Calif ... AMD plans to bring more capabilities to its chips in the future. (eWeek)
Lewis Platt, former CEO at HP, dies Sep 10, 2005
Still wondering why I chose an AMD 64 chip for my home system instead of an Intel P4. If you don't remember when I blogged about the system I was getting, Wednesday September 07, 2005 5:42 PM. (ComputerWorld)
Smokers 'twice as likely to lose their sight in later life' Sep 9, 2005
An analysis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) a condition which affects half a million Britons and can lead to blindness and smoking offers further evidence of the damage that it can do to eyesight ... AMD is the leading cause of sight loss in Britain, with an estimated 54,000 people suffering from the condition as a result of smoking ... A retrospective review of 17 AMD studies by British ophthalmologists has found that two thirds of the papers show clear links between smoking and the... (Times Online)
Another study warns smoking damages the eyes if not lungs in the long term Sep 9, 2005
The study that analyzes the instances of a condition known to affect close to half a million Britons namely age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and its correlation with smoking has provided the insight that smokers are twice more likely to lose sight with ageing. Of the half a million AMD cases in Britain, as per the study about 54,000 owe the condition to their smoking habit ... Insofar there have been 17 such AMD studies made by ophthalmologists in Britain with two thirds of them focusing... (Earthtimes.com)
Cigarettes Linked to Late-Life Blindness Sep 8, 2005
Smoking was associated with a two- to threefold increase in the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a review of studies conducted by researchers in the U.K.. AMD is the most common cause of legal blindness in people over the age of 55; it occurs in nearly one out of three people over the age of 75 ... AMD blurs the sharp central vision, affecting visual acuity, our most detailed, vision which we use for skills like reading, driving, or activities that require fine,... (FOX News)
Smokers' blindness risk 'doubled' Sep 8, 2005
The link between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and smoking is now as robust as that between smoking and lung cancer, they say ... AMD Alliance UK and the Royal National Institute of the Blind are calling for specific warnings on cigarette packets ... Smoking is the only proven cause of AMD that people can do anything about. (BBC News -- Health)
Genentech's Lucentis Denied Fast-Track Sep 8, 2005
In July, the company presented data that showed Lucentis improved vision in patients with wet AMD, results that appear to give the treatment an advantage over Pfizer Inc.'s Macugen. The drug, which was developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc., has been shown to slow vision loss, but not reverse damage. (Yahoo Finance -- Major Drugs)
Charity backs NI smoking ban call Sep 8, 2005
A new campaign is getting under way to increase awareness of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the UK's leading cause of sight loss ... The charity's Northern Ireland director, Shane Logan, said: "RNIB is calling on the government to introduce specific warnings on cigarette packets and to fund a major public awareness campaign on the dangers of smoking to your eyesight. "RNIB is also joining the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in calling for a... (BBC News)
solo: Bipartisan Betrayal Sep 7, 2005
The apparent absence of even provisional civil defence structure or organization indicates how far the US has declined into a corrupt one-party state, mired in federal amd local negligence and incompetence, incapable of throwing off the racist legacy of slavery. Katrina has shown that the US is a banana republic on steroids - the poor endure deprivation and insecurity while the rich party and make war. (Zmag.org)
TLCVision to Present at the NYSSA Medical Services Conference Sep 7, 2005
Through its centers management and technology access service models, TLCVision maintains leading positions in Refractive, Cataract, Optometric Services and AMD markets. More information about TLCVision can be found on the web site at www. (Yahoo Finance -- Healthcare Facilities)
Leading Health Plan Provider Selects Salesforce.com for On-Demand Sales Force Automation Sep 7, 2005
com manages customer information for approximately 16,900 customers and approximately 308,000 paying subscribers including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), America Online (AOL), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Avis/Budget Rent A Car (Cendant Rental Car Group), Dow Jones Newswires, Nokia, Polycom and SunTrust. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. (Yahoo Finance -- Software & Programming)
Cool Runnings Sep 7, 2005
A server using two AMD Opteron chips consumes 190 watts of power versus 262 watts for one using two Intel Xeon chips, says analyst Nathan Brookwood at Insight64 ... David Greenlaw, AMD's director of process integration, calls Soitec's technology one of the most valuable patents of the 1990s. (Forbes)
Court of World Opinion Sep 7, 2005
In the past two years, the Court has considered such questions as whether Mexican trucks must abide by American safety rules under nafta, whether the American family of a Holocaust victim could recover art seized by the Nazis in Austria, and whether a United States district court should compel the American computer-chip-makers AMD and Intel to provide documents to each other in a European antitrust dispute. When it comes to interpreting treaties or settling international business disputes, the... (New Yorker)
Warning of smoking link to blindness Sep 7, 2005
Its plea for explicit government health warnings such as those already used in Australia is backed by the AMD Alliance International, which is campaigning to raise awareness of the condition experienced by 500,000 Britons, a quarter of all those suffering some sort of sight problem ... Age and genetic factors are among risk factors that are unavoidable but several studies have now established a link between smoking and AMD. The most recent, in the Journal of Ophthalmology in April this year,... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Survey shows smokers risk blindness Sep 7, 2005
Many of the UK's 13 million smokers will be unaware of the link between smoking and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which can lead to blindness. But the AMD Alliance UK said the link between smoking and the condition was now as robust as the link between smoking and lung cancer ... AMD is the leading cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 500,000 sufferers. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Lubbock hurricane relief efforts in motion Sep 6, 2005
They are collecting blankets, toiletries, baby products, food, bottled water, bedding amd monetary donations. Lubbock hurricane relief efforts in motion. (University Daily, TX)
Funeral home to help victims Sep 3, 2005
JENNIFER CHASTEEN Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home Administrator Karen Collins, Funeral Director James Curry, amd volunteer Richard Collins take in donations for hurricane victims at the Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home. Relief efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home in Lake City is sending help to Mississippi to deal with the dead. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Intel Refutes AMD Claims Sep 2, 2005
Select your StockWatch. "); function submitSearch(listid) { document.frmStockWatch.listid.value = listid; document.frmStockWatch.action = ("http://find. (TheStreet.com)
TEXT-Singapore's Citiraya seeks judicial management Sep 2, 2005
The Company has, on 31 August 2005, been served with a Writ of Summons by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices (Singapore) Pte Ltd (collectively AMD), in relation to alleged irregularities in the handling of materials they had sent to the Company ... However, AMD asserts that their claim will not be less than USD250 million. (Reuters Asia)
Intel Set To Release Dual-Core Xeons Ahead of Schedule Sep 2, 2005
It relies on Intel"s E8500 chipset technology that is designed to allow software to manage information on up to four cores per chip. Multicore Strategy The dual-core Paxville DP, also expected this year, uses the Intel E7520 chipset and will serve as the base for a collection of Xeon platforms, codenamed Bensley for server processors and Glidewell for desktop processors, in the first quarter of 2006. Intel hopes to have multicore processors in all of its product lines, from laptops to servers,... (NewsFactor)
Judge upholds verdict against Bedford company Sep 2, 2005
Chip maker denies charges in lawsuit filed by AMD ... " In a 63-page response to the 48-page suit filed by Advanced Micro Devices, Intel said its rival is smaller because of the way it handles its business -- not from any wrongdoing by the world's largest semiconductor company. ''AMD has made its own business decisions and choices that have determined its position in the marketplace," said Intel general counsel Bruce Sewell ... AMD seeks to instead blame Intel for the many business failures AMD... (Boston Globe -- Business)
Q&A with Hurd Sep 1, 2005
Who will win the battle between AMD and Intel over developing a faster, cooler chip ... "He can go toe-to-toe with any CFO in the country," says Marty Seyer, a corporate vice-president at AMD Micro Devices ( ), who worked for Hurd in the 1990s. (BusinessWeek)
Intel aims lower Sep 1, 2005
That was not, as AMD (, , ) says, Intel's program to phase out x86-server CPUs in favor of Itanium ... There was no vision in Intel's blind race to obliterate AMD64 by attempting to co-opt, and thereby devalue, the unique aspects of AMD's technology ... The lesson here is "don't strategize angry." Intel thought it could knock AMD out with a combination of strong-arm marketing and just barely enough engineering to get 64-bit, dual core, fast memory, and a high-speed bus in magazines' feature... (InfoWorld)
Justices can skip a case but prefer not to Aug 29, 2005
Only one case a 2003 dispute between chipmakers Intel and AMD reached the argument stage. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor did not participate in that case; she owned $15,000 to $50,000 in Intel stock at the time. (USA Today -- Politics)
Selective Insurance Group Announces Executive Appointments Aug 27, 2005
Brew is based in Selective's Claims Service Center in Richmond, VA, and is responsible for managing Selective's auto material damage (AMD) claims, centralized total loss handling, the Claims Apprentice Program and company- wide claims performance measuring and monitoring. Mr. Brew previously held Claims Manager and Claims Supervisor positions with Selective and with Allstate. (Yahoo Finance -- Insurance (Prop. & Casualty))
AMD steps up dual core Turion efforts Aug 24, 2005
Intel still set to beat AMD to market ... AMD has further narrowed down the delivery window for its first dual core 64 bits mobile Turion processor, promising to start shipping the new chip in the first half of 2006 ... By delivering the dual core mobile processor in the first half of next year, AMD turns up the heat for Intel to deliver its chip on time. (VNUNet.com)
Who Is King in CRM Software? Aug 24, 2005
Who will win the battle between AMD and Intel over developing a faster, cooler chip. AMD. (BusinessWeek)
Intel: Bring It On Aug 24, 2005
Intel to AMD: Bring It On ... Who will win the battle between AMD and Intel over developing a faster, cooler chip ... Intel to AMD: Bring It On The giant answers its smaller nemesis' challenge by focusing on making ever-faster chips more efficient. (BusinessWeek)
Why not Finneran? Aug 24, 2005
Amd I m sorry,but Rod Smith has never been blessed with sprinters speed. Sharpe was the 1 of the best TEs in the game ever,but I think Crumpler is good also,so it s not like that position takes away from any where else. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Chips And Guacamole Aug 24, 2005
If you believe AMD's colorful allegations, Intel has done a great job of gagging the computer industry ... AMD's indomitable leader, Hector Ruiz, worked the phones for days ... That left AMD to beat its own drum as loudly as possible. (Forbes)
