{"id":4042,"date":"2013-10-02T17:03:56","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T15:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2013-10-02T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T15:05:57","slug":"amd-selects-sapphire-as-exclusive-global-distribution-partner-for-amd-firepro-professional-graphics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/4042-amd-selects-sapphire-as-exclusive-global-distribution-partner-for-amd-firepro-professional-graphics\/","title":{"rendered":"AMD<\/span> Selects SAPPHIRE<\/span> as Exclusive Global Distribution Partner for AMD<\/span> FirePro Professional Graphics"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u2500 AMD<\/span> teams with an ide\u00adal part\u00adner, SAPPHIRE<\/span>, to enhan\u00adce the inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon of AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro Pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal Graphics \u2500<\/div>\n


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\nSUNNYVALE<\/span>, Calif.  \u201410\/1\/2013  <\/strong><\/p>\n

AMD<\/span><\/a> (NYSE<\/span>: AMD<\/span>) today announ\u00adced SAPPHIRE<\/span> Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy<\/a> as its exclu\u00adsi\u00adve glo\u00adbal dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon part\u00adner for AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro\u2122 pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gra\u00adphics. An inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal sup\u00adpli\u00ader and lea\u00adding manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adrer of inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies, SAPPHIRE<\/span> has suc\u00adcessful\u00adly col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adted with AMD<\/span> for more than a deca\u00adde, mana\u00adging AMD<\/span> pro\u00adducts in various mar\u00adkets and acting as an AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gra\u00adphics chan\u00adnel part\u00adner in Asia.<\/p>\n

The dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon part\u00adner\u00adship will be bene\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal in dri\u00adving stron\u00adger sup\u00adport for AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gra\u00adphics by deli\u00adve\u00adring new dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon resour\u00adces to AMD<\/span>\u2019s chan\u00adnel eco\u00adsys\u00adtem com\u00adpa\u00adnies worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>For many years we have enjoy\u00aded a strong, pro\u00adduc\u00adti\u00adve and mutual\u00adly bene\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal rela\u00adti\u00adonship with SAPPHIRE<\/span>. This new col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon marks yet ano\u00adther exci\u00adting step in our award-win\u00adning AMD<\/span> gra\u00adphics histo\u00adry by ope\u00adning up new mar\u00adkets for AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro,\u201d said David Cum\u00admings, seni\u00ador direc\u00adtor and gene\u00adral mana\u00adger, Pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal Gra\u00adphics at AMD<\/span>. \u201cAMD<\/span> is com\u00admit\u00adted to growth in the pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal gra\u00adphics mar\u00adket, and as we build on the suc\u00adcess of AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro, we sought out a dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon part\u00adner that would allow us to broa\u00adden our reach, sup\u00adport gro\u00adwing sales and embrace new oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties. SAPPHIRE<\/span> was the natu\u00adral choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The com\u00adpa\u00adny enga\u00adged SAPPHIRE<\/span> to deli\u00adver focu\u00adsed dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon on a glo\u00adbal basis. SAPPHIRE<\/span>\u2019s expe\u00adri\u00adence in a varie\u00adty of regi\u00adons \u2013 inclu\u00adding more than five years in the Asia-Paci\u00adfic work\u00adsta\u00adtion mar\u00adket \u2013 enables AMD<\/span> to ser\u00advice the needs of even lar\u00adger num\u00adbers of users throug\u00adhout the world.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>We are very plea\u00adsed to be the pri\u00adma\u00adry cham\u00adpi\u00adon for the chan\u00adnel,\u201d said Adri\u00adan Thomp\u00adson, VP<\/span> of Mar\u00adke\u00adting, SAPPHIRE<\/span>. \u201cSAPPHIRE<\/span> has expe\u00adri\u00adence in key pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal mar\u00adkets that AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro tar\u00adgets inclu\u00adding manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring CAD<\/span>, media and enter\u00adtain\u00adment, dis\u00adplay walls and more. By streng\u00adthening our asso\u00adcia\u00adti\u00adon with AMD<\/span>, both com\u00adpa\u00adnies win. We look for\u00adward to our expan\u00added role to broa\u00adden the reach of AMD<\/span> FirePro.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adti\u00adon part\u00adner\u00adship is effec\u00adti\u00adve imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly, with AMD<\/span> Fire\u00adPro pro\u00adducts dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adted in the chan\u00adnel through SAPPHIRE<\/span> from Oct. 1, 2013. Mean\u00adwhile, ori\u00adgi\u00adnal equip\u00adment manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring (OEM<\/span>) cus\u00adto\u00admers will still have the abili\u00adty to purcha\u00adse pro\u00adducts direct\u00adly from AMD<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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