| Company | Advanced Micro Devices |
| Channel Chief | Stephen DiFranco |
| Title | Corporate VP of Sales and Marketing |
| Years of Channel Management Experience | >20 |
| Number of Channel Employees (U.S. or North America) | declined |
| Higher or Lower Than 2005? | higher |
| Systems/Peripherals | |
| Storage | |
| Networking | |
| Security | |
| Software/Managed Services Platforms | |
| Channel Chief's Boss | Henri Richard, Executive VP and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer |
| 2006 Accomplishment | Orchestrated integration of AMD and ATI channel programs; launched small-business resource site |
| VAR Testimonial | AMD has rapidly evolved into a strong partner for us. As the demand for their Opteron-based servers have grown, AMD's Channel investments have spurred increased activity among our reseller customers. --Rich Severa, Arrow Electronics |
| Support/Programs for MSPs? | AMD supports several MSPs with innovative AMD64 solutions. At this time, our MSP partners have not yet expressed the need for a separate, dedicated MSP program |
| Percent of Revenue Driven by U.S./N.A. Channel? | declined |
| Year-over-year Change 2005 to 2006 | declined |
| Number of U.S. or N.A. Channel Partners | 8,500+ |
| Higher or Lower Than 2005? | higher |
| Recruiting New Channel Partners? Y/N | Y |
| How Many and What Type? | Seeking new channel partners who are interested in offering leading-edge technology-based solution to solve real world computing challenges. |
| Partner portal URL |
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/SellAMDProducts/0,,30_177,00.html |
| Channel contact | Jonathan Seckler 512.602.8910 jonathan.seckler@amd.com |
