Aiyar to raise Asian concerns at OPEC meet
New Delhi: India will raise the issue of OPEC countries charging a premium on crude oil it sells to developing countries at the oil cartel's ministerial meeting in Vienna this week, according to the Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar.

"I will be speaking on 'Petroleum and Sustainable Development' on September 17 and will argue why Asian Premium is not justified for goals of sustainable development," he told a news conference.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) charges $0.6 to 1.2 a barrel premium on supplies it makes to India when compared to the price at which it sells to US and Europe. India pays the extra money on about 40-45 per cent of its imports.

During the first quarter of 2004-05, crude import bill jumped 51 per cent over 2003-04 to Rs.295,51 crore due to a surge in international crude oil prices.
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With the Geode NX 1250@6W(a) processor AMD launches a high-performance, fanless design
Austin, USA: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have announced the most recent addition to its AMD Geode NX family of high-performance, low-power processors, the AMD Geode NX 1250@6W(a) processor.

Based on the x86 architecture, the new processor is designed for solutions that require long-term market commitment such as thin clients, printers, point of sale, information and transaction kiosks and telecommunications networking equipment. The AMD Geode NX 1250@6W processor is compatible with the AMD Geode NX 1500@6W(a) processor and AMD Geode NX 1750@14W(a) processor. The Geode NX 1250@6W processor is based on an AMD Athlon core.

The AMD Geode family of embedded solutions is part of AMD's strategy to offer assets, resources and vision for extending x86 solutions from low-power embedded solutions up through the highest-performing server platforms. The Geode NX 1250@6W processor is a cost-effective solution for customers requiring sub-one gigahertz performance without a fan. Operating without a fan not only reduces design costs and allows for better power management, but also allows the processor to co-exist in virtually any environment because it can operate silently.

The AMD Geode NX 1250@6W processor broadens the selection AMD's customers have for x86 solutions that range from sub-one watt to 14 watts, allowing them to choose a processor that best meets their individual design needs.
The AMD Geode NX 1250@6W processor specifications:
—13um fabrication process
— 128/256KB L1/L2 cache
— 266MHz Front-Side Bus
— Floating Point logic
— AMD PowerNow!(TM) technology
— Less than 6 watt (typical) to 9 watt (maximum) Total System Power Dissipation
—Socket A compatibility
—3DNow!(TM), MMX(TM) and SSE Instruction Set

The AMD Geode NX 1250@6W processor operates at 667MHz and is supported by the AMD Geode NX DB1500 development board. The Geode NX 1500@6W processor operates at 1GHz and is supported by the AMD Geode NX DB1500. The Geode NX 1750@14W processor operates at 1.4 GHz.

The AMD Geode NX 1250@6W processor's availability is targeted for October 2004, and is priced at $45 in 10,000-unit quantities.

AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors, Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer, communications and consumer electronics industries.
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