AMD Lands Another Corporate Supply Pact

Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Quote - Cramer on AMD - Stock Picks), in another move into the corporate market, says personal computer maker NEC will use its Athlon and Duron microprocessors in one line of commercial desktop computers.

AMD has been aggressively targeting the commercial market, which typically is a stronghold for its much larger competitor Intel (INTC Quote - Cramer on INTC - Stock Picks). In this case, the NEC PowerMate computers are targeted at governments and large businesses in Europe, starting in France, the U.K., Italy and the Netherlands.