BUSINESS WIRE DAILY BRIEFING - MAY 31, 2006.

A summary of news releases for May 31, 2006, compiled by Business Wire, the global leader in news distribution. To view any of these news release on Business Wire's website, please go to www.businesswire.com.

1) Category Code: Consumer Electronics

AMD CRANKS UP THE VOLUME ON DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WITH THE AMD LIVE!(TM) PC; AMD LIVE!(TM) ENTERTAINMENT SUITE ENABLES CONSUMERS TO STREAM LIVE TV, PROTECT PRECIOUS PHOTOS, REMOTELY ACCESS CONTENT AND MORE

AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced today the next milestone in digital entertainment with the AMD LIVE!(TM) PC -- a full-featured, easy-to-use media center PC, designed to enable consumers to organize, distribute, share, and enjoy their content collection throughout the home and on the go. Leading OEMs including Acer, Alienware, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Gateway, HP, Sahara, and Tsinghua Tongfang, as well as system builders in North America, Western Europe, and China, will have AMD LIVE! PCs, powered by the award-winning AMD Athlon(TM) 64 X2 dual-core processor, starting in June. The AMD LIVE! Entertainment Suite, a collection of services and applications designed to enhance the PC experience, is also available today at www.amdlive.com.

2) Category Code: Technology

D2 TECHNOLOGIES OPENS TAIWAN VOIP DESIGN CENTER; MICHAEL DENG TO HEAD R&D EFFORT

D2 Technologies announces today that it has opened a design center in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The center will be responsible for a variety of R&D projects aimed at advancing the state of the art of VoIP technology. The design center will be headed by Michael Deng, who reports to Matt Randmaa, vice president of engineering. D2 is best known for its vPort software, which is deployed in residential products, and is designed for CPE products such as wired/wireless Voice-enabled Terminal Adapters, routers and gateways, as well VoIP phones and handsets.