AMD ties up with TAG for India expansion

Computer chip manufacturing company AMD announced its strategic alliance  with TAG (Technology And Gadgets), a national distributor of the entire portfolio of AMD professional graphics including its newest generation of AMD FirePro professional graphics in India. Through this arrangement with TAG, AMD aims to expand its presence in India and explore newer market segments for its professional graphic cards business.

With the explosion in multimedia and the growing importance of visual computing, the graphics processor unit (GPU) and its parallel computing architecture is increasingly being leveraged by applications to manage and manipulate data.

This is leading to the rapid adoption of latest technologies in the world of graphics in fields of entertainment, education, retail, mission critical applications and other professional purposes–thereby representing huge business opportunity for AMD FirePro professional graphics.

"AMD FirePro is one of the fastest growing lines of professional graphic cards. From generation to generation of graphics performance, this success stems from our unwavering focus on the needs of the professional, where we offer a complete range of professional graphics solutions. We're pleased with the new relationship between AMD and TAG, as it enhances our route to market and gives us the leverage to expand our customer base in India, by adding to our existing base of consumers and entering new geographic segments where TAG has a strong foothold," said Ed Caracappa - director of global sales, professional graphics, AMD.