HYDERABAD: AMD (NYSE: AMD) and the American India Foundation (AIF), announced the launch of the first Learning Lab in Hyderabad at the Government Girls High School, West Marredpally. The Learning Lab reiterates AMD's commitment to connect 50 percent of the world's population to the Internet by 2015 under the aegis of its 50x15 Initiative.

Equipped with AMD Athlon Dual-Core processor-based Microsoft IQ PCs, the lab will provide affordable Internet access to more than 450 school children at the Government Girls High School, West Marredpally.

"The 50x15 Initiative was established with the aim to empower a larger segment of our world's population with Internet access. This initiative is creating digital inclusion ecosystems around the world that will eventually enable sustainable economic development. With the launch of the Learning Lab in Hyderabad, we hope to be able to bring positive change in the lives of 450 students at the Government Girls High School," said Adrian Hartog, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Consumer Electronics Group & President, AMD Canada.

"We have tried and ensured that we provide state of the art infrastructure to these students, who have the will to learn and are the future," said Dasaradha R Gude, Managing Director, AMD R&D Center, India. "These initiatives will truly benefit the students and the community. Our local AMD India employees are truly excited about creating the ideal local conditions and an ecosystem for students in Hyderabad as part of the global 50x15 Initiative."

"American India Foundation's (AIF) efforts have been focused on accelerating social and economic change in the country. Our collaboration with AMD for the 50x15 initiative takes us a step further towards our collective goal of providing education for underprivileged students, through harnessing the power of technology," said AIF President, Lata Krishnan.

This launch in Hyderabad follows the inauguration of a similar lab in Bangalore , on November 11, 2007. This new Learning Lab joins more than 25 50x15 Learning Labs that have been created worldwide and they extend AMD's global commitment to expanding education opportunities in the communities in which it operates.