Dell said it would launch Dimension desktop computers with AMD processors next month and will introduce a two-socket and multi-processor server using AMD Opteron processors by the end of the year.

The embrace of AMD chips in the world's No. 1 PC vendor's desktop systems deals a further blow to Intel Corp., which had been essentially the exclusive supplier of microprocessors to Dell until the May, when, following months of speculation, Dell said it would roll out new servers based AMD's Opteron line of 64-bit processors by the end of this year.

For several months, AMD has been said to be gaining market share from Intel in some niches. AMD getting its foot in the door in Dell servers was a landmark event, but Dell's desktop computer market is significantly larger and potentially much more lucrative.

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