According to the EPA, Intel is the largest single purchaser of green power in the US

Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its list of top green energy purchasers here in the US. Intel topped that list for the second year in a row! Our purchase of renewable energy certificates (RECs) amounts to 1.3 billion … Continue reading

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What Does a Lost or Stolen Laptop Cost?

A recent independent study done by the Ponemon Institute and commissioned by Intel, found that lost or stolen laptops cost their corporate owners an average of $49,246. The Ponemon Institute analyzed 138 instances of lost or stolen laptops to better … Continue reading

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Building Trust In Technology – Part 3

Text of speech at FTC March 16, 2009 – Part 3 (Don Whiteside and Scott Uthe contributed substantially to these remarks) Privacy Tools Abound There is no shortage of tools available to users focused on protecting their privacy. The majority … Continue reading

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TheTrans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership

Trade agreements have been a major contributor to improving U.S. competitiveness and economic growth in our global economy and also are important to promoting economic recovery for U.S. workers and businesses. Trade agreements open up our countries’ markets to our … Continue reading

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Moving from Inter-not to Internet …

Intel recently submitted Comments to the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) regarding the $7.2B in broadband stimulus funding to be awarded over the next couple years.  With … Continue reading

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A Great Day in DC

I had the pleasure of escorting three of the Intel Science Talent Search finalists to Capitol Hill last month. It was an honor to get to know these magnificent students, and to learn about their amazing projects. Elizabeth Coquillette (Cleveland … Continue reading

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Building Trust In Technology – Part II

Text of speech at FTC March 16, 2009 – Part 2 (Don Whiteside and Scott Uthe contributed substantially to these remarks) Triangle of Trust No single entity can achieve the goal of building trust; it is clearly a Shared Responsibility. … Continue reading

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Patent Reform Update

Two weeks ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved and reported out of committee S. 515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009. Similar, earlier versions of this bill had been under consideration by both Houses of Congress for the past three … Continue reading

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Trade and U.S. Competitiveness are Joined at the Hip

Did you know much of Intel’s R&D and capital investment occurs in the U.S., but close to 80% of our revenue is generated overseas? Everyone agrees that the U.S. needs to become more competitive.  Other nations are catching up and some … Continue reading

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Science Day at the White House brings 40 Intel Science Talent Search finalists to meet President Obama

President Barack Obama meeting the Intel Science Competition Students at the White House Monday, March 9, 2009. White House photo by Chuck Kennedy   March 9, 2009 – President Obama greeted the high school students being honored for their original research in … Continue reading

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