posted by Pat Gelsinger on March 30, 2009
Today, at our headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley, we launched the most important Intel server product since 1995’s Intel® Pentium® Pro processor.
In 1995, fewer than 750Ku servers based on Intel architecture were sold, representing only 10 percent of the total revenue for server hardware purchases−most of these were simple department or print servers playing fairly modest roles in the computing hierarchy. The Pentium Pro processor was our first chip optimized for server workloads—you could call it the father of the Intel® Xeon® processor. With its multiprocessing front side bus and the first out of order microprocessor in the industry, we knew the technology was transformative, but we didn’t predict the role that the technology ultimately would play as a driver for growth of the internet.
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posted by Bill Kircos on March 30, 2009
We have a fairly large division within Intel loosely referred to as the Embedded Computing group. I’ve never liked the word embedded personally, it doesn’t say much about what that group does, which is a lot — and possibly a lot more.
I sort of define it as a division where Intel sells processors and platforms that target computing-related machines that aren’t PCs, laptops or servers. Think networking devices, printers, cash registers, ‘smart’ vending machines, automobiles and probably 1000s of other devices, especially now that we have Xeon, Core and Atom in our suite of products.
As more and more of these devices connect to the Internet and/or wish to become ‘smarter,’ the growth of the embedded market could explode. Plus, if you add a city-wide, high-speed broadband umbrella like WiMAX, or some cool things like adding the Internet to your car, your home to better manage and check electricity usage, or even dishwasher robotics, you can see that Intel’s prediction for billions more devices that are all connected could become true.
That’s why our embedded division is classified as a key growth area for Intel, along with our CE, netbook, MID, healthcare and a couple of other areas.
Well, the NY Times has been following this market closely the past few weeks. There is a column today about our retail efforts via a smart kiosk, and a couple of weeks ago there was a story about Intel and Microsoft and how there are many R&D ideas on the table that could make everything from traffic to elevators smarter and more efficient. Worth the quick reads.
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posted by Ken Kaplan on March 25, 2009
Today Katherine Boehret of The Wall Street Journal test drove a technology we first saw publicly at the Intel Developer Forum in August 2008 and at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2009.
Along with Katherine’s story “Yahoo Widgets Lend Brains to Boob Tube,” she did a cool video demonstrating her favorite features and service of the Widget Channel.
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tagged: Digital Home, Intel, Intel CE3100, Internet TV, Wall Street Journal, Widget Channel, Yahoo!
posted by Doug L. Davis on March 24, 2009
Please note this announcement was made on March 2, 2009.
Click here for the press kit and additional information on this product.
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posted by Daniel Snyder on March 13, 2009
A few months back I gave you a glimpse "inside my press sample cabinet," and boy did you respond! From San Francisco to Reykjavik to Rome people had all kinds of ideas how to put samples to use. We received over a hundred inquiries and did the best we could to sample some of the more interesting and far-flung requests. First off, a tech reviewer in Iceland took a look at one of our Core 2 Duo parts, and let's just say that his "cooling solution" is, ahem, robust shall we say?
Lots of the tech review sites I work with on a day to day basis sent me some photos of THEIR sample cabinets that were filled thanks in part to me opening mine. It was like seeing a child grown up and on his own in the world, all those CPUs lounging after excruciating work on benchmarks, haha! Nate from Legit Reviews has hardware flowing over in his cabinet:
...and the award to the most organized review area goes to Marco at Hot Hardware:
Who said we techie guys were slobs? Haha!
A PC enthusiast in Rome emailed me a photo of what was in HIS goodie cabinet in addition to his tech gear--pottery shards from antiquity! He uses his high end Intel-based PC to do archaeological research and swap stories with other archaeology buffs all over the world. Oh, and he wanted an SSD from me too.
Thanks everyone for the great ideas and enthusiasm for Intel products. It always amazes me to see how far these things travel and the creative things people are doing with them.
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posted by Kari Aakre on March 04, 2009
If you’re on Facebook, you’ve surely been hit up by at least a friend or two to fill out your list of 25 random things about you. It reminds me of the chain letters I used to get as a kid where you get the letter from a friend, rewrite it and then send to 5 of your friends. And so it continues. I never did get any of those prizes promised in the chain letters.
Well, Intel has jumped on the 25 Random Things bandwagon and I think you’ll find some surprises in here. Other things may not be a big surprise, especially if you’re at all familiar with the Intel culture. Regardless, it’s a fun read. Here’s a little preview of what you’ll find, but its best to visit the Intel Facebook page to see the whole list.
Take a look, comment, share your thoughts. And while you’re at it, join our Facebook group. The more the merrier!
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posted by Ken Kaplan on March 02, 2009
I remember when it was called “interactive.” Nowadays I hear “immersive,” or the “rich” Internet.
The Internet experience is improving all the time, and one of the biggest changes we’re seeing is the impact of more video. From short to long clips. From Webisodes to HD home movies being uploaded to YouTube.
From my view inside Intel, I like to think of this progress being powered by Moore’s Law and the every improving microprocessor.
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tagged: Intel, Oline Video, online entertainment, Video, Widget Channel
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