Keynote : Introduction
IDF is one of the biggest technology forums in the world; its main aim is for Intel to show their new technology and show us their stance on the global technology market. IDF is a huge deal to Intel with over 4,000 attendees and around 500 press from around the world, held twice a year in many different countries of the world. The theme of this years IDF is on the '3 C's', computing, communication and convergence. The convergence part of the market is bringing communication to computing and other factors; I will cover these in my editorial.
One of the main leads which Intel is working on is the fact that consumers want to buy a product which suits a need and is a complete solution. This is where Intel is aiming for.
The market is currently trying to recover from the .com and the over investment in the telecommunications field, and hopefully by this time next year it will have. Once over this hurdle then more decisions can be made.
Within the market there are 160 million PCs which are over 3 years old; these have legacy operating systems from Microsoft such as 95 and 98. These will all be replaced within the upcoming year or so - this is where Intel is pitching some of its new products. By 2006 it is predicted that there will be over 1 Billion users of the Internet, with over 2 billion devices attached and over $1 trillion in revenue within the ecommerce industry.
We have seen a switch in the UK market for people from analogue to digital, and with convergence Intel are aiming to achieve the same within the computer sectors, with movement to digital TV and to digital photography. From this in recent months we have seen a greater increase of broadband usage in the UK as well as all over the world, with competition fiercer than ever before. Wireless networking adoption has been high with the introduction of 802 in the form of a, b, g, and x. Also with the implementation of GPRS and 3G - this enables 100% connectivity.
