MACROPROCESSING' KEY TO E-BUSINESS, SAYS Intel
vice president
NEW YORK, June 27, 2001 - The new "macroprocessing" model will empower
Internet-enabled enterprises to keep pace with rapid, fundamental market
changes and heightened competition, said Mike Splinter, Intel executive vice
president and director of worldwide sales and marketing, in his keynote
speech today at the Technology Exchange Week New York event..
Macroprocessing is a deployment model Intel
defines as applying the volume
economics, performance leadership and industry innovation found in the
microprocessor to the demands and opportunities of the new Internet-enabled
enterprise. Splinter said the competitive realities of e-Business will
continue to drive corporations to adapt their compute models, with a shift
from rigid proprietary systems to flexible, open platforms that can bring
together the processing power of mainframe computing, the ubiquity of PCs
and the connectivity of the Internet.
"Despite booms and busts, the industry is
still in the embryonic stage of
the Internet and e-Business build-out," Splinter said. "For companies
to
fully reap the benefits of e-Business, they must demand collaboration from
the technology industry to deliver a broad choice of high-performing
computing solutions that are less expensive, more flexible and don't require
customers to rely on any one company."
During the keynote, Splinter highlighted
companies deploying and developing
e-Business solutions based on Intel technologies, including Intel® Pentium®
4 and Xeon(tm) processors, Intel Itanium(tm) processors, and Intel's
forthcoming Pentium III processors on 0.13 micron process technology
(code-named Tualatin).
After piloting Intel-based servers, USA
Today.com said it is converting its
entire IT infrastructure to Intel-based servers. The decision to switch was
made after a successful pilot program that took just seven weeks to deploy
before last year's Summer Olympics in Sydney. Using Intel-based servers, USA
Today will manage an estimated 100 million Web site requests daily.
Other e-Business technologies were highlighted as well. Questra, an
e-Business software and services company, showcased an innovative product
for around-the-clock device monitoring, remote diagnostics and preventive
maintenance for Intel-based servers. Using peer-to-peer technology running
on Pentium 4 processors, Splinter demonstrated how Groove Networks can
deliver real-time data and voice over IP connection via its Groove Software
Application, based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Separately, Splinter provided an update on Intel's 0.13 micron process
technology, an innovation that produces smaller and higher-performing
processors with lower power consumption requirements. Intel has been
shipping 0.13 micron-based Intel Pentium III processors to its customers
since May, and plans to debut the mobile Pentium III processor-M based on
the technology at speeds in excess of 1 GHz in the third quarter. Code-named
"Tualatin," these processors will also appear in ultra-dense and
application
servers. In addition, Intel will sample its first 0.13 micron-based flash
products in the fourth quarter.
Splinter also said that Intel plans to
introduce Pentium 4 processors at 1.8
and 1.6 GHz in July. The Pentium 4 processor is based on the Intel
NetBurst(tm) micro-architecture, providing performance where consumers and
corporations need it most while delivering the power to take advantage of
emerging Internet demands and digital technologies. Splinter added that 17
server and workstation manufacturers have announced Itanium-based systems to
date, and a total of approximately 25 manufacturers are expected to offer
more than 35 models this year.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also
a leading manufacturer of
computer, networking and communications products. Additional information
about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
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