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The article reports that the move of Dell Inc. to stay only with the integrated circuits from Intel Corp. has set Dell apart from its competitors. Dell executives stated that there are no plans to introduce servers or microcomputers running on the processors made by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Dell president and chief executive officer Kevin Rollins claimed that the move would not make a business sense, implying that selling both product lines would be confusing to Dell's sales team and customers.

The article reflects on the conflict between Intel Corp. and AMD Corp. on which company has the best quad-core processor. The author explains that the problem is not clear that the choice of one quad-core chip versus another will really have a significant performance impact on a network. He argues that the factors affecting how a server performs in a network could make one server work, regardless of claims. He suggests that the single most precious resource in many data centers is real estate.

The article reports on the effort of Intel Corp. to create a new chip architecture, a replacement for the circuitry that underpins its entire x86 product line, that would both increase performance and cut power consumption in the U.S. According to Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner, the new architecture will allow chips such as Intel’s dual-core Woodcrest server processor, to offer a 35 percent reduction in power consumption with an 80 percent bump in performance over the current Xeon DP processor. The author also discusses the factors contributing to processor performance as well as for power consumption.

The article reports on the launch of the latest upgraded desktop models, the ThinkCenter M52 and A52, by Lenovo Group Ltd. The models will include Intel Corp.'s new dual-core Pentium D chip and 945G chip set which Lenovo had purchased earlier. Dilip Bhatia, program director of Lenovo's worldwide ThinkCenter brand, said that the new ThinkCentres would be available in mid-June 2005. Intel officials predict the role of this technology in the future development of desktops. Other PC makers like Hewlett-Packard Co. of Palo Alto, California and Dell Inc. of Round Rock, Texas are also embracing this new technology.

The article reports that a group of vendors led by Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Sun Microsystems Computer Corp., and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. late last week published a specification for using Web services to manage a range of IT infrastructure elements. The Web Services-Management specification is intended to help IT reduce the cost and complexity of managing hardware ranging from chips and handheld devices to data center servers. The specification is designed to exploit Web services as a common communications mechanism to conduct a variety of management tasks.

Computer company Gateway Inc. is continuing its headlong push into retail, adding CompUSA Inc. to the list of fronts that will sell Gateway-branded desktops. The computers are the first from Gateway to feature Intel Corp.'s 915G chip set, which supports an 800MHz frontside bus, PCI Express x16 graphics and Intel's Hyper-Threading technology. The moves come a month after Gateway announced an agreement with Best Buy Co. Inc., which now sells Gateway desktops and laptops, and they represent a continuation of the company's dramatic shift toward the small-business and consumer segments. In fact, the company's retail strategy is a key component in its drive to return to profitability next year. Gateway has shut down a facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and announced it will slash its payroll to fewer than 2,000 by the end of the year. A year ago, Gateway had about 8,500 employees. The new desktops, the 500GR and the 550GR, are designed to bring high-end features to computers sold in retail outlets and expand access to Gateway products beyond its direct-sales channel.

Intel Corp.'s advertising budget for its Centrino chip set dwarfs its competitors' budgets. To that end, in separate attacks against Intel, Atheros Communications Inc. and Broadcom Corp. each introduced new wireless chip sets last week that include technology Intel does not yet offer. Broadcom's new chips will save power so that a notebook running an Intel Pentium M processor and a Broadcom wireless radio will last 20 minutes longer than a notebook running an Intel Centrino wireless chip set, officials said. The chip set incorporates a Pentium M processor and a wireless radio from Philips Electronics N.V. Customers who want to support 802.11a or 802.11g have the option of buying a Pentium M processor and a radio from a third party, such as Broadcom or Atheros. Intel officials declined to divulge the marketing budget for Centrino.

Reports on the decision of the high technology company Intel Corp. to reduce prices of its desktop and notebook processors chips. Chips prices for those being reduced; Reason behind the decision of company to reduce the rates of chips.

The article reports on optimism of Craig Barrett, chief executive officer (CEO) of Intel Corp. while the personal computer (PC) industry is encountering weak economy. Analysts have predicted that Intel will announce as much as 50 percent cuts in the price of its Pentium 4 chip on August 26, 2001. According to analysts, sales of Intel will not rise until the end of 2001. Other executives of the PC industry do not share the optimism of Barrett. According to Carly Fiorina, chairman and CEO of HP and Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of Compaq, the weakening of the global economy will continue to hurt sales, forcing their companies to lower earnings projections and continue cutting jobs and other expenses.