| Chip Shot: "ScienceSim" - New Virtual World |
| November 20, 2008 |
| Virtual worlds and online games will evolve into a "3D Internet" and will become a primary mode for human interaction, ranging from simulated worlds used for collaboration, socialization, and entertainment, to augmented realities like Google Earth that combine real world imagery with the user-generated information. Read more about a new collaboration - "ScienceSim" - announced at Supercomputing'08 that's aimed at creating a new immersive, connected environments to further cutting edge scientific research in Intel CTO Justin Rattner's blog. |
| Chip Shot: Revealed - A POD that Rocks Your Datacenter |
| November 19, 2008 |
| This week the HP Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) will roll into Austin, "the live music capital of the world," for an appearance at Supercomputing '08. Energy efficiency watchers are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to see the HP POD, an add-on datacenter with room in its 40-foot container for up to 3,520 Intel Xeon nodes. The HP POD is designed to accommodate additional capacity needs quickly and deliver fierce levels of performance density - it is 50% more energy efficient than traditional brick-and-mortar data center build-outs. We expect the POD will bring down the house with a lineup like that. |
| Chip Shot: Technology and Environment Leaders Call for Policy on Energy-Efficiency |
| November 18, 2008 |
| Did you know that technology can cut global greenhouse gases 15 percent and save up to $946B? Today in Washington DC at the "SMART 2020: How ICT Can Save the Economy" conference, technology and environmental leaders - including Intel - formed the Digital Solutions Energy Campaign (DESC) to promote the connection between technology and climate change solutions. DESC outlined an IT policy framework for making private industry and governments more energy-efficient through opportunities such as smart buildings and smart grids. |
| Chip Shot: Weather Forecasters Get Wind of Intel's Next Generation Microarchitecture |
| November 18, 2008 |
| Intel's advances in the high performance computing field are being showcased this week at Super Computing '08 in Austin, TX. Among the highlights is the work Intel is doing with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NACR) which uses some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to predict weather and climate change. Its latest 3D atmospheric model, the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF), is being used by the National Weather Service, U.S. military and private meteorological services to improve forecasting accuracy and speed. Early tests using Intel's next generation microarchitecture show that NACR has nearly tripled the speed of WRF modeling compared to previous Intel based solutions. The lightning quick modeling will speed the pace of discovery and benefit the general public by providing forecasts that help protect life and property. |
| Chip Shot: Intel + Nine Computing Industry Leaders = A Quadrillion Operation per Second |
| November 18, 2008 |
| The Hyperion project, a partnership between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), a world-class research and development facility, Intel and nine other leading technology companies was highlighted this week at Super Computing (SC)'08 in Austin. Hyperion will consist of a world class Linux cluster to support partner development and large-scale testing. The final Hyperion deployment, which will be Intel Cluster Ready, will provide high performance computing (HPC) assets of more than 1,000 nodes. Intel, LLNL and Dell will collaborate on the installation and deployment. The cluster currently uses the 45-nanometer Intel Xeon processor 5400 series to reach its PetaFLOP computing and storage capabilities. Intel's next generation microprocessors will figure prominently in the next phase of the project. More details can be found at the Dell Press Room. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Wins 2008 HPCwire Readers' and Editor's Choice Award |
| November 17, 2008 |
| Intel has won several HPCwire Editors' and Readers' Choice awards this week. These awards at give Intel a strong endorsement of its product leadership and outstanding software support for high performance computing. Intel's Cluster Tools received the Editors' Choice "Best HPC Cluster Solution or Technology." Nehalem was recognized with both Editors' Choice and Readers' Choice awards in the "Top 5 New Products or Technologies to Watch" category. Intel's work with the Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign won the Editors' Choice "Best HPC Collaboration Between Government and Industry." Intel was also recognized in the "Top 5 Vendors to Watch in 2009" category. More information on the awards can be found at HPCwire. |
| Chip Shot: Intel, SGI and NASA reach for Mars |
| November 17, 2008 |
| NASA wants to send astronauts to Mars. Key to that effort is Pleiades, the world's third most powerful supercomputer. Powered by 12,800 quad-core Intel Xeon processors, the SGI Altix ICE 8200EX system this week made its debut on the Top500 list. At 487 TeraFLOPS, Pleiades is the world's fastest general-purpose supercomputer. For more information visit: SGI News Room. |
| Chip Shot: National Schoolchildren Competition of Intel and Leibniz University Starts Again |
| November 17, 2008 |
| Schoolchildren from Germany are able to register for the Intel®-Leibniz-Challenge, Germany's second largest national schoolchildren competition through March 2009. As part of the German Intel Education program, the competition aims to excite and fascinate teenagers about natural science and engineering professions. The competition is under the patronage of the President of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. The children have to compete in four real-life exercises developed by engineers of Intel. More than 2,700 schoolchildren registered for the past contest.. |
| Chip Shot: Nice Notebooks - Intel Notebook Modding Competition |
| November 13, 2008 |
| Case modding is all about beautifying and customizing PC cases. The Intel Centrino Modding Competition in Germany is a creativity contest focused on the remodeling and makeover of these laptops. A jury just selected the five best applicants who will receive free notebooks from OCZ with Intel Core2 Quad Processor for remodeling. Deadline for finishing the mods is February 1. All five mods will be displayed on CeBIT 2009. The progress of the mods will be regularly documented by the participants on the Intel Centrino Modding Competition site. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Solid-State Drives Named CES Innovation Honoree |
| November 12, 2008 |
| The Consumer Electronic Association has named the Intel High-Performance SATA Solid-State Drives, the Intel X25-M and X18-M Mainstream, as an Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award Honoree in the Computer Hardware category. The Intel architectural breakthroughs of the X25-M and X18-M help remove performance bottlenecks on the PC platform to offer a responsive, low-power, rugged storage solution. Intel has an enormous presence planned for the CES show, too. More on that later. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Advances HPC with Software Tools Updates |
| November 11, 2008 |
| Today, Intel announced updates to three software development tools designed to aid high performance computing (HPC) software developers. Major releases of Intel C++ Compiler 11.0 Professional Edition and Intel Fortran Compiler 11.0 Professional Edition for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows enable programmers to leverage parallelism to incorporate multicore, multi-threaded and 64-bit-enabled performance into their applications and include high performance libraries, which are also available separately. Additionally, the updated Intel Cluster Toolkit 3.2 offers the latest support for Message Passing Interface, standards and new platforms for HPC development. The products also include support for the soon-to-be-released Intel Core i7 processors. More information on these and other software development tools can be found at Intel Software Development Products. |
| Chip Shot: Windows Server Cruises on 256 Intel Cores |
| November 11, 2008 |
| Intel and Microsoft's shared goal of creating a more dynamic and efficient data center took major step forward at Microsoft WinHEC. Microsoft unveiled Windows Server 2008 R2, which increased support from 64 logical processors to 256, a milestone akin to getting dragster performance and hybrid efficiency under the same hood. You can see an impressive demo during Microsoft Corporate Vice President Bill Laing's WinHEC keynote (at about 30:39) on both a 192-core Intel Xeon-based IBM server and a 256-core Intel Intanium-based HP server. |
| Chip Shot: Intel and VoIP - Calling All SMBs/SMEs |
| November 11, 2008 |
| At VoiceCon, Intel announced two new reference designs for multi-service business gateways (MSBGs) and converged IP-PBX , which combine voice, data, video, other multimedia and security services in a single device. While businesses have embraced VoIP, small businesses face challenges in management, maintenance and scalability for future hardware, applications and services, making MSBGs an ideal solution. Intel's MSBG reference designs are based on the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology and will allow manufactures to deliver custom converged networking solutions for SMBs/SMEs. For more information visit: VoIP, Video, and Converged Communications. |
| Chip Shot: New Intel XML Software Tools - Max Performance, Minimal Effort |
| November 07, 2008 |
| Intel released an update to its XML Software Suite, a software library that helps developers deliver the maximum XML processing performance for any Enterprise, SOA, SaaS, and Web 2.0 based applications. The latest offering, Intel XML Software Suite 1.2, optimizes XML application performance, takes full advantage of Intel Architecture, lowers total cost of ownership and allows developers to quickly and easily incorporate technologies for a faster time to market. The updated software suite includes support for Intel Core i7 processors, StAX API for Java, and increased compatibility with IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic. This new version also integrates Intel SSE4.2 instructions to further boost XML processing performance. Intel XML Software Suite 1.2 can be downloaded here. For more information about Intel's Software Development Products, please visit the Intel Software Network. |
| Chip Shot: Intel-based Laptops, Devices Storm Fashion Runway |
| November 06, 2008 |
| Today, Intel is hosting a Mobile Technology Runway Event in New York City showcasing a wide set of fashionable and portable devices. Personas such as the 'multi-tasking mom,' the 'executive' and the 'fashionista' were included in the runway show to demonstrate the breadth of offerings for mobile computing both for work and play; all powered by Intel technology. Today, one can be fashionable while getting the information we need, the entertainment we desire and the ability to communicate no matter where we are. For more information from the event, visit here. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Names Newest Fellows |
| November 06, 2008 |
| Each year, a select few are chosen from Intel's technical ranks to be named Intel Fellows, the top technical position in the company. This year Intel has honored six employees for their technical expertise and leadership including: Genevieve Bell, Director, User Experience Group; Fayé A. Briggs, Director, Scalable Server Architecture; Douglas M. Carmean, Larrabee Chief Architect; Vivek K. Singh, Director, Computational Lithography; Joseph M. Steigerwald, Director, Chemical Mechanical Polish Technology; and Richard A. Uhlig, Chief Virtualization Architect. |
| Chip Shot: The Vote Is Already In - FCC Approves Clearwire, Sprint WiMAX Deal |
| November 04, 2008 |
| The votes have been counted and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today gave their unanimous 5-0 blessing on the proposed Sprint and Clearwire merger of their WiMAX businesses. The New Clearwire will combine forces, "injecting new and meaningful competition into broadband marketplace" according to Federal regulators. Together, the company will continue to focus on deploying the first nationwide 4G wireless broadband WiMAX network, offering mobile Internet experiences to consumers, small businesses, medium and large enterprises, public safety organizations as well as educational institutions. Five key investors including Intel Corporation through Intel Capital, Google, Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., and Bright House Networks, will collectively invest a total of $3.2 billion into the new Clearwire at the closing of the transaction. Next up, Clearwire will conduct a special meeting of its stockholders on November 20, 2008 to vote on the transaction. |
| Chip Shot: PC Models Fit For a Duchess |
| November 04, 2008 |
| The Duchess of Windsor once famously quipped, "You can never be too rich or too thin." Many IT managers today would argue those points when it comes to deploying computers. Fully loaded "rich" clients, especially those notebooks packed with confidential company information, are too vulnerable to theft and difficult to manage. Thin clients, while secure and easy to manage, lack the performance and mobility workers need. Mike Ferron-Jones, Intel's expert on alternative computing models, may have the answer - dynamic virtual clients. Mike will talk about DVC technologies on BrightTALK's Virtualization Webcast, 3:45 p.m. PST, Tue., Nov. 4. If you can't make that, there's plenty to be learned on the Intel Emerging Compute Model Forum. |
| Chip Shot: Reviews Are In - Intel's Core i7 Dazzles |
| November 03, 2008 |
| More than one hundred of the first official product reviews are in for our upcoming Core i7 processor, and labs from San Francisco to Munich to Tokyo are weighing in on its stunning performance. Computer Shopper says it "represents a huge performance jump over previous generations," Channel Web says "it simply destroys previous CPU benchmarks," and Techgage calls some of the performance gains "mind-blowing." For one-stop review shopping, visit our Core i7 tagged site, and stay tuned for product availability in a few weeks. For more info on our processor check out Next-Generation Intel Microarchitecture. |
| Chip Shot: What Do You Want to Hear From Intel's CEO? |
| November 03, 2008 |
| Intel's CEO, Paul Otellini, will be speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Nov. 6 at 8:30 a.m. about how technology will continue evolving, expanding the limits of what's possible. The moderator of Otellini's talk - John Battelle -- wants your suggestions on what he should ask Otellini. He's even offering up free conference passes - with a street value of nearly $4,000 each -- to the three best questions. Click here to help Battelle prepare. More details about the Web 2.0 Summit are available here. |
| Chip Shot: U.S. Court Denies French Consumer Group Motion in Intel, AMD Antitrust Case |
| November 03, 2008 |
| The U.S. District Court in Delaware has denied motions by French Consumer Group "Que Choisir" to intervene and seek access to confidential documents currently covered by the protective order in the AMD, Intel antitrust case. The protective order was originally put in place after careful analysis and a full hearing, and is designed to insure that the confidential business secrets of the parties involved in the AMD, Intel case including many third parties are protected as preparation for trial continues. The official court ruling filed on October 6 (Document #912 in the archive located at the Intel legal site) and can be read here (pdf/1.22MB). |
| Chip Shot: Intel, Taiwan Government to Establish Initiatives to Help Accelerate Mobility Growth Opportunities |
| October 30, 2008 |
| In Taipei today, Intel disclosed agreements with government and industry officials that will extend Taiwan's position as a leading center for developing and deploying the world's next generation of connected devices and related technologies. Intel President and CEO, Paul Otellini, announced an agreement with the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to jointly establish an enabling center for Moblin, open source software and applications optimized for Intel Atom processor-based devices. Otellini also announced that Intel Capital intends to invest NT$386 million in Taiwanese carrier VMAX. Intel Capital's intended investment and Intel's accompanying business engagement will enable VMAX to deploy Taiwan's first mobile 4G WiMAX network, intended to be commercially available within the first half of next year. |
| Chip Shot: Popular Holiday Laptop PC Shopping Just Got Easier |
| October 29, 2008 |
| Computers, especially thin and light Intel-based laptops, continue to be at the top of the list for holiday shoppers. CNET is working with major US retailers to ensure that a large majority of these notebooks and PCs on the shelves in any given buying season are tested and reviewed. This is quite an undertaking considering how fast product lineups change -- these reviews help customers wade through a lot of data and high-tech jargon. Check out CNET's top-rated back-to-school laptop PCs, and bookmark their holiday '08 laptop buying recommendations page. |
| Chip Shot: Design Your Dream PC at WePC.com |
| October 29, 2008 |
| Head over to WePC.com and tell Intel and ASUS what you'd like to see in your ideal netbook, notebook and gaming PCs. At WePC.com, consumers are encouraged to interact with each other, and with Intel and ASUS, to spark a global conversation about the characteristics of the "dream" PC. The plan is for the two companies to bring to market what could be the world's first community-designed PCs as a result of this online collaboration. Prizes will be rewarded to select participants for their creative role in this project. |
| Chip Shot: Dateline Pittsburgh - Intel Research Shaping the Future |
| October 28, 2008 |
| With nearly 1000 researchers at 11 locations around the world, Intel is working on innovative research projects that will help shape how your future will look. Intel's Pittsburgh Research Lab opened its doors this week for a tour of the fascinating exploratory research they're doing on future technologies (5-10 years out) in areas such as personal robotics, computer-assisted medicine, honeybee activity monitoring, cluster management for cloud computing, and more! See the blogs, videos, and photos. |
| Chip Shot: Intel, Motorola, and Telefônica Test WiMAX in São Paulo, Brazil |
| October 27, 2008 |
| Intel, Motorola and Telefônica have teamed up for a three-month pilot of WiMAX mobile broadband in São Paulo, Brazil, demonstrating continued global momentum and excitement for the next-generation wireless technology. WiMAX allows high-speed wireless broadband in places with difficult access points or in areas where the usage of wired or fiber optical networks is not possible. The pilot will be done in the Pinheiros and Jardims regions with 150 clients to help ensure the proper infrastructure is in place for commercial implementation in the near future. Using WiMAX 2.5GHz frequencies, the pilot delivers broadband Internet access with a speed of 2 Mbps for download and 600Kbps for upload. Telefônica intends to offer WiMAX services with competitive prices in relation to comparable wireless technologies and to complement to its broadband network, focusing mainly in Sao Paulo state's interior and other states. The company has also programmed tests in Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Teams with Oprah Winfrey on Campaign |
| October 24, 2008 |
| There are very few audiences as big as "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which is why it's so exciting that Intel is a marketing partner for the 2008-2009 season. The campaign centers around the power of the processor, the freedom of mobility and Intel's investment in education. Intel will also have a major presence the O You! event happening in San Francisco tomorrow, October 25. O You! is an annual event that brings O, The Oprah Magazine to life with speakers such as Nate Berkus, Suze Orman, Peter Walsh and more. Intel will make portions of the event, including live Q&A web casts with some of the speakers, available for viewing at www.oyouonline.com, powered by Intel Centrino 2 processor technology. Available beginning the week of November 3, visitors can also view some of the expert sessions which will take place throughout the event. To submit questions in advance of the show for any of the eight event speakers, visit O You! Intel Insider. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Comments at IDF Taiwan |
| October 23, 2008 |
| Anand Chandrasekher issued a correction on comments made by members of his team yesterday at Intel's Developer Forum in Taiwan. As general manager of the Group responsible for Intel's ultra-mobility products, he acknowledged that Intel's low-power Atom processor does not yet match the battery life characteristics of the ARM processor in a phone form factor; and, that while Intel does have plans on the books to get us to be competitive in the ultra low power domain - we are not there as yet. Secondly, Apple's iPhone offering is an extremely innovative product that enables new and exciting market opportunities. The statements made in Taiwan were inappropriate, and Intel representatives should not have been commenting on specific customer designs. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Inspiring Education through Personal Stories |
| October 23, 2008 |
| Intel created the Inspire community six months ago as an online forum to highlight the people and events in education that inspire you, change your world, and make a difference. We've received some really touching and personal stories along the way. Reader feedback on the site has resulted in exciting improvements, including a blog. So come have a look at our new site and invite others to join the Inspire community. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Wants Kids to Get Excited About Math and Science, Commits $120 Million |
| October 20, 2008 |
| Intel is committing $120 million over the next 10 years to get youth excited about math and science. The funding will support Intel's long-time sponsorships of the Intel Science Talent Search and Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, plus add a robust youth outreach program to interest youth in math and science, and an online science community and science fair alumni network with a mentoring component. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Offers More Embedded Application Choices |
| October 20, 2008 |
| At IDF Taipei, Intel's Doug Davis announced additions to the embedded roadmap: 7-year extended lifecycle support for the 45nm Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9400 validated with the Intel Q45 Express chipset and the Intel 3210 chipset. These platforms expand the choices that embedded developers have for their next-generation designs. Click here for more information. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Fellow Named 2008 R&D Magazine Scientist of the Year |
| October 17, 2008 |
| Congratulations to Intel Fellow and director of Intel's Photonics Technology Lab, Dr. Mario Paniccia who was just named "2008 R&D Magazine Scientist of the Year". Paniccia is leading much of the innovation behind silicon-based photonic building blocks for future data communications. His body of work includes nearly 50 papers and nearly 70 patents. |
| Chip Shot: Intel's Otellini Named 2008 CEO of the Year |
| October 16, 2008 |
| Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini was named today as 2008 CEO of the Year by CRO Magazine in the large market public company category. According to Jay Whitehead, President and Publisher of CRO Magazine, "The winners of CRO Magazine's CEO of the Year Award 2008 reflect the year's most important and effective leaders in professionalizing Corporate Responsibility practices within their own organizations." |
| Chip Shot: New Storage Model Using Intel SSDs |
| October 15, 2008 |
| Discover in this Sun Microsystems whitepaper how Intel's Solid-State Drives that were introduced today combine with hard-disks in Sun servers to create hybrid storage pools to increase performance while reducing energy and total costs. |
| Chip Shot: Intel Atom Chip Wins Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award |
| October 15, 2008 |
| Intel's Atom Processor was recognized today as one of the innovations poised to change the world via the 2008 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards. Recognized by Popular Mechanics specifically for its achievement in design, creativity and engineering, the Intel Atom processor is brilliantly efficient and a marvel of miniaturization that is bringing PC-like capabilities and a rich Internet experience to a new class of Mobile Internet Devices, including the new AIGO MID, BenQ S6 and the Clarion MIND, as well as to simple, affordable mobile and desktop machines known as netbooks and nettops. A complete report of the Breakthrough Awards will be published in the November issue of Popular Mechanics. |