Intel sales chief readies industry with new chipsets

Stan Beer
Tuesday, 06 June 2006 20:33

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During a speech at Computex in Taipei today, Intel Corporation executive Anand Chandrasekher introduced products and technologies that will surround the company’s upcoming family of powerful and more energy-efficient Intel Core2 Duo processors.

At Asia’s largest computer expo, Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager, Sales and Marketing Group, unveiled the new Intel 965 Express Chipset along with other technologies for homes and businesses. Chandrasekher said the new products collectively advance PC and notebooks powered by the upcoming processors in a number of ways, ranging from higher performing PCs with sharper high-definition video to notebook PCs in ultra sleek designs that sip energy. He also outlined new PC technology for enjoying entertainment and making phone calls via the Internet.

“There is a tremendous amount of excitement and anticipation for our forthcoming server, desktop and notebook processors based on the Core microarchitecture,” Chandrasekher said. “The message to the industry is simple: We are bringing a massive amount of new products and technologies to the market starting today that will change the game in terms of what technology can do for you.”

Today’s news comes in advance of Intel’s plans to begin shipping server, desktop and laptop processors based on the company’s new Core microarchitecture in June, July and August, respectively.

Chandrasekher officially introduced the Intel P965 Express Chipset, formerly code-named “Broadwater,” and said future versions, including one with graphics built in, will ship over the next two months. Combined, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Intel P965 Express Chipset are promised to enable breakthrough PC performance, greater power efficiency, quieter systems and theatre-like sound quality.

These chipsets will form the basis of systems supporting the Intel Viiv Technology and Intel vPRO Technology platforms that will be increasingly powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Chandrasekher also disclosed that Intel will introduce the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor at speeds of 2.93 GHz in July, and a faster 3.2 GHz version later in the year.

Chandrasekher also said that Intel will continue to enhance the Intel Viiv technology platform with new features and the forthcoming Intel Core 2 Duo processors. He also announced that Intel recently released an Intel Viiv technology software update that helps the PC better manage and share digital media and Internet-based services with a variety of connected consumer electronic devices throughout the home. The new features will appear in PCs in various countries as manufacturers update their systems in the coming months.

Based on industry specifications, Intel Viiv technology is designed for in-home digital entertainment and works with the hundreds of thousands of consumer electronics and connected devices for the home. Beyond this, Intel offers design, validation and testing programs for device manufacturers around the world to do the extra work to verify that their devices work with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs. Chandrasekher said that devices that pass the verification program will begin to be available later this year and will carry an “Enjoy with Intel Viiv technology” logo to make them easy for people to find.

For small to medium businesses, Intel today also introduced the Intel 600SM PCI Phone Adapter that allows businesses to make VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls from desktop PCs using existing telephones.

Intel has also extended the energy saving feature of its mobile architecture for Intel Centrino based laptops by providing a sneak peek of a new ultra low voltage Intel Core Duo processor, notebook processors that will only consume a median average of less than a watt (.75 watts) while still delivering high-performing computing power. Chandrasekher said the processor will be available from OEMs such as Dell and HP and resellers starting this summer for their slimmest and sleekest laptop designs.