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Intel Increases Renewable Energy Credit Purchase to 2.5 Billion Kilowatt Hours

February 1st, 2011 | No Comments

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Intel increased its renewable energy credit purchase to 2.5 billion kilowatt hours, a 75 percent increase over its 2010 commitment.
  • Intel has completed nine solar electric installations at Intel locations in four U.S. states and Israel, collectively generating approximately 3.8 million kilowatt hours per year of clean solar energy.
  • Intel, whose renewable energy credit purchase will exceed 85 percent of its estimated U.S. electricity use, was again named the largest voluntary purchaser of green power by the EPA.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 1, 2011 – Building on years of support for renewable energy generation, Intel Corporation today announced that it will purchase 2.5 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits (RECs) in 2011. This commitment is a 75 percent increase over its 2010 commitment of 1.43 billion kilowatt hours and equates to more than 85 percent of Intel’s estimated purchased electricity needs in the United States for 2011. In addition, Intel has completed nine solar electric installations at Intel locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Israel, collectively generating more than 3.8 million kilowatt hours per year of clean solar energy.

“Intel’s renewable energy efforts are meant to spur the market and make renewables cheaper and more accessible, in turn helping to reduce the overall carbon emissions from electric generation,” said Brian Krzanich, senior vice president and general manager of Manufacturing and Supply Chain for Intel. “Intel’s REC purchases, support for solar installations and other clean energy investments will continue to be priorities for us as we search for effective sustainability opportunities around the globe.”

Intel first purchased RECs, the “currency” of renewable energy markets, and became the largest purchaser of green power in the United States1 with a 1.3 billion kilowatt hour commitment in 2008. Its 2011 purchase corresponds to the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of nearly 218,000 average American homes or nearly 202 million gallons of gasoline consumed.2 As a result of Intel’s continued commitment to purchase RECs, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) again placed Intel at the top of its Green Power Partner List for 2011 as the largest voluntary, single purchaser of green power in the country. Intel was previously honored with the EPA’s Green Power Leadership Award.

In January 2010, Intel first announced its plans to construct eight solar projects across four states. Along with Intel’s first international solar electric project – a 50 kilowatt roof installation in Jerusalem – these projects are now complete and generating clean power for use at Intel facilities. The projects are a variety of types, including a massive 1-megawatt solar field that spans nearly six acres of land on Intel’s Folsom, Calif. campus, four rooftop installations and four solar support structures in Intel parking lots. Each of the U.S. installations, which were completed and are operated by Foster City, Calif.-based SolarCity, currently ranks among the 10 largest solar installations in its respective utility territory. The RECs generated by these installations are typically transferred to the local utility to support their regulatory obligations and programs.

Intel’s reaffirmed commitment to purchasing RECs and facilitating the nine solar electric installations is just the latest in Intel’s energy portfolio, which includes wind, solar, geo-thermal, small hydro-electric and biomass sources. Since 2001, Intel has invested over $45 million and completed approximately 1,500 projects to improve energy efficiency and resource conservation, saving roughly 790 million kilowatt hours of energy — enough to power nearly 69,000 average American homes for a year.3 Other highlights include:

Investments: Intel is dedicated to clean technology innovation and development.
  • As part of Intel’s broader objective to spur market demand for renewable energy, smart grid, home energy management and energy efficiency in enterprise, commercial, industrial and residential applications, Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment arm, has invested more than $150 million in approximately 20 clean technology businesses.

Operations: Intel continues to look for renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities across its many locations.

Employee Engagement: Intel believes that employee engagement and empowerment are critical to its objective of embedding sustainability more deeply into the business.
  • Since 2008, Intel has linked a portion of every employee’s variable compensation — from front-line employees to the CEO — to the achievement of environmental sustainability metrics in three areas: energy efficiency of products, reductions in carbon footprint and energy use and improvements in environmental leadership reputation metrics.
  • As a key element of the solar installations at Intel’s facilities, awareness kiosks are set up in each site lobby to educate and engage employees in the company’s energy efforts.

Intel’s REC purchase will be handled by Sterling Planet, a national supplier of renewable energy, energy efficiency and low-carbon solutions. All purchases will be certified by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions’ Green-e® program, which certifies and verifies green power products, and meet the requirements of the EPA Green Power Purchasing Program.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

1 According to the U.S. EPA

2 Source: EPA Green Power Equivalency Calculator. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/calculator.htm

3 Source: EPA Green Power Equivalency Calculator. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/calculator.htm

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Forty Young Innovators Named Intel Science Talent Search 2011 Finalists

January 26th, 2011 | No Comments

U.S. High School Seniors Recognized in Prestigious Science Competition

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Forty high school seniors from across the country were named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2011, a program of Society for Science & the Public.
  • For the first time ever, California has surpassed New York as the state with the highest number of young innovators in the competition.
  • Finalists will gather in Washington, D.C. in March to compete for $630,000 in awards with the top winner receiving $100,000 from the Intel Foundation.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011 – Forty high school seniors from across the U.S. are celebrating their selection as finalists in the country’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society for Science & the Public (SSP). Finalists, who were announced today, will gather in Washington, D.C. from March 10-15 to compete for $630,000 in awards. The top winner will receive $100,000 from the Intel Foundation. For a list of this year’s finalists, visit www.societyforscience.org/sts.

“The most pressing issues in society today will be solved by curious youth, like these Intel Science Talent Search competitors,” said Shelly Esque, vice president of Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group. “It is their passion for math and science that lays the foundation for America’s innovation.”

Intel has sponsored the Intel Science Talent Search and the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair for 13 and 14 years, respectively. Because Intel views education as the foundation for innovation, over the past decade, Intel and the Intel Foundation have invested more than $1 billion and Intel employees have donated close to 3 million hours toward improving education in more than 60 countries.

Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education, has owned and administered the Science Talent Search since its inception in 1942.

“I am especially encouraged this year by the quality and breadth of applications from across the country, from students who are tackling some of the world’s most challenging issues,” said Elizabeth Marincola, president of SSP. “We congratulate the outstanding finalists in the 70th Science Talent Search and join Intel in welcoming them into the small and prestigious group of alumni finalists who have realized so much success over the past decades.”

Intel Science Talent Search 2011 Fast Facts
  • The Intel Science Talent Search 2011 finalists come from 15 states and represent 39 schools.
  • For the first time ever, California has surpassed New York as the state with the highest number of young innovators in the competition. California has 11 and New York has seven finalists. This is followed by Texas with three; Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania with two each; and Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska with one each.
  • This year’s finalists’ independent research projects include such topics as examining the effect of high levels of glucose on morphine receptors, suggesting that sugar may be addictive; improving pain management for Chinese-American cancer patients through targeted education; using simulated human emotions to change the way people interact with robots; and helping to treat autoimmune diseases with ultraviolet light.
  • What’s next: Finalists will gather in Washington, D.C. for a week-long event from March 10-15. They will undergo a rigorous judging process, meet with national leaders, interact with leading scientists and display their research at the National Geographic Society. Top winners will be announced at a black-tie gala awards ceremony at the National Building Museum on March 15.

To get the latest Intel Science Talent Search news, visit www.intel.com/newsroom/education, join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/InspiredbyEducation and follow Twitter updates at twitter.com/intelinspire. To join Intel’s community of people sharing their stories with the hope of becoming a catalyst for action and a voice for change in global education, visit www.inspiredbyeducation.com.

To learn more about SSP, visit www.societyforscience.org, follow SSP on Twitter at twitter.com/society4science, or visit SSP’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/societyforscience.

Intel Science Talent Search 2010 B-roll of Winners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FvVrqZDv6U

Intel Science Talent Search 2010 B-roll Public Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_S-X3hSPEY

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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Intel Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Authorizes Additional $10 Billion for Share Repurchases

January 24th, 2011 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2011 – Intel Corporation today announced that its board of directors has declared an 18.12 cents per share quarterly dividend (72.48 cents per share on an annual basis), reflecting the previously announced 15 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2010. The dividend will be payable on March 1, 2011 to stockholders of record on Feb. 7, 2011. The Intel board is also increasing the authorization limit for share repurchases by an additional $10 billion, which increases the overall outstanding buyback authorization to $14.2 billion.

“In 2010, Intel achieved its best and most profitable year ever,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “Today’s announcement signals confidence in our fundamental business strategies both today and looking forward, allowing us to return more cash to shareholders.”

Intel began paying a cash dividend in 1992 and has paid out approximately $21 billion to its shareholders in dividends. Intel cash dividends paid during 2010 totaled approximately $3.5 billion.

Since the company’s stock buyback program began in 1990, Intel has repurchased approximately 3.4 billion shares at a cost of approximately $70 billion. Taken together since their inception, Intel’s dividends and stock buyback program have returned approximately $91 billion to shareholders.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Risk Factors
The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the first quarter, the year and the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect Intel’s actual results, and variances from Intel’s current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the corporation’s expectations.
  • Dividend declarations, the dividend rate and the stock buyback are at the discretion of Intel’s board of directors, and plans for future dividends and stock buybacks may be revised by the board. Intel’s dividend and stock buyback programs could be affected by changes in Intel’s operating results, its capital spending programs, changes in its cash flows and changes in the tax laws, as well as by the level and timing of acquisition and investment activity.
  • Demand could be different from Intel’s expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer acceptance of Intel’s and competitors’ products; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.
  • Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable and difficult to forecast. Revenue and the gross margin percentage are affected by the timing of Intel product introductions and the demand for and market acceptance of Intel’s products; actions taken by Intel’s competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing programs and pricing pressures and Intel’s response to such actions; and Intel’s ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to incorporate new features into its products.
  • The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations based on capacity utilization; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; changes in revenue levels; product mix and pricing; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; start-up costs; excess or obsolete inventory; changes in unit costs; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; product manufacturing quality/yields; and impairments of long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets.
  • Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on the level of demand for Intel’s products and the level of revenue and profits.
  • The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current expected income. The tax rate may be affected by the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
  • Gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other could vary from expectations depending on gains or losses on the sale, exchange, change in the fair value or impairments of debt and equity investments; interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.
  • The majority of Intel’s non-marketable equity investment portfolio balance is concentrated in companies in the flash memory market segment, and declines in this market segment or changes in management’s plans with respect to Intel’s investments in this market segment could result in significant impairment charges, impacting restructuring charges as well as gains/losses on equity investments and interest and other.
  • Intel’s results could be impacted by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
  • Intel’s results could be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Intel’s results could be affected by adverse effects associated with product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications), and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues, such as the litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel’s SEC reports. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel’s ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.

A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could affect Intel’s results is included in Intel’s SEC filings, including the report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 25, 2010.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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Intel Names BBC Executive to Lead Digital Home Effort

January 18th, 2011 | No Comments

Santa Clara, Calif., Jan. 18, 2011– Intel Corporation today announced that Erik Huggers will serve as corporate vice president and general manager of the company’s Digital Home Group and become a member of Intel’s Management Committee. Huggers is director of the BBC’s Future Media & Technology division and serves as a member of the BBC’s Executive Board. He replaces interim general manager Brad Daniels.

“Erik Huggers’ proven track record of managing a variety of digital media businesses will be an extraordinary asset to Intel’s digital home initiative,” said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. “Erik’s background and vision for delivering new platforms, interactive content and services to consumers are an outstanding fit for Intel, and I am thrilled to welcome such a talented person to drive this key strategic business for Intel.  We look forward to him joining our team.”

Huggers joined the BBC in 2007 and is responsible for delivering BBC content over the Internet, interactive TV and mobile, helping audiences enjoy programming using a wide variety of devices from any location. He is also responsible for managing the BBC’s Broadcast and Enterprise Technology Group and BBC Archives, as well as leading the BBC’s Research and Development activities.

Huggers has long been at the forefront of digital media innovation. Prior to joining the BBC, he was with Microsoft where he led the global business development for Windows Media Technologies. Before joining Microsoft, Huggers worked with Endemol Entertainment as director of business development for its interactive division.

“I look forward to joining one of the leading technology companies in the world,” said Huggers. “This is a tremendous opportunity to build a new business for silicon, software and services to unlock the potential of high-quality connected media experiences in the living room.”
About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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Chip Shot: Intel® Atom™ Processor Powering New Intel Fitness Center

January 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Intel re-opened the onsite gym at the Santa Clara campus featuring a range of new fitness equipment loaded with the latest technologies designed to make exercise more productive and entertaining. Powered by the Intel Atom processor, all cardiovascular equipment in the gym features a 15-inch touch-screens which runs TV and on-demand shows. The equipment also has iPod/iPhone connectivity and personalized fitness trackers. By upgrading the gym’s fitness equipment, which will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Intel aims to encourage employees to exercise regularly while improving overall health and well being. Fitness trainers will also do daily “How Do I” sessions every week day for the rest of this month to teach the functions of the new units. For more information visit www.intel.com/newsroom/atom.

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Chip Shot: Intel® Atom™ Processor Powering New Intel Fitness Center

January 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Intel re-opened the onsite gym at the Santa Clara campus featuring a range of new fitness equipment loaded with the latest technologies designed to make exercise more productive and entertaining. Powered by the Intel Atom processor, all cardiovascular equipment in the gym features a 15-inch touch-screens which runs TV and on-demand shows. The equipment also has iPod/iPhone connectivity and personalized fitness trackers. By upgrading the gym’s fitness equipment, which will be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Intel aims to encourage employees to exercise regularly while improving overall health and well being. Fitness trainers will also do daily “How Do I” sessions every week day for the rest of this month to teach the functions of the new units. For more information visit www.intel.com/newsroom/atom.

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Intel Announces New Patent Cross License Agreement with NVIDIA

January 10th, 2011 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 10, 2011 – Intel Corporation today announced that it has entered into a new comprehensive long-term patent cross license agreement with NVIDIA. The companies have also resolved pending litigation in Chancery Court in Wilmington, Del., ending all outstanding legal disputes between the companies.

“This agreement ends the legal dispute between the companies, preserves patent peace and provides protections that allow for continued freedom in product design,” said Doug Melamed, Intel senior vice president and general counsel. “It also enables the companies to focus their efforts on innovation and the development of new, innovative products.”

Under the transaction, Intel receives a license to NVIDIA’s patents subject to the terms of the agreement. NVIDIA receives a license to Intel’s patents subject to the terms of the agreement, including that x86 and certain other products are not licensed to NVIDIA under the agreement. Intel and NVIDIA have also exchanged broad releases for all legal claims, including any claims of breach of their previous license agreement. Intel will pay NVIDIA $1.5 billion over the next 5 years. This obligation will be recognized as a liability totaling approximately $1.4 billion, on a discounted basis. Intel recognized an expense of $100 million in the fourth-quarter of 2010, classified as “marketing, general and administrative.” The remaining amount, approximately $1.3 billion, will be recognized as an intangible asset in the first quarter of 2011 and will be amortized into cost of sales over future periods.With the exception of one agreement term that is confidential, the agreement will be made available in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and can be viewed at www.intel.com/pressroom/legal.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.

Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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GE and Intel’s Telehealth and Independent Living Company is Operational Today

January 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

‘CARE INNOVATIONS’ Unveiled as Name for Sacramento-based Joint Venture

FAIRFIELD, Conn. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2011 – GE (NYSE:GE) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) announced that Intel-GE Care Innovations LLC (“Care Innovations”) is the name of their healthcare joint venture and that the company is operational starting today. Care Innovations will develop technologies that support healthy, independent living at home and in senior housing communities. The executive leadership team and board of managers are now in place to support the new company’s transition and future growth.

The formation of Care Innovations follows the success of the healthcare alliance between Intel and GE, announced April 2009. Care Innovations, which combines assets and the expert teams and operations of both GE Healthcare’s Home Health division and Intel’s Digital Health Group, has received final regulatory clearances and is now fully operational. The jointly owned company’s focus is to help address some of the largest issues facing society today, including the aging population, the growing number of people with chronic conditions, and increasing healthcare costs. The market segments for telehealth and home health monitoring are predicted to grow to an estimated $7.7 billion by 20121.

“Our vision as we launch this exciting new company is for Care Innovationsto positively affect millions of people by providing innovative products and services that will enable new models of care,” said Louis Burns, CEO of Care Innovations. “Our passionate leadership team and board of managers will help drive the business strategy necessary to improve quality of care and patient empowerment while helping reduce healthcare costs through new technologies.”

Burns is joined by an experienced senior leadership team with a breadth of knowledge in healthcare, business strategy, sales and marketing, and product development in the company’s core focus areas: disease management, independent living and assistive technologies. The leadership team includes:

  • Louis J. Burns, CEO
  • Douglas F. Busch, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
  • Lauren Salata, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Michael Bassett, General Manager of Assistive Technologies
  • Becky Davis, Director of Corporate Marketing
  • Eric Dishman, Director of Health Policy
  • Aaron Duerksen, General Manager of Disease Management
  • Bonnie Norman, Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
  • James Pursley, General Manager of Independent Living
  • Randall Swanson, Vice President, Business Operations

In addition to Burns, GE and Intel have also appointed four board members to Care Innovations to represent the interests of the parent companies. Senior Vice President of GE and President and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems, Omar Ishrak, is chairman of the board for the company. GE has also appointed Michael Jones, executive vice president of Business Development for GE International, as a board member. Intel board members include Robert Crooke, corporate vice president and general manager of Intel’s Atom and System-on-a-Chip Development Group (ASDG); and Patricia Murray, senior vice president and director of human resources.

Care Innovations markets remote patient monitoring, independent living concepts and assistive technologies, such as the Intel® Health Guide, Intel® Reader and GE QuietCare®. The company is also continuing to develop healthcare IT innovations which will help enable healthcare providers to drive toward lower costs and a higher quality of life for patients worldwide.

Visit www.careinnovations.com for more information.

Fact Sheets

About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.

Our “healthymagination” vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality around the world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com/quietcare.

For our latest news, please visit newsroom.gehealthcare.com

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

1 Combined data for United States and Europe.  Data Monitor reports Telehealth spending North America and Telehealth spending 2007 –2012

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New Intel® Solid-State Drive 310 Series Offers Full SSD Performance in 1/8th the Size

December 29th, 2010 | No Comments

Ultra-Small Intel SSD 310 Enables Dual-Drive Notebooks, Innovative Tablets or Rugged Embedded Applications

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
  • New Intel SSD 310 Series delivers Intel X25-class performance, but in 1/8th the size.
  • Ultra-compact SSD enables the accelerated performance of an SSD with higher-capacity HDDs for dual-drive notebooks.
  • Intel SSD 310 is ideal for tablets, rugged, low-power military or industrial embedded apps, and was selected by DRS Technologies for its upcoming ARMOR™ tablet PC.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 29, 2010 – Intel Corporation announced today the Intel® Solid-State Drive (Intel® SSD) 310 Series, an ultra-small solid-state drive (SSD) that delivers Intel® X25-class award-winning SSD performance, but in one-eighth the size. Measuring 51mm-by-30mm and only 5mm thick, the Intel SSD 310 is a fast, ultra-compact SSD that brings flexibility, ruggedness and scalability to innovative form factors and devices. It can enable highly responsive dual-drive notebooks, innovative single-drive tablets and low-power, rugged embedded industrial or military applications. When paired with a high-capacity hard disk drive (HDD) in a dual-drive system, the Intel SSD 310 can improve overall PC system performance by up to 60 percent.1

A solid-state drive uses no moving parts, and thus is more durable and reliable than a mechanical HDD, while using less power and providing better system responsiveness. The Intel SSD 310 Series contains 34 nanometer (nm) Intel NAND flash memory and is available in an  m-SATA form factor in 40 gigabyte (GB) and 80GB capacities.

The Intel SSD 310 supports SATA signals over a PCI Express (PCIe) mini-connector for on-board, compact storage in single-drive netbooks, tablets or handheld devices. Weighing just 10 grams, the compact size also enables dual drive all-in-ones, notebooks or small-form-factor (SFF) desktops to help accelerate boot time and access to frequently used applications or files.

“The Intel SSD 310 series will allow us to provide the advantages of a full-performance Intel SSD paired with the storage of a hard disk drive in a small, dual-drive system,” said Tom Butler, director of ThinkPad product marketing, Lenovo. “We’ve offered Intel SSD solutions for our highly innovative Lenovo ThinkPad laptops for some time, and now we’re looking forward to incorporating this new solution across our ThinkPad line.”

With its rugged design, the Intel SSD 310 Series has been chosen by DRS Technologies for a new ARMOR communications tablet PC to be unveiled at Storage Visions in Las Vegas. The ARMOR mobile and field unit tablet PC is certified by DRS to work in extreme temperatures and hold up to shock, vibration and drops, delivering up to nine hours of operating time.

“In order to meet the rigorous demands of our mobile users, we design for mission-critical tasks that require connectivity and handheld mobility in all-weather operations,” said Mike Sarrica, vice president and general manager for DRS Tactical Systems Inc. “The Intel SSD 310 Series fits the bill by offering a reliable and high performing memory solution.”

“The Intel SSD 310 Series is the first in a wave of SSD products we will introduce throughout the next year,” said Tom Rampone, Intel vice president and general manager of Intel’s NAND Solutions Group. “With this introduction, Intel is offering full SSD performance in a compact, ultra-small form factor.”

Already shipping to customers, the Intel SSD 310 is priced at $99 for the 40GB capacity and $179 for the 80GB version, both in 1,000-unit quantities. More information on Intel SSDs can be found at www.intel.com/go/ssd or by accessing the multimedia press kit at www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/ssd. Follow Intel SSDs on Twitter: @intelssd, Facebook: Intel Solid State Drive (Official) or communities.intel.com.

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Lenovo Chooses Intel® 310 SSD Series for Next-Generation ThinkPads

Video – Lenovo Chooses Intel® 310 SSD Series for Next-Generation ThinkPads

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Ultra-small Intel® SSD 310 Series — The new Intel SSD 310 Series delivers Intel X25-class performance, but in 1/8th the size. The ultra-compact SSD enables accelerated performance in dual-drive notebooks, innovative single-drive tablets or low-power, rugged embedded industrial or military applications

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Intel® SSD 310 Series –The new Intel SSD 310 measures only 51mm-by-30mm and only 5mm thick and weighs about the same (10 grams) as two U.S. nickels.

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Intel® SSD 310 Series is ultra-small, compact — Measuring 51mm-by-30mm and only 5mm thick, the Intel SSD 310 is a fast, ultra-compact SSD that brings flexibility, ruggedness and scalability to innovative form factors and devices. It weighs just 10 grams and ships in an m-SATA form factor in 40-gigabyte (GB) and 80GB capacities.

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The Very Thin Intel® SSD 310 Series — This is a side view of the ultra-small compact Intel SSD 310.  Only 5mm thick, the Intel SSD 310 supports SATA signals over a PCI Express (PCIe) mini-connector for on-board, compact storage in single-drive netbooks, tablets or handheld devices.

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Intel® SSD 310 Series faster and more rugged than an HDD — A solid-state drive uses no moving parts, and thus is more durable and reliable than a mechanical HDD, while using less power and providing better system responsiveness. Compared to an HDD, the Intel SSD 310 is smaller and provides up to 60 percent faster system responsiveness than a 5400RPM HDD.1

1 Based on Intel research and benchmarking utilizing PCMark Vantage on a Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 and 5400RPM HDD.

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ARMOR* rugged tablet PC — With its rugged design, the Intel SSD 310 Series has been chosen by DRS Technologies for a new ARMOR* communications tablet PC to be unveiled at Storage Visions in Las Vegas. The ARMOR mobile and field unit tablet PC is certified by DRS to work in extreme temperatures and withstand shock, vibration and drops, delivering up to nine hours of operating time.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

1 Based on Intel research and benchmarking utilizing PCMark Vantage on a Lenovo IdeaPad Y560 and 5400RPM HDD.

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Leading PC Companies Move to All Digital Display Technology, Phasing out Analog

December 8th, 2010 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2010 – AMD, Dell, Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics LCD Business and LG Display today announced intentions to accelerate adoption of scalable and lower power digital interfaces such as DisplayPort and High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI) into the PC.

 

Intel and AMD expect that analog display outputs such as Video Graphics Array (VGA) and the low voltage differential signaling technology (LVDS) panel interface would no longer be supported in their product lines by 2015. HDMI has increasingly been included in new PCs for easy connection to consumer electronics devices. DisplayPort is expected to become the single PC digital display output for embedded flat panels, PC monitors and projectors.

 

DisplayPort and HDMI allow for slimmer laptop designs, and support higher resolutions with deeper color than VGA – a technology which is more than 20 years old. Additionally, as laptops get smaller and their embedded flat panel resolutions increase for more immersive experiences, the power advantages, bi-directional communications and design efficiency benefits of DisplayPort make it a superior choice over LVDS, the previous standard for LCD panel inputs.

 

Intel plans to end support of LVDS in 2013 and VGA in 2015 in its PC client processors and chipsets.

 

“Modern digital display interfaces like DisplayPort and HDMI enhance the consumer visual PC experience by immersing them with higher resolutions and deeper colors — all at lower power — to enhance battery life for laptops,” said Eric Mentzer, Intel’s vice president of Strategy, Planning and Operations for the Visual and Parallel Computing Group. “By moving to these new interfaces, Intel is able to focus investment on new innovations to enhance the PC experience rather than having to solve challenges of supporting legacy analog interfaces on our latest silicon process technology and products.”

 

AMD plans to begin phasing out legacy interfaces, starting with the removal of native LVDS output from most products in 2013. The company also plans to remove native VGA output starting in 2013, with expansion to all AMD products by 2015. This would mean DVI-I support will be eliminated in the same timeframe.

 

“Displays and display standards are rapidly evolving, with new features such as multi-display support, stereoscopic 3-D, higher resolutions and increased color depth quickly moving from early adopter and niche usage to mainstream application,” said Eric Demers, AMD’s chief technology officer, Graphics Division. “Legacy interfaces such as VGA, DVI and LVDS have not kept pace, and newer standards such as DisplayPort and HDMI clearly provide the best connectivity options moving forward. In our opinion, DisplayPort 1.2 is the future interface for PC monitors, along with HDMI 1.4a for TV connectivity.”

 

While the large installed base of existing VGA monitors and projectors will likely keep VGA on PC back panels beyond 2015, leading PC makers are in strong support of this transition.   The DisplayPort connector interface provides backwards and forwards compatibility by supporting VGA and DVI output via certified adapters, while also providing new capabilities such as single connector multi-monitor support.

 

Moving to the latest digital standards like DisplayPort enables customers to preserve backwards compatibility with installed equipment while taking full advantage of the latest advances in display capabilities, configuration options, and features,” said Liam Quinn, chief technology officer, Dell Business Client.

 

“We live in a digital-rich world and display technology must keep up with the explosion of digital content,” said George He, chief technology officer, Lenovo. “By transitioning to digital display technologies like Display Port and HDMI customers can not only enjoy a better computing experience, they get more of what’s important to them in a laptop: more mobility, simplified design with fewer connectors, and longer battery life.“

 

Leading display panel manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics LCD Business and LG Display also are in strong support of this transition.

 

Samsung Electronics LCD Business is already supporting this transition with embedded DisplayPort notebook panels, which we have been shipping since March of this year,” said Seung-Hwan Moon, vice president of engineering, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics.

 

“LG Display is fully prepared for this future transition. We already have different sizes of LCD panels with eDP out in the market to fulfill various needs of customers.“ said Michael Kim, vice president of IT Product Planning Department at LG Display.

 

The strong value proposition of scalable and low power digital display interfaces for PC users coupled with industry innovation around these interfaces should accelerate overall adoption of the newer display technologies for PCs.

 

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit AMD.

 

About Dell
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to its customers and uses that insight to make technology simpler and create innovative solutions that simplify daily activities and help people stay entertained, connected and in touch. Learn more at www.dell.com.

 

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

 

About LG Display
LG Display Co., Ltd. [NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220] is a leading manufacturer and supplier of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, OLEDs and flexible displays. The company provides TFT-LCD panels in a wide range of sizes and specifications for use in TVs, monitors, notebook PCs, mobile products and other various applications. LG Display currently operates eight fabrication facilities and five back-end assembly facilities in Korea, China and Poland. The company has a total of 44,000 employees operating worldwide. Please visit www.lgdisplay.com for more information.

 

About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 174,000 people in 193 offices across 66 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

 

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Ellison Challenges HP, IBM with New SPARC Cluster

December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

The co-founder and CEO of the world’s second-largest software-making company took several jabs at one of his most formidable competitors–and this time it wasn’t IBM. – SANTA CLARA, Calif. Leave
it to Larry Ellison to quot;sparc up quot; what at first was looking like a
pretty standard, no-nonsense product launch.
During Oracle’s
introduction of a slew of new data center products, the co-founder and CEO
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Missing a Laptop? Join the Billion-Dollar Club

December 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Study Finds Missing-Laptop Costs Staggering to Businesses; Few Take Precautions

 

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • According to a new study, more than 300 businesses and other organizations lost more than 86,000 laptop PCs worth a staggering $2.1 billion.
  • The majority of these companies with significant amounts of confidential data on their mobile PCs do not take advantage of even basic security practices.
  • Transportation venues, such as airports and train stations are not the riskiest places; seemingly safe locations, such as homes and hotel rooms account for more than 40 percent of laptop disappearances.
  • Workers face up to a 10 percent chance of losing their laptops, depending on the industry they work in.

 

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 –A new survey shows that U.S. businesses and other organizations are losing billions of dollars due to lost and stolen laptop computers. Yet, two-thirds do not take advantage of even basic security practices, such as encryption, back-up and anti-theft technologies.

 

“The Billion Dollar Lost-Laptop Study,” conducted by Intel Corporation and the Ponemon Institute, analyzed the scope and circumstances of missing laptop PCs. The survey found that the 329 organizations polled had collectively lost more than 86,000 laptops worth a staggering $2.1 billion.

 

“Looking at these results, you can barely fathom the significant financial impact of missing laptops,” said Anand Pashupathy, general manager, Intel Anti-Theft Services. “More astonishing, considering the vulnerability of laptops and their data is that the majority of these companies aren’t taking even basic precautions to protect them.”

 

Intel commissioned the study to aid in developing and improving its security technologies, including Intel® Anti-Theft Technology, that help protect laptops and their data, but also to help advance industrywide efforts among others with a stake in the problem.

 

The losses resulted from data breach, lost intellectual property, reduced productivity and legal and regulatory charges, among others.

 

The study lays the chance of workers misplacing their laptops or having them stolen at somewhere between 5 and 10 percent, depending on the industry that the company is in, during the PCs’ expected 3-year lifespans. Of the 11 industries surveyed, educational and research institutions reported the most lost or stolen laptops – at just under 11 percent of their mobile fleets. Financial institutions scored the best, losing only a little over 5 percent of their mobile PCs.

 

Major Gaps in Protecting Data

“While organizations may be aware of the lost-laptop problem, it became clear as we conducted our research that most organizations, including workers, IT and CFOs, do not fully understand the adverse affect it can have on their bottom line,” said Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute. “If they did, they’d be much more diligent in protecting their laptop fleets.”

 

The primary methods of keeping mobile PC fleets safe – hard disk encryption, data back-up and anti-theft technologies – are far from pervasive. While 46 percent of the lost systems contained confidential data, astoundingly only 30 percent of those systems were encrypted, and only 10 percent had any other anti-theft technologies. Possibly most surprising, 71 percent of laptops lost were not backed up, meaning not only did organizations lose sensitive data, but any work in progress was gone as well.

 

Where Did Those Laptops Go?

Somewhat surprisingly, the study confirmed that thieves made off with only 25 percent of the missing laptops, though they were suspected in another 15 percent of cases. The rest – 60 percent – were logged as simply missing.

 

The study analyzed the three major environments where workers most often part company with their laptops: transportation sites, for example, in airports, train stations or taxis; seemingly safe off-site locations, such as homes, other companies’ conference rooms or hotel rooms; and their own offices. While most might suspect that transportation venues see the biggest toll in missing laptops, only one-third go astray there. It is the commonly considered benign off-site locations where the most – a little over 40 percent – laptops are lost or stolen. Workers’ offices are the sites for 12 percent of laptop disappearances. Another 12 percent vanished without explanation. Only 5 percent of all lost laptops are ever recovered.

 

However, while only second in the total number of missing laptops, transportation locations are thieves’ venue of choice. For companies reporting the highest theft rates among their missing laptops, thieves pilfered 48 percent at transportation venues, while only 27 percent at off-site locations.

 

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About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

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Intel Expands Customer Choice with First Configurable Intel® Atom™-based Processor

November 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Intel® Atom™ E600C processor series includes Altera* FPGA along with the processor in a single package for custom-made products.
  • Configurable processor can be easily modified for a variety of market segments such as industrial machines and portable medical equipment.
  • New Intel processor series simplifies design and offers greater flexibility for faster time-to-market with more differentiated products.

 

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010 – With the debut of six products based on the Intel® Atom™ processor, Intel Corporation is making it easier for customers to go-to-market with differentiated, custom-made designs.  The company today announced the configurable Intel® Atom™ processor E600C series, which features an Intel® Atom™ E600 processor (formerly codenamed “Tunnel Creek”) paired with an Altera* Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in a single package.

 

The new Intel Atom processor provides greater flexibility and faster time-to-market for customers, who can now more readily handle design changes without complicated hardware changes – helping to lower development costs.  In addition, the new processor offers board space savings and better inventory control due to the single package, as well as a simplified manufacturing flow and single vendor support through Intel.

 

“Our customers’ needs are continually evolving and they look to Intel to provide leading-edge products and technologies that will help them differentiate and compete in the markets they serve,” said Doug Davis, Intel vice president, general manager, Embedded and Communications Group, Intel Corporation. “Our new configurable Atom series helps to address these customer needs and provides greater flexibility with a simplified product choice, through one vendor.”

 

Based on Intel® architecture, the Intel Atom E600C processor series provides original equipment manufacturers with the flexibility to incorporate a wide range of standard and user-defined I/O interfaces, high-speed connectivity, memory interfaces and process acceleration to meet the evolving needs of embedded device market segments.

 

The Atom E600C processor series comes with Intel’s extended 7-year-long life-cycle manufacturing support, and industrial and commercial temperature options, which makes it ideal for market segments such as industrial machines, portable medical equipment, communications gear, vision systems, voice over Internet protocol devices, high-performance programmable logic controllers and embedded computers.

 

Kontron*, a leading embedded computing technology solutions manufacturer, has Atom processor E600C-based prototype boards available now, with full production beginning in the second quarter of 2011.

 

Formerly codenamed “Stellarton,” the Intel Atom processors E665CT, E645CT, E665C, and E645C are scheduled to be available within 60 days. The E625CT and E625C are on track to be available in the first quarter of 2011.  Prices range from $61 to $106 in quantities of 1,000.

 

More information about Intel Atom processors for embedded devices, including the complete product grid, is available in the Intel Embedded Press Kit.

 

Doug Davis Announces Intel’s First Configurable Processor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sz3LkoMRVQ

Altera* Teams with Intel on Configurable Intel Atom-based Processor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tpl07-l-I0

Product Engineer Outlines Configurable Intel Atom-based Processor Benefits for Embedded Industry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXJNMCXuhSU

 

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About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

Intel, Intel Atom and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

 

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Intel Adds More Storage Customers, Fueled by Intel® Xeon® Processor Innovation

November 18th, 2010 | No Comments

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Customers include Hitachi*, IBM*, NetApp*, Oracle* and PROMISE Technology* in the past 3 months.
  • Intel continues to innovate, add advanced storage products to market.

 

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 18, 2010 – Intel Corporation’s storage division has recently added new major wins with five storage vendors, illustrating the company’s momentum around developing advanced integrated storage features and capabilities.

 

Since Intel began targeting Intel® Xeon® processor-based storage systems for the enterprise storage market, the company has seen strong momentum toward the use of the efficient, scalable and innovative Intel® architecture (IA)-designed solutions for the most demanding, data-intensive storage needs in the datacenter.

 

“We’ve worked to forge strong relationships with major storage industry vendors over the years, collaborating with them to develop innovative and powerful Xeon processor technologies,” said David Tuhy, general manager, Intel Storage Group. “We expect significant innovation in the storage market and are pursuing next-generation IA architectures to support the dramatic growth of digital content.”

 

The explosion of data growth and the resulting management complexities are driving the industry to deliver a wide offering of storage automation and management solutions that take advantage of Intel’s popular processor line.

 

The list of industry storage vendors offering enterprise storage systems based on the Intel Xeon processor family includes EMC*, Hitachi Data Systems*, HP*, IBM*, Isilon*, NetApp*, Oracle* and PROMISE Technology*.

 

In September, Hitachi launched the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP), which includes quad-core Intel Xeon processors in combination with Hitachi storage design and input/output (I/O) management, for efficient data management in virtualized environments. This solution joins the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 2000 family and the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), which both also utilize Intel Xeon processors.

 

Announced in early October, IBM’s Storwize V7000 midrange storage systems incorporate the Intel® Xeon® C5500/C3500 processor in a compact modular design. IBM also announced its IBM Scale Out NAS (SONAS) product in February, which utilizes Intel Xeon C5500 processors and is designed to provide a clustered NAS system for Common Internet File System (CIFS), Network File System (NFS) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) services.

 

NetApp’s new FAS/V6200 series and FAS/V3200 series launched this month, based on the Intel Xeon 5600 series processor, help customers meet their business requirements while responding to the rapid growth and pace of their business. These new storage systems double the performance of previous models, and are capable of delivering greater scalability, availability and expandability. They also help customers make the transition to a more flexible and efficient shared IT infrastructure — the foundation for cloud computing.

 

In September, Oracle announced its next-generation Sun ZFS Storage Appliance product line using Intel® Xeon® 5600 and 7500 processors that combine performance, density and storage analytics with an innovative storage architecture and easy deployment and use.

 

PROMISE Technology announced its VTrak Ex30 Series enterprise-class storage systems earlier this month and has reported a 4x performance gain in its products by incorporating the Intel Xeon C5500/C3500 processors.

 

Additional information about Intel processors designed for enterprise storage is available at intel.com/go/storage.

 

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

Intel, Intel Xeon and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

 

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ASUS, Intel Launch Expanded WePC Community

November 18th, 2010 | No Comments

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • ASUS and Intel launched a new and expanded online community, WePC.com.
  • The “technology playground” enables customers to connect and collaborate with others and help drive current and future product innovations.
  • WePC.com is tailored to specific consumer interests and offers special opportunities for “super fans” to engage directly with ASUS and Intel.

 

 

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Screenshot from WePC.com, a new and expanded community now open to anyone with a passion for technology, especially ASUS products with Intel inside.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 18, 2010 – A new and expanded WePC community launched today and is open to anyone with a passion for technology, especially ASUS products with Intel Inside®.  Building on its mission to bridge innovation and technology with consumers’ needs, the new WePC.com has more ways for fans to present their ideas, interact with community members and drive product development for two of the world’s leading technology brands.

 

As one of the first crowdsourcing communities, WePC.com empowered members to play an integral role in the PC design process of a number of cutting-edge technologies, such as intuitive touchscreen interfaces and kid-friendly netbooks.  Last year at CeBIT, ASUS initiated the industry’s first dual-panel concept notebooks, making intuitive control possible. The community also supported the direction for the development of future pad devices.

 

“We’ve experienced firsthand the power of our customers’ creativity in helping us build ground-breaking products that address their unique needs,” said Christine Yang, WePC community manager.  “Our expanded community platform creates a ‘technology playground’ that gives consumers the chance to spark conversations and ideas for a wider range of technology offerings.  Here, they can connect with us and each other in an engaging way.”

 

The community features sections that are tailored to members’ diverse interests, such as those who value impeccable sound quality in high-fidelity home entertainment computers.  Another section is geared toward serious multitaskers and “early adopters” interested in the evolving technology for pad devices.  A third area is designed for parents who want to share information about how technology works in both their kids’ lives and family life.

 

“We truly believe that having an active dialogue with our customers will help us deliver the highest quality products in partnership with ASUS,” said Katie Wallace, campaign manager, Intel Partner Marketing Group.  “What matters to our biggest fans is important to us, so we’ve enhanced the community to give them more of what they want—a cool place where they can share ideas on current products, connect with others who are equally excited about technology and voice their opinions on what’s coming next.”

 

The new community enlivens members’ experiences by offering challenges, contests and even more ways to participate.  Fans can also join the conversation when they’re on Facebook, since the WePC Facebook page complements the WePC community with related features and functionality.

 

In addition, WePC members who want to be more actively involved can apply to be part of an exclusive group that will play an integral role as the community grows and receive special perks, such as direct access to ASUS and Intel, unique product testing opportunities and exclusive events.

 

WePC was developed in 2008 through collaboration between ASUS, an award-winning leader in PC hardware design, and Intel, a leader in silicon innovation.

 

About WePC
WePC.com is an online community and “technology playground”—a fun place where people who love technology can share their experiences and learn about cool new ASUS and Intel innovations. It features stimulating conversations, fun challenges and activities, and unique product learning opportunities. WePC members can voice their opinions and have a say in new features and innovations—all while earning points, prizes and badges. WePC was created by ASUS and Intel to give everyone who loves technology a gathering place to imagine, interact and inspire each other.

 

About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top three consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award-winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, displays, desktop PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia, wireless solutions, networking devices and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,268 awards in 2009 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2009 was US$7.5 billion.

 

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

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Silver Peak Unveils New WAN Virtual Appliance for Data Centers

November 17th, 2010 | No Comments

New VRX-8 v4.0 said to bring "20 times more throughput [up to 1Gb/per second end-to-end]" than the best WAN appliance now available. – Silver Peak Systems, fast becoming a global player in the burgeoning
data center-class wide area network (WAN) optimization world, Nov. 16
announced a new, souped-up version of its VRX-8 virtual appliance for
data centers.

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Intel Lowers Prices on Solid-State Drives in Time for Holiday Buying Season

November 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Company Also Adds 120GB Version, Giving Holiday Shoppers More Choices for One of PCs’ Hottest Trends

 

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • Intel® Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are more affordable with new pricing in time for holidays
  • SSDs replace hard drives for a rugged, low-power performance boost of up to 56 percent
  • New Intel® X25-M 120GB SSD, with a price of $249, can store operating system, favorite apps plus thousands of songs or photos

 

 

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New Intel® X25-M 120GB Solid-State Drive — Intel Corporation has introduced a new 120GB version of its award-winning Intel® X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD). SSDs can replace hard disk drives in a notebook or desktop PC to provide a noticeable performance boost.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 12, 2010 – Just in time for the holiday buying season, Intel Corporation has lowered prices and introduced a new model of its award-winning Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) product line. SSDs can replace hard disk drives in a PC and provide a substantial performance boost for a notebook or desktop PC, making SSDs one of the hottest new waves in personal computing.

 

For shoppers looking for the latest high-tech gadget for that intensive PC user or gamer, Intel SSDs can help improve overall system performance by up to 56 percent1. SSDs can replace or complement a traditional hard drive in a notebook or desktop PC and deliver noticeably faster computer performance when booting up, opening files and running software applications. With no moving parts, these SSDs deliver greater reliability and consume less power than conventional hard disk drives (HDDs).

 

“Every Christmas, consumers are looking for the latest tech gadget; this year, with prices dropping, the solid-state drive is becoming more mainstream and can make the single greatest improvement to PC performance,” said Troy Winslow, director of product marketing for the Intel NAND Solutions Group. “With an SSD, tech shoppers can give the gift of a technology makeover that will help speed up, or breathe new life, into a current PC by just swapping out the hard drive for an SSD.”

 

New suggested U.S. resell pricing for the Intel® X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD is now $199 for an 80 gigabyte (GB) drive, which provides plenty of space to store the operating system, multiple office and personal applications, as well as thousands of songs, photos, video and other data. Users can double the storage capacity with a 160GB X25-M drive for $415. The company has also added a new 120GB version of the Intel X25-M for $249, which offers the best dollar-per-GB value in the Intel X25-M SSD line.

 

Intel SSDs can be purchased at Best Buy or Fry’s Electronics nationwide or online from Internet outlets such as Amazon.com or newegg.com. An entry-level 40GB Intel X25-V “boot drive,” at a suggested U.S. resell price of $99, is another option for desktop users that allows the operating system and favorite applications to be installed on the SSD for faster performance, while keeping the HDD for further storage.

 

To begin enjoying the high-performance world of solid-state computing, users can install their own SSD, have a computer technician install it for them or purchase a brand new system from HP, Lenovo and others with an Intel SSD already pre-installed. To make the process of copying, or cloning data, from a user’s old hard drive to a speedy new Intel SSD, Intel also includes a free cloning utility called the Intel® Data Migration Software. The easy-to-use Intel Data Migration Software will help transfer information from the old hard drive, including operating systems, applications, documents and personal settings, in just minutes. It can be downloaded free of charge at www.intel.com/go/ssdinstallation.

 

Intel Corporation Introduces New 120GB Intel X25-M Solid-State Drive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW5h-_I2P6c

 

More information on Intel SSDs can be found at www.intel.com/go/ssd and by visiting the full multimedia press kit at www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/ssd, also follow Intel SSDs on Twitter: @intelssd, Facebook: Intel Solid State Drive (Official) or communities.intel.com.

 

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

 

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

 

1 Based on Intel research and benchmarking utilizing PCMark Vantage.

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Intel Announces 15 Percent Increase to Quarterly Cash Dividend

November 12th, 2010 | No Comments

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 12, 2010 –Intel Corporation today announced that its board of directors has approved a 15 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to 18 cents per share (72 cents per share on an annual basis), beginning with the dividend that will be declared in the first quarter of 2011.

 

“Intel remains on track to have our best year ever and we continue to generate strong cash flows,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “Our ongoing operational performance and confidence in our business going forward provide the ability to return more cash to shareholders.”

 

Intel began paying a cash dividend in 1992 and has paid out approximately $20 billion to its shareholders in dividends. Intel cash dividends for the first through third quarters of 2010 total approximately $2.6 billion.

 

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

Risk Factors

The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect Intel’s actual results, and variances from Intel’s current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the corporation’s expectations.

  • Dividend declarations and the dividend rate are at the discretion of Intel’s board of directors, and plans for future dividends may be revised by the board. Intel’s dividend program could be affected by changes in Intel’s operating results, its capital spending programs, changes in its cash flows and changes in the tax laws, as well as by the level and timing of acquisition and investment activity.
  • Demand could be different from Intel’s expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer acceptance of Intel’s and competitors’ products; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.
  • Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable and difficult to forecast. Revenue and the gross margin percentage are affected by the timing of Intel product introductions and the demand for and market acceptance of Intel’s products; actions taken by Intel’s competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing programs and pricing pressures and Intel’s response to such actions; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; and Intel’s ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to incorporate new features into its products.
  • The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations based on changes in revenue levels; product mix and pricing; start-up costs; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; excess or obsolete inventory; manufacturing yields; changes in unit costs; impairments of long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; and capacity utilization.
  • Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on the level of demand for Intel’s products and the level of revenue and profits.
  • The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current expected income. The tax rate may be affected by the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
  • Gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other could vary from expectations depending on gains or losses on the sale, exchange, change in the fair value or impairments of debt and equity investments; interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.
  • The majority of Intel’s non-marketable equity investment portfolio balance is concentrated in companies in the flash memory market segment, and declines in this market segment or changes in management’s plans with respect to Intel’s investments in this market segment could result in significant impairment charges, impacting restructuring charges as well as gains/losses on equity investments and interest and other.
  • Intel’s results could be impacted by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
  • Intel’s results could be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Intel’s results could be affected by adverse effects associated with product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications), and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues, such as the litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel’s SEC reports. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel’s ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.

 

A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could affect Intel’s results is included in Intel’s SEC filings, including the report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2010.

 

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

 

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Are American Teens Asking for a Challenge?

November 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Intel Survey of Teens Intends to Spark Debate about Math and Science Confidence Versus Performance

 

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

  • A vast majority of American teens are confident in their own math and science abilities, but they generally agree there is a math and science crisis in the United States, suggesting they may not feel personally responsible for the problem.
  • Teens primarily attribute poor confidence in the United States’ math and science abilities to a lack of work ethic and discipline, not a lack of school funding or resources.
  • Those surveyed understand that math and science are important to their futures and they expressed interest in these subjects, indicating that poor performance on international assessments is not a result of apathy or lack of interest.

 

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2010 – Despite high personal confidence in math and science, American teenagers are not confident in their country’s ability to compete in these subjects, a new survey released today suggests. The findings reveal that teens, as individuals, may not feel a part of what they acknowledge is a math and science problem plaguing the country — a problem illustrated by the United States’ poor performance on global rankings.

 

The teens surveyed primarily attributed their minimal confidence in our national math and science abilities to a lack of hard work and discipline, but not a lack of school funding or resources. This may suggest they need to be challenged more in the classroom. Yet, the silver lining is that, contrary to perceptions that American teenagers are apathetic about math and science, students highly value the importance of these subjects and understand the role of math and science to their futures.

 

This survey of 1,000 American teens was commissioned by Intel Corporation to offer a student perspective on the complex issues facing American education today and to spark a debate about how best to challenge American teens to excel in math and science. Intel, as the sponsor of two of the world’s largest, most prestigious pre-college science competitions, recognizes math and science as critical foundations for innovation.

 

Shelly Esque, vice president of Intel’s Corporate Affairs Group, said: “These findings raise a lot of questions. Are teens overconfident? Or is it that they are not being challenged enough? At Intel, we believe teens are telling us we need to raise the bar for American students through world-class education standards in every state. And that we need innovative programs that celebrate not just “making the grade,” but taking the challenging courses that will prepare our students for the careers of the future.”

 

The Results:

  • American teens understand the importance of math and science education.
    • 99 percent of teens believe it is important to be good at math and science.
    • 58 percent aspire to pursue a math- or science-related career.
  • Despite ranking 21st out of 30 in science and 25th out of 30 in math literacy1 among students from developed countries, 85 percent of American teens are confident in their own math and science abilities.

  • Despite high personal confidence, American teens are not confident in the United States’ ability to compete in math and science.

    • When asked which country is best at math and science today, 90 percent selected a choice other than the United States, with 67 percent choosing Japan or China.

  • American teens primarily blame a lack of work ethic and discipline as reasons why other countries are ahead of the United States in math and science.

    • 51 percent of teens who are not confident in the United States’ math and science abilities believe this is because Americans do not work hard enough.
    • 44 percent of those who do not think the United States is the best at math and science blame a lack of discipline.
  • Just a third of teens blame lack of funding or school emphasis for poor math and science abilities in the United States.

 

This survey of U.S. teenagers was conducted online between Sept. 24 and 28, 2010 by Penn Schoen Berland on behalf of Intel. Participants included 1,000 teenagers ages 13 to 18. Demographics were aligned as closely as possible to U.S. Census data. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percent.

 

The Intel Education Initiative

Over the past decade alone, Intel has invested over $1 billion and Intel employees have donated close to 3 million hours toward improving education in more than 60 countries. To learn more, visit www.intel.com/newsroom/education. To join Intel’s community of people sharing their stories with the hope of becoming a catalyst for action and a voice for change in global education, visit www.inspiredbyeducation.com. To view ongoing updates, join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/InspiredByEducation and follow Twitter updates at www.twitter.com/intelinspire.

 

 

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Teens understand that math and science are important to their futures and they express interest in these subjects.

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A vast majority of U.S. teens are confident in their own math and science abilities, but they generally agree that there’s a math and science crisis in the U.S.

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Japan and China, not the U.S., are perceived by American teens as the best countries for math and science.

 

 

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

 

Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

 

* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

 

1 Source: Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006

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Oxygen Cloud Enables iPads, iPhones for Business Use

November 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Little-known Oxygen Cloud, a beta-level online service, has begun providing support for large-scale enterprise migration to private storage clouds. – SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If you and your company are interested in
using iPads and iPhones instead of BlackBerrys or other devices on an
enterprise network, read on.

Little-known Oxygen Cloud, a beta-level online service
that connects people, data and their devices within a company to a
single …


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