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In a major milestone for Intel's Internet Exchange (IX) architecture, the company announced more than two dozen design wins for the framework, which enables the creation of powerful and flexible networking and communications equipment, just six months after its introduction. Keynote speaker Mark Christensen, Intel vice president and
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Solidum Systems Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company and pioneer in wirespeed packet processing technology, has announced a significant evolution in its growth strategy. The company has refined its product strategy, market thrust, and corporate vision to focus on its core competency as the premier supplier of programmable, high-speed classification pre-processing
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CSI, Inc. has announced $22.4 million in new capital to advance its ChoiceSeat technology, a facility-based entertainment network that converges television with the Internet to enhance the value of live events for the sports community. The new investment comes from the addition of Microsoft Corp. and Axalon Ventures as
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Intel Corporation's acquisition of Ambient Technologies, a privately held company, marks a significant step in its efforts to expand its presence in the broadband Internet access market. The deal, valued at approximately $150 million, complements Intel's existing product portfolio by adding Ambient's highly integrated
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Large U.S. corporations are expressing growing satisfaction with their notebook and desktop systems, with IBM reclaiming its second position in notebook satisfaction and moving up to third position in corporate desktop satisfaction. Compaq, meanwhile, has shown significant improvement in Intel server satisfaction, moving up to second position. However, its
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Network Engines, Inc. has introduced the WebEngine Roadster, a low-cost, Intel-based server appliance designed specifically for emerging and mid-sized e-businesses. The Roadster offers a choice of either Microsoft Windows NT or Linux operating systems and is a cluster-enabled, single-purpose server appliance that provides a flexible, standards-based server solution. The Roadster
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Intel Corporation and Lucent Technologies have partnered to incorporate Lucent's Enhanced Perceptual Audio Coder (ePAC) into the Intel Software Integrity System, a solution designed to protect digital music from unauthorized use and ensure that high-quality audio is maintained during compression. This collaboration aims to provide recording artists and
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Intel Corporation, the world's largest chip maker, has unveiled a new version of its flagship microprocessor, the Pentium III, for laptop computers. This new technology, called SpeedStep, allows for two power modes: one for maximum performance and one for optimal battery life. This innovation enables notebooks to operate
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's choice for the next central bank governor, David Klein, was narrowly approved in a 10-to-7 vote by the cabinet, despite opposition from Finance Minister. The decision exposes deep economic policy divisions within Barak's center-left coalition. Klein, currently head of the Bank
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At the SolidWorks International User Group Conference and Expo in New Orleans, Pionex Technologies announced the Pionex Elite Professional Workstation, a high-end workstation that significantly leverages 3D design capabilities. This AMD-powered workstation, featuring the 800MHz AMD Athlon processor and 3Dlabs' Oxygen line of AGP workstation graphics cards, is designed
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iMediation, a global provider of software and services for managing Internet selling relationships, has closed a $25 million round of financing led by GE Equity, with participation from Intel, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Reuters, Royal Philips Electronics, and Europ@Web. This significant milestone marks a crucial juncture in the company&
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Conexant's LANfinity solution has been selected by Compaq to deliver multifunction home networking and broadband connectivity in the new Compaq EZ2700 PC. This innovative solution combines V.90 dial-up modem, home phoneline networking, and Ethernet connectivity on a single PCI card, reducing telephone and service provider bills, and
