Intel Developer Forum Puts Tomorrow's Platforms Center Stage

Spring 2005 Conferences Kick off in San Francisco March 1-3

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 20, 2004 – Built around the theme, "Tomorrow's Platforms: Your Possibilities Unleashed," the Intel Developer Forum Spring 2005 series will focus on advances destined to accelerate industry ability to develop new technologies in such key areas as business and enterprise mobile Internet clients, the digital home, communications infrastructure and R&D. The spring series kicks off March 1-3 in San Francisco. With a worldwide focus, IDF brings together developers, business executives and technology influencers and decision makers to hear and discuss the vision and newest technologies from Intel Corporation and other industry leaders.

Following San Francisco are forums in Tokyo, April 7-8; Taipei, Taiwan, April 11-12; and Beijing, April 14-15. IDF returns to Novosibirsk, Russia in April, and debuts in Cairo in May; exact dates to be announced shortly. The Cairo event marks the first IDF in Africa or the Middle East.

"IDF attendees benefit by gaining insight into new technologies and architectures so that they can create and innovate product offerings more effectively and successfully," said IDF General Manager Rob Chapman. "The 130 hours of keynotes, sessions and labs at the San Francisco forum will focus on Intel's platform approach that will empower the industry to capture new markets and new usage models opportunities."

Intel Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett will deliver the March 1 opening keynote in San Francisco. That same day attendees will hear Abhi Talwalkar (vice president, general manager, Enterprise Platforms Group) and William Swope (vice president, general manager, Software and Solutions Group) discuss enterprise and software solutions, followed by a keynote on communications infrastructure by Sean Maloney (executive vice president, general manager, Intel Communications Group).

Day 2 keynotes will be led with Louis Burns and Bill Siu (vice presidents, general managers, Desktop Platforms Group) discussing the digital home and digital office, followed by Anand Chandrasekher (vice president, general manager, Mobile Platforms Group) covering mobility. The final day's keynote will feature Pat Gelsinger (senior vice president and chief technology officer) speaking on R&D discoveries and industry trends.

Sponsors of the U.S. event to-date are Microsoft and Rambus on a "gold" plateau, in addition to silver sponsors ATI Technologies, Hynix Semiconductor Americas and Samsung Semiconductor. Sponsors of the international conferences will be announced in March.

Registration for the San Francisco event is now available at www.intel.com/idf.

About the Intel Developer Forum
IDF is the direction-setting communications and computing industry program for Intel architecture-based design, development and solutions. Launched in 1997 as a gathering of 200 developers in San Francisco, IDF is now worldwide and attended by more than 25,000 technology experts annually. IDF helps key players expand their knowledge of cutting-edge technologies, gain tools for building enterprise level solutions and make powerful connections. Visit www.intel.com/idf for more information.

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