• Intel Products Bolster "Enthusiast's Year" Awards by CPU Magazine
  December 23, 2009
   
  2009 was a great year to be a PC enthusiast. Intel won top honors from CPU Magazine for its Intel® Core™ i5-750 and Intel® Core™ i7-920 in the processor category, while the Intel X25-M 160GB Solid-State Drive was named the No. 1 winner in the Storage Devices Category. See what all the Intel processor and Intel SSD enthusiasm is about. Press and industry analysts are invited to the Intel® Core™ processor launch event at CES.
• Intel SSDs Cooler Than Facebook or Twitter?
  December 21, 2009
   
  According to the December print edition of PC World, the Intel X25-M SSD ranked No. 3 in the PC World Top 100 Best Products of 2009, ahead of both Facebook and Twitter. According to the publication, "This model's speedy test results put it at the top of our chart; its price and performance make it a compelling flash upgrade for notebook or desktop users." SSDs, or Solid State Drives, are storage devices that can replace a computer's hard drive. Because SSDs have no moving parts they offer faster performance and greater energy efficiency and durability.
• Everything Channel Names Intel SSD a Best '09 Product
  December 15, 2009
   
  Everything CHANNEL Test Center has named the 34nm Intel X25-M Mainstream SSD one of the Best Products of the Year for 2009. According to the publication, "The advanced feature set and more attractive pricing give Intel the potential to gain an even larger portion of the growing SSD market."
• BSNL Unwires WiMAX in rural India
  December 14, 2009
   
  BSNL launched India's first commercial WiMAX service on December 13 to begin bringing mobile broadband connectivity to rural India. Analysts predict India will be the biggest base on earth for WiMAX by 2012. Besides high-speed broadband Internet access, rural citizens can benefit from e-government services including bill payment, vehicle registration and issuance of birth certificates, as well as telemedicine, tele-education and banking services.
• Happy Holidays Intel-Style
  December 14, 2009
   
  Are you feeling the holiday spirit yet? Check out the Intel Choir's rendition of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" to help get you in the mood. Wishing you happy holidays filled with wafers, processors and technology galore!
• Copenhagen: Japan tops ICT Sustainability Index
  December 11, 2009
   
  State of the art and well-planned Information and Communication Technology (ICT) such as computers and telecommunications equipment can help reduce carbon emissions by up to 25% if applied wisely. This is one outcome of an IDC report published yesterday in Copenhagen looking into readiness of G20 economies to apply ICT for better carbon management. Japan was named as best suited today and topped IDC's ranking. The report gives an in-depth country-by country analysis and walks the talk of reinventing ourselves as low-carbon economies.
• Join Intel at the Copenhagen Climate Conference
  December 7, 2009
   
  Intel will participate in a series of events to showcase how Information Technology can help addressing climate challenges. Media opportunities include: a Green IT industry panel, the IDC launch of a Special Report on IT's ability to reduce carbon emissions in G20 countries and Intel's presence at Bright Green, the industry innovation show in Copenhagen.
• Intel Celebrates 20 Years in Ireland
  December 2, 2009
   
  November 27th marked a special a day for Intel Ireland as it celebrated its 20th Anniversary. A number of external guests, including An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen (Irish Prime Minister) joined with Intel Ireland employees to commemorate this significant day and reflect upon milestones and memories of the past 2 decades.
• One-Stop IT Innovation
  December 1, 2009
   
  Intel, Sun, FM and Techdirt today unveiled IT Innovation, an online community where IT professionals can find tips, discussions, webcasts and other resources to help, for example, align business and IT strategies, reduce costs, plan for growth and take advantage of innovation.
• Will Innovation Fuel the U.S. Economy?
  December 1, 2009
   
  Last night in Washington, D.C. Intel kicked off a two-day event with The Aspen Institute and PBS's NewsHour on the role of innovation in America's economic future. Speakers included PBS's Gwen Ifill and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Intel CEO Paul Otellini, Newsweek's Jon Meacham with John Kao and Sir Harold Evans, and Judy Woodruff with Obama Economic Policy advisor Larry Summers. View videos here and follow the discussion on Twitter (hashtag: #innovateUS).
• Intel® Leibniz Challenge 2010: Application Period Begins
  November 30, 2009
   
  For the fourth time, students in grades 9 through 13 can now apply to participate in the Intel Leibniz Challenge hosted by Intel and the Leibniz University Hanover and supported by the Initiative D21. The contest aims to introduce young people to the engineering profession and arouse interest in natural and technical sciences. The registration period ends on February 28th, 2010. The Intel Leibniz Challenge is part of the Intel Education Initiative which covers a range of education advancement programs for pupils, students, pedagogues as well as young entrepreneurs. The multi-faceted programs aim to improve the teaching and learning environment at schools, universities, and other educational institutions while providing access to the latest computing technologies.
• Intel, President Obama Promote Math, Science Education
  November 23, 2009
   
  In support of President Obama's U.S. Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Initiative, Intel committed more than $200 million over the next 10 years to train teachers in math, science and technology education. As part of its STEM investment, led by Former Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, Intel will help prepare all students to take Algebra I by 8th grade and give more students hands-on math, science opportunities, through Intel Math, Intel Teach and Intel's science fair programs. Learn more here.
• Inspiring Change in Education with Technology
  November 18, 2009
   
  In recognition of International Education Week, Intel ethnographer Tony Salvador discusses what he observed last week at the International eLearning Summit, a gathering of educators and policymakers from 40 countries. He reflects on the difficult - but essential - task many education decision makers are faced with to ensure their education systems are moving in the right direction. Tony calls out Portugal and Macedonia as leading countries supporting education, by investing in technology for enhancing and facilitating learning in the classroom. Read more from Tony and let us know your thoughts on how to improve our education system.
• Write a Haiku, Win a Home Server from Intel, Microsoft
  November 18, 2009
   
  Gadget-philes that need an excuse to flex their artistic muscle are encouraged to submit an entry to the Intel® and Microsoft® Home Server Haiku Challenge. The challenge, which asks participants to express how a home server could bring peace of mind to their daily digital lives, will be accepting submissions until December 11. All entries are eligible to win one-of-three home servers that will arrive in time for the holidays to stream and share photos, videos and music with family and friends. For more information on winning a home server featuring the Intel architecture and Microsoft® Windows® Home Server software, visit winahomeserver.com.
• Intel CTO Justin Rattner kicks off Supercomputing '09
  November 17, 2009
   
  Justin Rattner, Intel CTO, kicked off the Supercomputing 2009 (SC'09) conference today. Rattner asserted that the 3-D internet has the potential to be the "killer app" that can drive growth for High Performance Computers (HPC). He unveiled and demonstrated a new framework called ScienceSim, an open source virtual world that Intel helped to create for SC'09. He discussed examples of ScienceSim being used for applications from fern ecology to fashion research.
• Intel Cloud Computing Service Measures Multicore App Performance
  November 17, 2009
   
  To boost parallel programming, Intel introduced a Web-based service that allows software developers to assess how their applications will perform on a number of multicore processor configurations. Powered by Intel® Parallel Studio, the Intel® Parallel Universe Portal is a cloud computing analysis tool that tests parallel applications, written for the Windows operating system, in multicore environments on an on-demand basis. The tool is currently available to members of the Intel Software Network through the Intel Parallel Universe Portal at no charge.
• Intel CTO Weighs in on 21st Century Innovation
  November 17, 2009
   
  In support of an Intel-Newsweek survey released on innovation and the economy, Justin Rattner shared his perspective on a 21st century R&D model with Huffington Post readers. He explained that promoting innovation and supporting U.S. competitiveness will require an enlightened combination of cutting edge academic research and industrial R&D, well-informed government policy and support, and continuous improvement of math and science outcomes.
• Intel Boosts NASA's Supercomputing Brainpower
  November 17, 2009
   
  Using 2,304 Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors, NASA's Pleiades supercomputer has increased its "brainpower" by 35 percent allowing scientists to make new discoveries and gain greater insight into Earth's system and climate change. Not only does the enhanced supercomputer allow scientists to make new discoveries, the new processors are also environmentally friendly, using only one-eighth the power of previous generation processors to accomplish the same amount of work. For more information, visit NASA's Advanced Supercomputing facility.
• Intel and SGI Break Supercomputing Boundaries
  November 16, 2009
   
  Intel and SGI are scaling the extreme heights of supercomputing with a shared memory supercomputer called Altix UV. The system will lead the industry in maximizing bandwidth and minimizing latency on cluster and HPC applications. The system, which is being unveiled at Supercomputing 2009 in Portland, Ore., uses quad-, six-, or eight-core Nehalem-EX processors, and will deliver exceptional performance and scalability. Supercomputing 2009 attendees can see Altix UV in SGI's booth, #1721.
• Intel Capital to Announce New Investments at CEO Summit
  November 16, 2009
   
  At the tenth annual Intel Capital CEO Summit in Huntington Beach, CA, Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani will host a press conference at 12:30 p.m. PST tomorrow, Nov. 17. The press conference will be streamed live at this Web site. Sodhani will provide a general update on Intel Capital and announce several new investments spanning various geographies. The Intel Capital CEO Summit, which runs today through Wednesday, provides Intel Capital portfolio companies with company-building, deal-making and learning opportunities through keynote presentations, expert panel discussions and more than 500 matchmaking meetings between start-up CEOs and industry executives from some of the largest Global 2000 corporations.
• New HPC Optimized Intel Processor Planned
  November 16, 2009
   
  At Supercomputing 2009 in Portland, Ore., Intel unveiled a future High Performance Computing (HPC) optimized version of its forthcoming processor codenamed "Nehalem-EX." The six-core chip will run at higher frequencies than eight-core versions of the Nehalem-EX processors and will offer advantages on some HPC workloads. Customers will benefit from greater memory bandwidth and capacity and will be able to build single computers or "nodes" with up to 256 such chips. More details can be found at Intel's online Press Room.
• New Online Resource: Real Information for Real People
  November 11, 2009
   
  Introduced today, MyLifeScoop.com by Intel aggregates blog posts, Twitter feeds and 'top ten lists' for people who are interested in how technology fits into the everyday world, including topics on cooking, parenting, health, and career. Managed and edited by Federated Media, the site shares the latest news, information, tips, tricks and how-tos for smart and savvy technology users.
• Ready, Set, Read: Intel® Reader Launches
  November 10, 2009
   
  The Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print, is now available to assist the more than 55 million people who have specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia or vision problems such as low-vision or blindness. This paperback book-sized device converts printed text to digital text and reads it aloud to the user, allowing people to access the information that many of us take for granted, such as reading a menu or a favorite book. The Intel Reader has been endorsed by the International Dyslexia Association as an important advance in assistive technology. View the press kit for more information.
• San Diego Supercomputer to Use Intel Chips, SSDs
  November 4, 2009
   
  "Moving a physical disk head... is so last century," said Allan Snavely, associate director of San Diego Supercomputer Center. Unlike slower, hard disk drives that use moving parts, the Intel chips and Intel® High-Performance Solid-State Drives have been chosen for the University of California, San Diego's Gordon project that will build one of the world's most powerful supercomputers that will be dedicated to solving critical science and societal problems. The Intel SSDs will help speed scientific computations or data-intensive applications such as 3-D seismic tomography for earthquake prediction and research. View the press release.
• Intel, IT Industry Collaborate for Taiwan Typhoon Relief
  October 30, 2009
   

  Intel Taiwan is working with Acer, Asus, Microsoft Taiwan, the Ministry of Education, Red Cross Society and Taiwan Association for Educational Communications and Technology to set up IT learning environments for schools and digital services centres for communities to support the Typhoon Morakot disaster relief. Through this program, Acer, Asus, Intel Taiwan and Microsoft Taiwan will donate a total of 4,500 notebook PCs, netbooks, and desktop PCs with OS and software to help expedite education and community rebuilding in the typhoon affected areas. The typhoon-devastated schools will gain support from this program which combines PC donation and teachers training courses for building the IT learning environments. The digital services centers at communities are intended to support the agricultural products e-marketing, tourism development, indigenous culture communication, and after-school education.
• Intel Capital Portfolio Company Enjoyor Completes IPO
  October 30, 2009
   
  Intel Capital congratulates Enjoyor Technology Group for its successful initial public offering (IPO) today on China's Growth Enterprise Market (GEM). The launch of China's GEM is a significant milestone for the Chinese capital market and Enjoyor's listing is another example of Intel Capital's support of local technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Intel Capital invested in Enjoyor Technology Group earlier this year with the goal of expanding Enjoyor's research and development in traffic intelligence and its digital healthcare business. Enjoyor is the first Zhejiang enterprise to complete an IPO on the GEM, which provides a platform to finance companies in industries such as information technology, bio-medical and new energy. For more information on the IPO view the press release.
• New Online Resource: Intel's Embedded Chip Roadmap
  October 28, 2009
   
  The Intel Embedded Platform Roadmap is a new interactive online resource that provides information about current and next-generation Intel architecture platforms, product information and design data, and provides access to development tools and training. The resource is available in the Embedded Design Center. Learn more about Intel in Embedded.
• Intel Announces SSD Toolbox and Optimizer to Support Trim
  October 26, 2009
   
  On the heels of the Microsoft* Windows* 7 introduction, Intel today announced the availability of the Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer and firmware update, for its 34nm Intel® X25-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. The latest tools are designed to help better manage and retain the out-of-box performance of Intel SSDs. View the press release and read the white paper for more information on the Intel SSD Optimizer.
• Intel CEO to Discuss Investment Dollars and Innovative Sense at Tech Summit
  October 21, 2009
   
  At the sixth annual Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini will participate in an on-stage conversation at 8:30 a.m. PDT tomorrow, Oct. 22, with John Battelle, the conference's co-founder. Their chat will be streamed live at this Web site. They will speak about the importance of investment in innovation, Intel's business strategy and today's most talked about technology trends. The 3-day Web 2.0 Summit, which concludes tomorrow, brings together leaders from the Internet industry with visionaries and executives across several industries to share their unique perspectives on the Web's future and how the tools and principles of Web 2.0 are impacting their businesses.
• Intel SOA Expressway Capabilities for Security Critical Applications
  October 21, 2009
   
  Today, Intel announced Intel SOA Expressway version 2.3 and a partnership with Sophos to integrate SafeGuard CryptoServer, a market-leading hardware security module. The integrated solution enables administrators of the SOA Expressway to store and protect high-value cryptographic keys used for business-to-business transactions. Industries with stringent security regulations including Financial Services, Government and Healthcare will be able to use this solution to create a network boundary that protects security-critical applications from attacks. Other features include Web service governance and security extensions for Oracle Fusion Middleware, Software AG CentraSite and IBM Tivoli infrastructure. Additional information can be found here.
• Microsoft and Intel Culminate Windows 7 Collaboration
  October 21, 2009
   
  Intel and Microsoft have collaborated on Windows 7 since before Microsoft Vista launched to create the best experience for consumers and businesses. Hundreds of engineers produced advances in such areas as performance, responsiveness, security, energy efficiency and virtualization. In this video, Microsoft Fellow Mark Russinovich and Intel Fellow Shiv Kaushik discuss the joint effort.
• Sun Solaris Readies for Nehalem-EX
  October 21, 2009
   
  In a new white paper, Sun discusses how the Solaris OS will take advantage of the next-generation Intel Xeon processor for servers with four or more sockets (codename Nehalem-EX). In its latest version, Solaris will focus on scalable performance, advanced reliability and energy efficiency between specific features in Solaris and Nehalem-EX.
• Intel: Our Doodles Aren't Like Your Doodles
  October 19, 2009
   
  The latest video in the Intel "rock star" series highlights Intel Fellow Kelin Kuhn and her "doodles" on advanced transistor scaling. These doodles are not artist conceptions, but are selected technical illustrations which highlight various aspects of Intel’s advanced technologies. See Advanced Technology: Behind the Doodles for an in-depth look at the Intel technology underlying these doodles.
• SAP and Intel Foster European Research
  October 19, 2009
   
  SAP Research Belfast and Intel Labs Europe announce plans to enter strategic research collaboration. The formation of the SAP and Intel Collaboratory at the SAP Research Centre in Belfast will mark another important milestone for Intel Labs Europe.
• Intel Files Sanction Motion against AMD
  October 14, 2009
   
  Intel has filed a motion in Delaware seeking sanctions against Advanced Micro Devices in the pending antitrust case. Intel asserts AMD failed to adequately retain documents in the case it filed against Intel in June of 2005. Intel also asserts that AMD misrepresented its efforts and tried to hide its failures from the Court and Intel. AMD claimed to have an "exemplary" scheme to retain documents in this case. It is clear that AMD did not and that some AMD executives and employees failed to retain thousands of documents and emails. Click here for more information.
• Intel Helps Deliver Secure Health Information
  October 14, 2009
   
  An updated version of the Intel® SOA Expressway for Healthcare, a high-performance health information gateway used by ISVs and system integrators like IGI to share information inside hospitals and with community caregivers and health information networks, is available for download. Using the Intel gateway for system interface and message processing within its ORBIT Portal, IGI has helped Newark Beth Israel Medical Center securely share emergency room patient records, immunization information and Medicaid medication history with New Jersey's state-run health information exchange. The developer kit includes pre-built workflow packs that reduce integration time, improved Microsoft deployment features and a reliable messaging framework. Click here to view a blog post.
• Intel My WiFi Technology Supports New Wi-Fi Direct Specification
  October 14, 2009
   
  Mobile computing devices such as laptops, netbooks, smart phones, or other Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices will soon be able to connect directly to one another in a new way, and at record wireless speeds. Today, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced a new specification available mid-2010 for connecting devices without a traditional home, office or hotspot access point. Intel® My WiFi Technology, the industry's first commercially available Wi-Fi PAN solution, will incorporate this new specification, enabling exciting new peer to peer and social networking applications. Intel My WiFi Technology with Wi-Fi Direct certification will continue to connect with the 100s of millions of existing Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices.

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