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The second in IT@Intels series of Intel’s world-class data centers, this video tours a data center that was once a wafer fabrication facility (fab) with a 3-story design and several distinct data centers within it. See innovations in data center power delivery and air cooling, as well as one of the world’s fastest super computers. For more stories from Intel IT – visit www.intel.com

[Recorded Nov 13, 2006] The Computer History Museum and the Intel Museum mark the 35th anniversary of one of the most important products in technology history. Introduced in November 1971, the Intel® 4004 microprocessor was an early and significant commercial product to embody computer architecture within a silicon device. And it started an electronics revolution that changed our world. There were no customer-programmable microprocessors on the market before the 4004. It was the first and it was the enabling technology that propelled software into the limelight as a key player in the world of digital electronics design. Intel, which had been making memory chips, used the 4004 as a technical and marketing launch pad to develop an expertise in microprocessors that, in quick time, made it a market leader. This strategy allowed it to emerge as the most influential designer and producer of microprocessors—the engine of the information age—for over three decades. In celebration of this milestone anniversary and the November 15, 2006 opening of Intel Museum’s new exhibit entitled, “The Intel 4004 Microprocessor ,” Intel 4004 designers Ted Hoff and Federico Faggin take center stage with an historical perspective on the evolution of the 4004, from a special-order from Japanese calculator manufacturer Busicom, to a mass-produced device. Additionally, Tim McNerney, who assembled and led a talented team of engineers and designers to create the Intel 4004 35th anniversary exhibit with …

Alienware M11x getting Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 upgrade next month, says Dell rep
Meet Pearce Clune, Dell’s Head of Consumer Operations for Middle East, Africa, and Turkey. Clune’s gone ahead and a pretty brief demonstration of Alienware ’s laptop lineup to Shuffle Magazine , include the mighty impressive M11x powerhouse in netbook clothing. It’s all pretty standard fare until about 2:20 into the video, where the fine gentleman casually drops that the Core 2 Duo processor is …

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Bay Biz Buzz: Intel forecasts double-digit growth in profit, sales
Intel CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday that the Santa Clara company’s revenue and net income per share should see a percentage increase in the low double digits over the next few years because of rising demand for its chips in personal computers and other gadgets.

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