Intel VP: Intel's Relentless Pursuit of Moore's Law to Bring CIOs Incredible Performance, Stronger Security, Lower Costs.Energy-Efficient Quad-Core Products, New Industry Standards Ensure Opportunities for Developers, New Benefits for Businesses SAN-FRANCISCO -- During his keynote today at the Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. , Pat Gelsinger Pat Gelsinger was the first Chief Technology Officer of Intel Corporation. He is currently a Senior Vice-president and General Manager of the Digital Enterprise Group. , Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, outlined the next stage of the company's multi-core product roadmap and new industry initiatives that offer developers a design platform for innovation and new capabilities for businesses. Gelsinger said that Moore's Law "The number of transistors and resistors on a chip doubles every 18 months." By Intel co-founder Gordon Moore regarding the pace of semiconductor technology. He made this famous comment in 1965 when there were approximately 60 devices on a chip. and the accelerated pace of Intel innovation are enabling faster and more reliable and secure networking and computing technologies, including PCs that boast a future "system defense" technology. Demonstrating how the company capitalizes on Moore's Law, Intel previewed its forthcoming Quad-Core Intel[R] Xeon[R] processor 5300 series - products with four processors inside - for workstations and servers, and the Intel[R] Core[TM]2 Extreme quad-core processor for the enthusiast market segment. Available this year, the products are based on the revolutionary Intel[R] Core[TM] microarchitecture and deliver socket compatibility with existing Intel platforms. The chips will extend technology and performance leadership by delivering up to 50 percent more performance1 within the same power envelope than today's dual-core generation, already well recognized as the world's highest performing processors. Gelsinger also reiterated that Intel will deliver a power-thrifty 50 watt quad-core server processor next year. "Today saw the IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. stage awash in a sea of 65 nanometer silicon as we demonstrated the breadth and depth of our enterprise processor portfolio," said Gelsinger. "We also confirmed our commitment to leading and working with the greater high-tech industry in a number of ways to champion true open industry standards that will bring more and more benefits to businesses of all shapes and sizes." Intel also revealed plans for more than 50 new SSE (1) An earlier full-screen editor in OS/2. (2) (Streaming SIMD Extensions) A series of additional instructions built into Pentium CPU chips for improved multimedia performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the 4 instructions, extending the Intel[R] 64 instruction set architecture to better take advantage of Intel's next-generation 45 nanometer (nm) silicon manufacturing process and expand the performance and capabilities of Intel[R] Architecture. New products based on the Intel 64 instruction set architecture will first appear next year and benefit a variety of applications, including those involving graphics, video encoding and processing, 3D imaging, gaming, web servers and application servers. The company also highlighted several new industry standards initiatives. Intel and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) have co-developed a specification for a new PCI Express A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison). As a result of the confusion, "PCI-E" or "PCIe" is the accepted abbreviation. technology, codenamed "Geneseo," that would extend the standard to include co-located hardware on the bus. The goal is to make such tasks as visualization and media processing See media control. , math intensive data crunching and content processing faster and more efficient than existing add-in cards or software approaches. Intel and IBM plan to further collaborate with the PCI-SIG, one of the oldest and most respected open industry standards organizations and the group that maintains PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and PCI Express specifications. As further example of its support for industry innovation, Intel has announced that it will license its front-side bus technology to select vendors. New Family of Enterprise Class Processors Gelsinger highlighted how the company has refreshed its entire line-up of dual-core products, including more than 30 new enterprise-class processors for both business PCs and servers, all launched in less than 100 days. Among these is a new family of dual-core Intel Itanium processors designed for the high-end, reduced instruction set computing Noun 1. reduced instruction set computing - (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform reduced instruction set computer, RISC (RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. )-dominated space. Intel's Itanium processor family continues to gain momentum; worldwide system revenue in the first half of this year grew by nearly 40 percent compared to the same period last year, according to analyst reports2. Intel also has extended the Intel Xeon processor line, targeting lower-end, single-processor servers typically used for home offices and small businesses with the introduction of the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 3000 series, dramatically improving server performance and power efficiency. Intel also launched the latest ultra-dense Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor 5148 that features a low thermal design point of only 40 watts. For business PCs, Gelsinger disclosed details on the company's next-generation Intel[R] vPro[TM] technology that will extend the platform's manageability and security capabilities. Available next year, the platform will include the third generation of Intel Active Management technology Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is a hardware-based technology which facilitates remote out-of-band management of PCs by using of a small secondary processor located on the motherboard. , adding support for the new Web Services Management (WS-MAN) standard and new "system defense" features that can slow or stop the spread of viruses and worms. Further bolstering PC security, this next-generation technology will also include for the first time Intel Trusted Execution Technology Trusted Execution Technology (TET or TXT), formerly known as LaGrande Technology is a key component of Intel's initiative of "safer computing". Intel claims that it will be very useful, especially in the business world, as a way to defend against software-based , formerly codenamed "LaGrande Technology". Lastly, Gelsinger discussed a proposed method for measuring energy-efficient performance (energy efficiency at a given performance level) on the client and encouraged the industry to move toward standardization of methodologies that deliver meaningful results to end users. About the Intel Developer Forum IDF, now in its 10th year, is the premier global technology forum for hardware and software developers to confer on Intel-based platforms, technologies and solutions, and the new usage models they enable. Visit www.intel.com/idf for more information. Intel, 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. Intel, Xeon, Itanium, vPro, Core and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 1 Performance Claim: Based on published/measured SPECint_rate_base2000 results Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5160 based platform details: Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server platform with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5160, 3.00 GHz with 4M L2 Cache, 1333 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. system bus, 8GB (8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory, Microsoft Windows Server* 2003. SPEC binaries built with Intel C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ Compiler 9.1. Referenced as published at 123. For more information see http://www.spec.org/cpu2000/results/res2006q2/ cpu2000-20060501-05940.html(Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 53xx based platform details: Intel preproduction pre·pro·duc·tion adj. 1. Taking place or existing before production: preproduction planning. 2. Server platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Clovertown, 2.67 GHz with 2x4M L2 Cache, dual 1333 MHz system bus, 8GB (8x1GB) 667MHz FB-DIMM memory; Microsoft Windows Server x32 Enterprise Edition. SPEC binaries build with Intel compiler 9.1. 2 Q2 2006 Release of the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. August 22nd 2006. |
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