Coming Soon: Next-gen Platforms

Pat Gelsinger, Intel senior vice president and general
manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, showed how Intel will deliver superior
computing performance and energy efficiency this year while reducing the total
cost of IT ownership.

“2006 marks a year of transitions for Intel - a
transition to a new process technology and a powerful new microarchitecture,
along with the delivery of new platforms solving tough problems for our
customers,” said Gelsinger. “This year we have a line-up of enterprise
platforms and technologies that will inspire developers with opportunities and
excite IT managers with critical capabilities to manage costs and run their
business.”

At the center of Intel's efforts is a commitment to
energy-efficient performance based on a next-generation microarc­hitecture
reviewed earlier in the day by Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner.
These multi-core products designed with the Intel Core microarc­hitecture will
enable unique designs and fuel the industry's most sophisticated office PCs.
It will also help IT managers increase responsiveness and productivity while at
the same time reducing real-estate and electricity burdens companies face as
server data centers grow.

Intel's Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president, general manager, of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group, holds Intel's new "XML chip" during the Intel Developer Forum Spring 2006, held at the Moscone West in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. Intel Press Relations

By the end of 2006, Intel Core microarchitecture will be at
the heart of PC and server platforms. Noting its remarkable gains in performance
for desktop PCs, Gelsinger showcased Conroe, a dual-core processor that can
reduce power consumption by 40 percent while delivering greater than 40 percent
improvements in computing performance.

Additionally, Gelsinger announced that Conroe will now also
be a part of Intel's Professional Business Platform - codenamed Averill -
available in the second-half of 2006. Averill will deliver world-class IT
security and manageability capabilities for businesses through the Conroe
dual-core processor along with a new chipset codenamed Broadwater, Intel
Virtualization Technology and the second generation of Intel Active Management
Technology.

For dual-processor servers and workstations, Intel will
ship three new processors in 2006. Sossaman, an ultra-low-power processor, is
scheduled to ship next week and is designed for server blades, storage devices
and telecommunications equipment. Dempsey is scheduled to ship by the end of the
month and is the first processor for a new Intel Xeon-based platform, codena­med
Bensley. With the majority of its volume shipping below 100 watts, Bensley will
deliver performance-per-watt leadership.

In the third quarter of 2006, Intel will update the Bensley
platform with the Woodcrest processor, which will further reduce power
consumption by 35 percent while delivering greater than 80 percent improvement
in computing performance. Joining Gelsinger onstage was Gary Campbell, vice
president and chief technology officer of Enterprise Storage and Servers for HP.
Campbell outlined HP's support for the Bensley/Woodcrest platform offering its
server and workstation customers leading performance and performance per watt.

Further reinforcing Intel's near-term portfolio of
leading multicore products, Gelsinger also gave developers their first public
view of a running quad-core processor, codenamed Clovertown, for dual-processor
servers. Clovertown is socket-compatible with the Bensley platform and is slated
to ship in early 2007. It will deliver increased processing capacity and is
well-suited for multi-threaded applications, such as those used in databases,
financial services and supply-chain management. Additionally, the company also
plans to ship a quad-core processor - codenamed Kentsfield - for high-end
desktop PCs in early 2007.