Intel to host annual solutions summit in Auckland

BANGALORE

MARCH 20, 2007

Intel will host its annual Intel Solutions Summit (ISS) 2007 next month in
Auckland (New Zealand) from April 11-13. The event gives Intel's top channel
customers and partners in Asia Pacific and China a chance to learn about new
innovative platforms and technologies and how it presents them with significant
business opportunities.

The summit in Auckland includes two days of keynote presentations by Intel
executives and industry experts, product and service-specific sessions, and
opportunities for networking with other Intel partners and Intel team members.
Intel expects more than 500 channel customers to attend in addition to
representatives from its partner companies.

The event will kick off with keynote addresses by Don MacDonald, VP, Sales
and Marketing Group and GM, Global Marketing at Intel, and Tom Rampone, VP,
Sales and Marketing Group and GM of the Channel Platforms Group at Intel.

The summit will highlight how partners and ecosystem leadership are a
critical link in delivering on Intel's vision for building innovative
solutions and technology leadership. Intel will announce several new products,
marketing initiatives and will also feature a showcase of new exhibits and
innovative solutions from Intel and its partners. Microsoft is the platinum
sponsor of this Summit.

“Intel has a long history of collaboration and working with our channel
partners in Asia. This year, Intel's strong roadmap and performance leadership
has allowed us to re-establish an overall improved channel engagement including
a pricing structure that is enabling our channel, creating new opportunities and
boosting their business growth,” said, John Antone, VP, Sales and Marketing
Group, and GM for Intel Asia Pacific.