As expected AMD voted for new intel standards
Intel's Design to Connect Devices May Become Standard (Update2)
2001-08-03 16:58 (New York)
Intel's Design to Connect Devices May Become Standard (Update2)
(Adds comments from Advanced Micro Devices and organization
starting in second paragraph.)
San Jose, California, Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Computer
Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., International Business Machines Corp.
and Microsoft Corp. are working with an industry group to study an
Intel Corp. design as a possible new technical standard for
plugging devices into personal computers.
PCI-SIG, a nonprofit group that sets standards for linking add-
ons such as graphics cards and DVD players to PCs, said Compaq and
Dell, the two biggest PC makers, No. 1 computer maker IBM, top
software maker Microsoft and other companies will work with Intel
to develop a draft of the specification, called Arapahoe.
Intel, the biggest computer-chip maker, is promoting Arapahoe
to replace the current standard, called peripheral component
interconnect, or PCI. As PC programs become more sophisticated,
Arapahoe could meet the network demands of future software programs
and processing tasks that will require more power and speed, PCI-
SIG said.
Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which is developing
its own technical specification, voted in favor of the Intel-
promoted standard, said Gabriele Sartori, director for technology
evangelism at Advanced Micro.
``It's not an Intel victory,'' he said. ``It's an industry
victory. We are glad to support it. It's complementary. It shows
that the two technologies can co-exist.''
The early version of Arapahoe will be reviewed by PCI-SIG and
later released to the industry. PCI-SIG President Roger Tipley said
the new standard will mean PC and server users won't have to buy
connectors of different standards for more advanced products.
The new standard could fulfill the technical needs of
everything from graphics for high-end PCs to better DVD connections
for low-end users, he said.
``It really does cover the entire spectrum from low end to
high end,'' Tipley said.
Intel shares fell 43 cents to $31.68. Microsoft shares
declined 56 cents to $66.89. Compaq rose 2 cents to $15.85, and
Dell shares slipped 36 cents to $28.07. IBM shares fell 62 cents to
$108.18. |
