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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (143812)9/19/2001 6:57:50 PM
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Intel cancels one Xeon, accelerates another
By Michael Kanellos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
September 19, 2001, 3:45 p.m. PT
Intel has scrapped plans for a 2GHz Xeon processor for workstations and servers but has accelerated release of a 2.2GHz Xeon with enhanced performance features to fill the gap.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker had planned to release a 2GHz version of Xeon for two-processor systems in the fourth quarter of this year, according to an Intel representative. That project has now been snuffed. However, the company will now release "Prestonia," the code name for a 2.2GHz Xeon for dual-processor systems, at the beginning of the first quarter of 2002 rather than toward the end of the quarter.

The change in plans to some degree underscores the conservative nature of the server and workstation markets.

In the consumer PC market, customers...


The slightly accelerated release of Prestonia--and its accompanying Plumas chipset--also indicates that Intel appears to be succeeding in its conversion to the 130-nanometer (0.13-micron) manufacturing process.

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