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To: Frank E W who wrote (139399)	8/17/1999 9:14:00 AM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 176387

Nice story in today's WSJ. interactive.wsj.com Take that, Scott McNeely. Bye-bye Lucretius T. ++++++++ August 17, 1999 Intel, Allies Set Fresh Challenge To Rivals' High-End Computers By GARY MCWILLIAMS and DEAN TAKAHASHI Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Intel Corp. and its personal-computer allies this week begin an assault on the high-end computing market, as they launch a new breed of machines that lash together eight microprocessors to match the performance of much higher-price computers. The PC makers hope that the products will put further pressure on the profits of companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc. and other makers of high-end RISC, or reduced instruction set computers, such as International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. ... More than 20 PC makers, including Compaq, Unisys Corp., Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer Corp., next week will begin shipping the computers, known as "eight-way servers." Previously, off-the-shelf servers could only use one to four processor chips, limiting their use to applications such as e-mail and filing data. "We can apply the economics of volume production and standard technologies to bring these systems in at a price point that's radically different," says Kevin Soelberg, Dell's director of server marketing. The new machines were made possible by an Intel chip set that allows the computers to easily "scale," or deliver increased power with the addition of more processors. Supporters say the added power should enable these machines to meet the computing needs of entire divisions or companies. Prices Start at $20,000 The first versions of the machines are expected to cost from $20,000 to $800,000, depending on storage, chip speeds and options. A typical eight-chip server, useful for processing high-speed transactions on Web sites, will cost about $50,000. "This is aimed at a significant chunk of the RISC market," said John Miner, Intel's vice president and general manager for its communications products group. ... Estimated Sales of $20 Billion Market researcher International Data Corp. estimates sales of midrange computers, which includes most RISC and Unix machines, at $20 billion a year. ...