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To: Process Boy who wrote (87440)	8/30/1999 4:09:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

PB, Sonny, all, pretty cool that Intel could integrate parts they got from DEC, Level One and Softcom into these new communications chips. I always have a little doubt when a company whose stock I own buys another company. Like, will they really get the value in the long run that they paid. All they have to do is sell these chips now, right? ;-) The flagship of Intel's programmable network processor line, the IXP (Internet Exchange Processor) 1200 network processor, uses a StrongARM embedded processor core acquired from Digital Equipment Corp. The core is surrounded by six RISC-based microprocessors that can be programmed to support a variety of packet-handling functions, according to sources close to Intel. The IXP 1200 will be supported by development tools such as compilers, debuggers and simulators to help speed product creation, the sources said. A second processor, the IXE (Internet Exchange Engine) 2412 switch processor, provides the silicon building blocks for creating workgroup switches, while the IXF (Internet Exchange Forwarder) 6400 is a broadband processing engine for building carrier-class switches. The switches will support speeds as high as OC-48. The chips integrate technologies Intel gained in acquisitions of Level One Communications Inc. and Softcom Microsystems Inc. as well as from its earlier purchase of semiconductor technology and manufacturing facilities from Digital.</>