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To: JBruin who wrote (1293)	10/29/1999 12:50:00 AM
From: jeff greene	Respond to of 2702

Comments from Intel today... Message 11742802 Increased focus on non-PC devices is part of the company's plan to diversify, executives said. Chips for PCs and servers will likely continue to dominate the company's business, but as more types of devices are used to access the Internet, Intel will move to provide silicon for these so-called information appliances--and even work to design them. The company is already seeing a surge in demand for flash memory, which goes into cell phones, said Craig Barrett, Intel's chief executive. Acquisitions over the past few years will allow the company to provide the microprocessors and digital signal processors that go into these devices as well. "If you look at the market for cell phones, it is semi-infinite," Barrett said, citing market reports that as many as 500 million cell phones could be sold annually by 2003. "We're looking at a variety of clients for Internet access," he explained. In addition, chips for networking and communication equipment will represent a substantial opportunity