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To: Paul Engel who wrote (106267)	7/27/2000 10:43:30 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - Microsoft is Openly Embracing Intel's Servers as their Platform of choice for penetrating the Server and Internet Infrastructure markets. "The home-computer market belongs to ``Wintel'' - the popular combination of Intel-equipped computers running Microsoft Windows. Now the two companies want to make sure the business world is Windows Powered and has Intel Inside." Microsoft seem to have re-discovered who their friends are ! No mention of AMD anywhere - I wonder why? Paul {===============================} dailynews.yahoo.com Thursday July 27 06:27 PM EDT Microsoft Has New Initiatives By MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ, AP Business Writer REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - The home-computer market belongs to ``Wintel'' - the popular combination of Intel-equipped computers running Microsoft Windows. Now the two companies want to make sure the business world is Windows Powered and has Intel Inside. At Microsoft's annual meeting for financial analysts, the allies announced they have entered into a joint marketing deal to help promote Intel-based servers, the large computers that run computer networks and Web sites. In addition, Microsoft previewed the next version of its popular Office software, which includes programs such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Most of the world's major corporations are using Office, though upgrades to the latest version, Office 2000, have lagged. The idea behind the day's announcements and speeches - which included a vision statement by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates - was to give the financial community a feel for how Microsoft will support its billion-dollar profits while shifting to the Microsoft.NET strategy. Microsoft.NET promises to take the company's popular software, such as Office and elements of the Windows operating system, and move them to servers instead of desktop computers. That way any device - from handhelds and cell phones to personal computers - could access those programs as well as personal data housed online. Through the use of complex software, those devices will be able to communicate with each other over the Internet, providing the consumer with a streamlined, easy-to-use service. ``Dot-NET is our platform,'' Gates told the crowd. ``Everything that exists on Windows will exist here.'' In the meantime, however, analysts have been worried about making sure the company can maintain the aggressive growth of the past five years. After its latest earnings report - the company posted a 10 percent increase in profits, down from the 20 percent or better investors have grown accustomed to - two major investment houses downgraded their ratings for Microsoft stock. So Microsoft took pains Thursday to show investors it was still dedicated to selling PC software, even as it tries to evolve into selling PC services online. The Wintel duopoly has faced stiff competition in the server market from Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL - news), whose powerful computers and database software are the respective leaders in their markets. Gates proudly touted the latest convert from Sun-Oracle, Web giant Lycos Inc. (Nasdaq:LCOS - news), which recently moved all of its Web sites to Intel servers running Microsoft's Windows 2000. Lycos Chief Information Officer Tim Wright said his company had been running Windows 2000 for months and found the new systems provided better performance. ``We're looking forward to continuing our relationship with Microsoft and Intel,'' Wright said, ``utilizing their e-business solutions to help us deliver industry-leading services to our customers.'' To help bridge the gap between current products and the .NET platform, Microsoft gave analysts a sneak peek of the next version of Office, which allows users to collaborate simultaneously on documents. The new Office will also allow users to work with data via the Internet, keeping documents stored on servers instead of on laptops or PCs. The new Office will not ship for at least a year, company officials said.

To: Paul Engel who wrote (106267)	7/28/2000 1:32:07 AM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Intel is targeting StronARM at portable computing applications that require LOW POWER dissipation with no need to run legacy x86 code. Currently, Intel has design wins for Compaqs iPAQ handheld device running the new version of Windows CE. I'm one of the lucky few to have an iPaq. I am QUITE IMPRESSED. Something like this would have been flat-out Star Trek Science Fiction 15 years ago. 206 MHz Strong ARM, 32 Meg RAM, 16 Meg flashable ROM (for OS & built-in programs like Pocket IE, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Money, a suite of PIM programs that sync with Outlook 98/2000, Windows Media Player, a Picture Viewer, Microsoft Reader, etc), 12-bit color (16-bit would be nicer but you really can't tell much of a difference) reflective TFT screen that is actually easy to read in direct Phoenix sunlight, LOUD built-in speaker & stereo jack (people buy a pocket amplifier for HP & Casio), voice notes, Microsoft Transcriber (a real winner in handwriting recognition), Lithium-Polymer battery that's about the size of a business card and 2mm thick (but not user replaceable), etc. Microsoft and Compaq have a real winner in this machine. Now if people could actually get them... A benchmarking site (http://www.pencomputing.com/WinCE/PPC/PocketPC.html) says that measures out at 141 VAX MIPS. As far as PocketPC OS (WinCE 3.0) goes, it's Microsoft's SOP: version 3 gets it right. Oh, and you can get Embedded Visual Basic and Embedded Visual C++ for $0.00 + $7.50 s/h from Microsoft. They say allow 4-8 weeks for delivery but I got mine in three days.