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To: Tony Viola who wrote (109737)	9/12/2000 10:33:16 AM
From: Elmer	Respond to of 186894

This is competition for Intel's IXP product line. Big Blue intros Net speed-up chip By: Tony Smith Posted: 12/09/2000 at 12:38 GMT IBM has developed a chip that bundles together related data packets as they're crossing the Internet. The processor, the PowerNP, is aimed at switches and routers, and contains a tiny chunk of code - IBM calls it "bandwidth allocation technology" - that synchronises related packets. The Net's TCP/IP protocol family is designed to break data down into small chunks, called 'packets', which are then sent out across the Internet and reassembled at their destination. The idea is that individual packets can travel independently along what is the best route between source and destination at any given moment. As long as the packets all get there, the order in which they arrive shouldn't matter. Of course, now the Net is host to more time-sensitive data than email or transferring files, this approach isn't always the most effective. Packets of video and e-commerce transaction data need to be synchronised rather better than do packets containing basic Web pages. IBM's chip recognises the connection between such order-sensitive packets and ensures they are sent out in the correct order. Less order-sensitive data can be held back until the video stream data has passed through. The result, Big Blue's techies told Bloomberg, should be less choppy streamed video and audio as fewer packets go missing or turn up well out of sequence. ®

To: Tony Viola who wrote (109737)	9/12/2000 10:46:22 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tony, <<<. He doesn't belt anybody, but can make it awfully miserable on you if you don't perform.>>> A manager like Parcells can probably get one or two great seasons from his players and hopefully they occur in the same year and then he (Parcells) has to move on. We need a manager who can get the most out of everyone year in and year out like Landry. I mean Coach Landry. Yu (not you) is probably too laid back. Barrett, I mean Mr. Barrett needs tougher assistants - pretty much like what Coach Landry had when he had Coach Ditka as assistant. Mary