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To: deibutfeif who wrote (115569)	11/1/2000 7:43:50 PM
From: deibutfeif	Respond to of 186894

And: IBM suspends project with Transmeta www2.marketwatch.com IBM suspends project with Transmeta By Mike Tarsala, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 3:38 PM ET Nov 1, 2000 Newswatch Latest Headlines SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Ahead of chipmaker Transmeta's initial public stock offering next week, IBM confirmed Tuesday it's suspended plans for a notebook computer that uses Transmeta chips. The move may present a public image blow to Transmeta, ahead of its Nov. 6 stock offering, backed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. But while Transmeta wouldn't officially say that IBM plans to pass on Transmeta chips for its planned ThinkPad 240, a company spokesman said any moves by IBM (IBM: news, msgs) won't derail the company's coming-out party next week, or any long-term Transmeta business. "We can't discuss specific companies, however, we are confident based on the major customers that already have announced products that they are seeing the benefits of our technology," said Phillip Bergman, spokesman for Transmeta. Transmeta and IBM executives first announced plans in June to put the chipmaker's flagship Crusoe processors in IBM notebooks by the end of the fourth quarter. Transmeta's chips are made to conserve energy so they can run a 3-pound laptop computer for 10 hours or more on one battery charge. They're also meant to help reduce the heft of notebooks. Companies already signed up to use the chips include Sony (SNE: news, msgs) and Fujitsu . Most recently, NEC (NIPNY: news, msgs) announced plans to use the chip on Oct. 17. IBM wouldn't say precisely why it's passing on the Transmeta chips. "There's an awful lot of testing that needs to go on with any new generation of chip," said Tim Blair, an IBM spokesman. "We're driving very hard to extend the battery life across the ThinkPad line. But we want to wait until we can deliver something with provable battery life." Blair said, however, that IBM hasn't ruled out Transmeta chips in future models. Transmeta chips will be considered alongside products from personal computer chip leaders Intel (INTC: news, msgs) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD: news, msgs) . Of note is that IBM actually manufactures the Crusoe chips, on behalf of Transmeta. IBM shares fell 25 cents to $98.25 in late-day trading Wednesday.

To: deibutfeif who wrote (115569)	11/2/2000 12:15:15 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

deibutfeif - Re: "Transmeta: Big blow from Big Blue" Well, once the TransMeta chips finally shipped - and systems evaluations could be made, reality set in. I'll give TransMeta credit - they did a superb job of PR and marketing - and getting the anti-Intel Media Press on their side. I saw about 10 articles on the one Sony TransMeta notebook computer introduced a few weeks ago. Since then Sony has also introduced about 6 new Intel-based notebook computers - and I saw ZERO - NONE - NADA - ZILCH articles on the Intel/Sony computers. As I said before, we must never confuse the news with the facts. Paul