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To: Ms. Baby Boomer who wrote (8826)	4/25/2001 11:17:17 AM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14451

>>>><What impact will 20% reduction have?> The question goes to morale of remaining employees. The next is to holes in service, production and sales. Sgi's customers are in general very sophisticated. Is there a FUD of long term commitment and viability. It'a a tough call. I's also see SGI 15% to Csco 18% as deeper for SGI. Csco most likely in a sea of cash was somewhat bloated. SGI has been fighting lean. >>>The internet isn't going away, it's transitioning...we need the bandwidth.... My concern is the current technology delay may give bigger players the time to create required technology and their size can allow for more competitive pricing. Can SGI in the current cash flow situation keep advancing processor and system technology to maintain a lead. tom watson tosiwmee

To: Ms. Baby Boomer who wrote (8826)	4/25/2001 2:15:06 PM
From: Ms. Baby Boomer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14451

Intel looks to software to lift Itanium By John G. Spooner ZDNet News UPDATED April 25, 2001 6:57 AM PT Intel is taking a new look at the software behind its processors to increase performance for future chips. Intel's Microprocessor Research Labs (MRL) established an alliance Wednesday aimed at increasing the performance of compilers for its long-awaited IA-64 processors for servers. The compiler plays a vital role by allowing operating systems, such as Microsoft's Windows, to interact with processors in the most efficient way. A well-tuned compiler is in Intel's best interest, since it can wring the highest performance out of new chips by allowing application software, such as Web servers and transaction processing systems, to take full advantage of a new processor's speed. The MRL, which is responsible for researching new processor designs five to eight years in advance, enlisted the Chinese Academy of Science near Beijing for help with the compiler project. The goal of the project is to augment existing compilers, such as Silicon Graphics' compiler for IA-64 processors, to increase performance of the chips... zdnet.com