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To: calgal who wrote (170740)	8/26/2002 11:57:33 PM
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Intel unveils Pentium 4 chips, trims prices By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com August 26, 2002, 8:41 AM PT Intel came out with four new Pentium 4 processors on Monday and at the same time enacted the first phase of a major price cut. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker released desktop Pentium 4 chips running at 2.8GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.6GHz and 2.5GHz, and those chips will be incorporated into new PCs from Dell Computer, IBM and others. Gateway, for example, is using the 2.8GHz and 2.6GHz processors in its new Profile 4 line of computers with a built-in flat-panel monitor, which debuted Monday. The new chips also kicked off stage one of a price reduction, something Intel hasn't done for its desktop line since June. The 2.8GHz chip will sell for $508 in 1,000-unit quantities, while the 2.66GHz and 2.6GHz will sell for $401 in volume quantities. The 2.5GHz chip will sell for $243. With the release, the existing 2.53GHz Pentium 4 will drop from $637 to $253. Intel is expected to cut prices for the rest of the Pentium 4 line as well as the Celeron line on Sept. 1, according to sources. The discounting has already been implemented in part--dealers and distributors have been selling Intel chips at a discount recently to get rid of excess inventories during the summer sales doldrums. The new chips come amid a desperate race between Intel and longtime rival Advanced Micro Devices. With the downturn in the PC market, the two companies are cutting prices and raising the speed of their microprocessors to gain as much market share as possible and curtail revenue declines. Last quarter, Intel regained six points of market share, on a year-to-year basis, partly through price cuts. Last week, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD cut prices and announced that two new chips, the Athlon XP 2400+ and the 2600+, would hit store shelves in September. In recent months, AMD has fallen behind Intel in terms of overall performance, according to several analysts. The 2400+ processor had also been delayed from its original release time in the second quarter. AMD, however, redesigned elements of the Athlon, and the upcoming chips will substantially eradicate any performance differences. "(AMD) had fallen behind, but they have closed the gap to a certain degree," said Nathan Brookwood, an analyst at Insight 64. The 2.8GHz and 2.66 chips come with a 533MHz bus, a data path that connects the processor to main memory, a feature also found on the 2.53GHz chip released in June. The 2.6GHz and 2.5GHz chips, meanwhile, come with a 400MHz bus. Typically, a faster bus boosts performance. A 3GHz Pentium 4 will arrive in the fourth quarter, while AMD will begin to ship its much-anticipated "Hammer" chip to manufacturers at the same time. news.com.com

To: calgal who wrote (170740)	8/27/2002 11:07:23 AM
From: kaka	Respond to of 176387

la Madeleine Says `OUI' To Dell EMC Storage; Dell Servers, Dell EMC Storage Are Main Ingredients in Restaurant Chain's Data Center AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2002--Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) la Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe, the restaurant chain lauded twice by Bon Appetit magazine as one of the top 10 U.S. bakeries, has centralized and simplified its storage management by implementing a Dell EMC storage area network (SAN). la Madeleine serves its French country fare to patrons in Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The company installed the Dell EMC SAN, with help from Dell Professional Services, to help meet its larger business objective of streamlining business processes in order to grow sales and profits. "More than 60 bakeries can generate a lot of data, and the Dell EMC SAN provides a manageable storage system that can grow with our business," said Paul Merrifield, manager of enterprise systems for la Madeleine. "The SAN enables us to centralize our storage capabilities, helping us simplify management. And we'll reduce costs by limiting investment in additional servers." Merrifield said the Dell EMC SAN also provides la Madeleine a backup and disaster recovery solution. "As our storage needs increase, traditional backup strategies, like writing to tape, won't keep pace with our needs. The SAN helps us overcome that obstacle." "la Madeleine's use of Dell products is an example of how businesses can integrate industry-standard Dell products into their environments to ease management and help lower their total cost of ownership," said Joe Marengi, senior vice president of Dell Americas. The expertise of Dell's sales team was a key factor in la Madeleine's selection of Dell EMC storage. "The Dell team was able to offer practical knowledge about our options," Merrifield said. In addition to the Dell EMC SAN, la Madeleine uses Dell(tm) PowerEdge(tm) servers in its data center. la Madeleine is served by Dell's medium business division. Dell established the organization in 1997 to deliver programs, products and services tailored to the unique needs of mid-sized businesses.