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To: Dexter Lives On who wrote (124395)	10/9/2002 1:51:37 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 152472

Just right for you apparently... My telecomm capital is still intact, bro', thanks to Q, I might add. This is a big boost to 802.11. I'm sure you saw it, but I'm not sure everyone did, so I'm posting it. wirelessweek.com Intel CEO: Wireless Network To Be A Standard In Laptops October 9, 2002 Dow Jones and Company, Inc. Dow Jones Online News via NewsEdge Corporation : Dow Jones Business News via Dow Jones By Donna Fuscaldo Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ORLANDO, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- Intel Corp. (INTC) Chief Executive Craig Barrett said Tuesday that a wireless networking feature will be a standard in Intel-powered laptops early next year. Wireless networking as a standard will put "excitement" and "productivity"back in the personal computers, said Barrett at Gartner's Symposium ITXPO here. According to the chief executive, Intel's 802.11 B/A dual wireless networking feature will be found in laptops in the first quarter, with desktop computers shortly thereafter. As for Intel's latest processor, Itanium, which has been slow to gain acceptance, Barrett said the family of processors will "ramp up rapidly in the second half of this year and into 2003." During the presentation, Barrett reiterated that he is "optimistic" about the future. Moore's Law, which says processing power doubles every other year, will continue for the next 10 to 15 years, said Barrett, noting that there will continue to be demand for new technology. In terms of a technology recovery, the executive said the computer sector will come back before communication