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To: Road Walker who wrote (174248)	4/25/2003 5:28:26 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

' (with ~11$B in shareholder money), and killed, dozens of companies. Companies that bled huge Intel losses for years; the losses came right off the top of semiconductor profits' Intel Capital was worth 11 billion at the top but I don't think it cost 11B. But I understand your point on interim losses incurred in r and d but I don't know enough to say that that it was unsuccessful. I know Intel paid .5Billion in stock to acquire Level One. But if Level One technology was responsible for Centrino it may be that they will make that back in 3 days of sales. I know that Intel lent Micron 500Mill securred by convertible preferred and made 1.9 Bill on the deal. These would all have to be considered in criticising Barrett and Intel capital. I don't have enough of the facts to make a real judgment. But as far as paying an executive too much, you are right it will have the opposite effect of what was intended.

To: Road Walker who wrote (174248)	4/28/2003 1:39:29 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 186894

Some glimmer of light from the acquisitions of dialogic and DSP communications? Intel Researchers Teach Computers to `Read Lips` to Improve Accuracy of Speech Recognition Software April 28, 2003 11:01:00 (ET) BERLIN, Apr 28, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Intel Corporation researchers have released software under an open-source license that allows developers to build computers that see and "read lips" the way humans do to better understand spoken commands. Today's speech recognition algorithms work well when background noise is eliminated or a well-tuned headset is used, but their accuracy rapidly degrades when applications have to cope with noisy environments, such as public places. Combined with face detection algorithms from Intel's OpenCV computer vision library, Audio Visual Speech Recognition (AVSR) software enables computers to detect a speaker's face and track their mouth movements. Synchronizing video data with speech identification enables much more accurate speech recognition, enhancing a wide variety of computer applications in noisy environments. The AVSR software is part of Intel's OpenCV computer vision library, a toolbox of more than 500 imaging functions that helps researchers develop computer vision applications. "Intel wants to develop technology that allows computers to naturally interact with the world the way humans do. Human recognition is seldom based on a single type of information. We make decisions by combining information from a variety of sources," said Justin Rattner, Intel senior fellow, Enterprise Platform Group and director of Intel's Microprocessor Research Labs. "The addition of Audio/Video Speech Recognition code to Intel's OpenCV library is certain to drive research and development in vision-assisted speech recognition." Accelerating Research Into New Uses Faster microprocessors, falling camera prices and ten times more video capture bandwidth from technologies like USB2 are all enabling real-time computer vision algorithms to run on mainstream PCs. OpenCV is designed to increase innovation in this field by providing source code for a wide range of computer vision and imaging functions. Since its release in 2000, OpenCV has seen over 500,000 downloads of code and has attracted more than 5,000 registered members to its user group. Developers are using OpenCV code in applications ranging from toys to industrial manufacturing. The software includes C source code for all of the library's functionality and a royalty-free redistribution license. Information about AVSR can be found at www.intel.com/research/mrl/research/avcsr.htm. The OpenCV web site is located at www.intel.com/research/mrl/research/opencv/. Individuals interested in joining the user group can register at groups.yahoo.com and then can subscribe by sending email to OpenCV at subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Intel has developed a uniquely decentralized research model with more than 70 labs located around the world. The majority of the AVSR software team resides at Intel China Research Center in Beijing, China. Established in 1998, the center currently employs more than 40 computer research scientists and engineers working in research areas such as computer vision, media, Bayesian networks, compilers and tools. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders. SOURCE: Intel Intel Corporation