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To: vip who wrote (37600)	10/25/1997 10:36:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 186894

vip: my sentiments exactly. I don't know whether the damage was done by the news media or by Intel.Hell,what were they thinking-idiots.Anyway I am glad finally Intel came out with a clarification,and I am sure this will repair some of the damages done already,at least let's hope so.

To: vip who wrote (37600)	10/25/1997 10:48:00 AM
From: Joey Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

All: Article: HP coming out with 8-way PPRO systems earlier than thought. Looking like Corillary acquisition will pay off handsomely next year. October 27, 1997, Issue: 687 Section: Clients & Servers 8-Way SMP Servers Are In The Pipeline By Mitch Wagner and Joy Russell Hewlett-Packard WILL release an eight-way, Intel-based multiprocessing server by year's end, the latest in a series of events promising to accelerate delivery of computing workhorses to corporate data centers. Earlier this month, Compaq announced it plans to deliver eight-way multiprocessing Intel systems in the second half of 1998. And in late September, Intel announced plans to purchase Corollary Inc., which is developing its own technology for linking Intel processors in an eight-way parallel design. Corollary's acquisition would likely put Corollary's eight-way technology in the hands of other server vendors. NCR Corp. already has an eight-way multiprocessing system, while Unisys Corp. has a 10-way offering. The proliferation of high-end Intel multiprocessing products that require a lot of processing is feeding demand for more power as Windows NT applications scale upward. Applications requiring great computing power include Microsoft Exchange and client/server systems from SAP AG. "There's always customers who are going to need the next step in scalability,'' said Linda Fitzpatrick, an analyst with International Data Corp., Framingham, Mass. The Intel acquisition of Corollary will likely make eight-way multiprocessing cheaper, as computer vendors will not have to invest in research budgets to develop their own high-end multiprocessing technologies. And developing these high-end systems can be tricky. Intel has built capabilities for four-way multiprocessing into its Pentium chips. That's good news because it makes building four-way multiprocessing systems easy, but it's bad news because going beyond that level can be extremely difficult, said Corollary president George White. "Building in a feature is, for the most part, good, but the bad part is that whatever limitations you build in, you're stuck with,'' he said. Corollary is developing eight-way multiprocessing systems using the Intel processor code-named Deschutes, a server-oriented follow-up to the Pentium Pro chip due out in late 1998. Corollary expects to deliver the technology in late 1998, although that timetable is subject to change due to the Intel acquisition. Intel did not disclose terms of the Corollary acquisition, except to say that the company will function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel, with White as president. Though Compaq has licensed the Corollary technology, the company declined to provide specifics about the machine it plans to deliver a year from now. However, Compaq did say that it decided to focus on Deschutes, rather than the immediately available Pentium Pro, because Compaq believes high-end multiprocessing on the Pentium Pro is a dead end. "The four-processor Deschutes will outperform the eight-processor Pentium Pro,'' said Mike Perez, vice president of the server product division at Compaq. HP also declined to give out details on its upcoming server. The company said the eight-way, Pentium Pro-based machine it is developing can deliver 75 percent to 96 percent greater performance than a four-way Pentium Pro machine. Eight-way machines are needed on the Intel platform because other technologies based on Intel processors have failed to deliver, said Corollary's White. "Clustering can deliver failover, fault tolerance and high availability; it doesn't give you the scalability and performance. Instead of clustering servers together, you need to add more processors to one box,'' said analyst Fitzpatrick. Corollary is developing a chip that ties two, four-processor segments to a single bus. In addition to Compaq, Hitachi, Data General and Samsung also have licensed the Corollary technology. Brian Cox, manager of high-end NetServer systems at HP, said three things are driving the demand for high-end multiprocessing: some applications are outgrowing their current platforms; users want high-end servers to augment mainframe computing; and finally, IT managers want to consolidate several smaller departmental servers onto a single high-end system. Copyright (c) 1997 CMP Media Inc. [New Search] [Search the Web] You can reach this article directly: techweb.com