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To: Dale J. who wrote (42577)	12/17/1997 5:07:00 PM
From: Dale J.	Respond to of 186894

Pentium II system made for Hollywood By Michael Kanellos December 17, 1997, 1:50 p.m. PT Pursuing its stated goal of becoming the standard bearer for graphical computing on Windows NT, Intergraph today released a relatively inexpensive Pentium II-based design that can compete in the film production arena. The Studio Z RenderRAX II is a computer optimized to handle rendering, the computing-intensive phase of graphical computing where thousands of lines of code get transformed into fancy graphical images. Rendering units concentrate computing horsepower on rendering tasks, thus speeding up the pace of graphics processing. The RenderRAX II comes with two 300-MHz Pentium II processors, 128MB of memory, a 4GB hard drive, and a high-speed network connection. The unit fits into a standard 19-inch rack and can be linked with other rendering units to expand computing power. It sells for $9,750. A rendering unit has all the features of a workstation, but is tweaked and trimmed to function as an add-on to a central workstation. Rendering units are therefore really "CPUs in a box," said Sharon Jordan, a spokeswoman for Intergraph. So far, NT workstations have enjoyed most of their popularity in non-graphical markets, but that is changing rapidly. High-end graphics users have begun to expand their use of NT, said Jordan. Magic Camera, a London-based computer graphics firm, is using RenderRAX units to perform rending for "Lost In Space", an upcoming epic based around the '60s TV show of the same name. Centropolis, another graphical house, is using the unit to perform work on the upcoming "Godzilla" remake due next year. Increasing adoption of Intergraph technology has made it Silicon Graphics leading competitor.

To: Dale J. who wrote (42577)	12/17/1997 6:07:00 PM
From: AgAuUSA	Respond to of 186894

FIRST CALL EARNINGS ESTIMATES INTC Intel Corp. 12/15/97 Industry: Semiconductr SIC: 3674 Latest Price: $72.13 1997 P/E: 19.0 Analyst Recommendation: 2.1 QTR QTR FY FY Dec 97 Mar 98 Dec 97 Dec 98 --- --- -- -- CURRENT MEAN EPS 0.90 0.94 3.79 4.13 Number of Brokers 30 26 31 31 Median 0.89 0.92 3.78 4.12 Standard Deviation 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.36 Current High 1.05 1.06 3.95 5.00 Current Low 0.86 0.79 3.75 3.49 Year Ago EPS 1.07A 1.10A 2.91A 3.79 Current vs. Year Ago Change -16% -15% 30% 9% Report Date wk/Jan 12 wk/Apr 14 wk/Jan 12 - EARNINGS ESTIMATE REVISION MOMENTUM Up Revisions last 7 days 1 0 1 0 Up Revisions last 30 days 4 0 3 0 Down Revisions last 7 days 1 3 1 4 Down Revisions last 30 days 1 5 1 6 EARNINGS ESTIMATES CONSENSUS TRENDS Current Mean 0.90 0.94 3.79 4.13 7-days ago Mean 0.90 0.94 3.79 4.17 30-days ago Mean 0.90 0.95 3.80 4.19 60-days ago Mean 0.92 0.96 3.82 4.31 90-days ago Mean 1.06 1.08 3.99 4.73