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To: DiViT who wrote (222)	2/23/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 324

I agree that Intel will use this processor for its settops. I wonder how they will integrate the ARM RISC instruction set into the IA (Intel architecture)? Compiler? HW instruction processor unit? Seems inefficient to integrate ARM into the IA......

To: DiViT who wrote (222)	2/23/1998 9:55:00 PM
From: Maya	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 324

At Home picked by TCI for set-top software SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Cable giant Tele-Communications Inc [Nasdaq:LBTYA - news] said it selected the At Home Network to develop software and support for the customers of TCI's next-generation digital set-top boxes. Redwood City, Calif-based At Home, which develops a high-speed cable modem-based Internet access service, will be the technology provider for e-mail accounts on all of TCI's next generation devices, estimated to be up to 11 million. TCI also selected At Home as its primary contractor for software integration of the data services on TCI's advanced set-top devices. Terms were not disclosed. TCI is a majority stock holder in At Home. A spokesman for At Home said the deal was important for the cable modem service company because it represents a move for At Home in developing products with more interactivity. ''The first thing we are talking about is e-mail, it can go to advertising and hot links within advertising,'' said Matt Wolfrom, an At Home spokesman. ''You click on it and you personalize them. Rather than just straight Web surfing, it's a step toward interactivity.'' TCI has said it will be introducing its next generation digital set-top devices by the end of the year or early 1999. ''Cable television enhanced with digital video services will become the centerpiece for delivering interactive entertainment, communication and commerce to the home,'' said TCI chairman and CEO John Malone, in a statement. ''At Home will be a key partner as we create new products and features for our cable television customers.'' TCI is also working with Microsoft Corp (MSFT - news) and Sun Microsystems Inc (SUNW - news), and other companies, who are each providing the operating systems for the 11 million advanced set-top devices TCI is developing. More Quotes and News: At Home Corp (Nasdaq:ATHM - news) Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) Sun Microsystems Inc (Nasdaq:SUNW - news) Tele-Communications Inc (Nasdaq:LBTYA - news)

To: DiViT who wrote (222)	2/23/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Maya	Respond to of 324

More on Intel-StrongARM biz.yahoo.com Intel in pact to license StrongArm chip SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Intel Corp said it had reached a licensing pact for the StrongARM processor - a chip used in handheld devices and set-top boxes - a deal that will let Intel enter these emerging areas with a low-cost part. Intel agreed to license the processor from Advanced RISC Machines (ARM), based in Cambridge, U.K., as part of its proposed $700 million acquisition of certain assets of Digital Equipment Corp's [NYSE:DEC - news] semiconductor operations. A final agreement between Intel and ARM is contingent upon the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's approval of the Intel/Digital deal, which is still pending. ''We still need federal government approval,'' said an Intel spokesman. Intel and Digital announced the deal, a proposed settlement to Digital's patent infringement suit against Intel, in late October. Digital has been manufacturing the StrongARM processor with its excess manufacturing capacity at its Hudson, Mass. plant where it makes its Alpha chips. Analysts said that it had not been clear if Intel would continue to make the chip for ARM, as part of its pact with Digital. The StrongARM chip is used in some handheld devices such as Apple Computer Inc's (AAPL - news) Newton MessagePad. ''The doubt centered on the fact that Intel has never before tried to weave in or tried to build a product around someone else's intellectual property,'' said Nathan Brookwood, a Dataquest Inc analyst. ''Today's announcement removes that doubt. Intel is saying, 'yes we are very interested in it.''' The chip will also represent a way for Intel to target the emerging market for low-cost consumer devices, from set-top boxes to Internet access devices to sub $1,000 PCs, product areas not yet fully addressed by the semiconductor giant. ''We plan to support the existing product and to enhance the product and move it forward,'' the Intel spokesman said. More Quotes and News: Apple Computer Inc (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) Digital Equipment Corp (NYSE:DEC - news) Intel Corp (Nasdaq:INTC - news)