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To: Eric L. who wrote (7249)	2/24/1998 9:18:00 PM
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This may already have been covered today. Re: Intel techweb.cmp.com Intel continued its networking push today by outlining plans to ship products for home, small-business, branch-office, and enterprise networks. President and chief operating officer Craig Barrett kicked off a news conference in San Francisco by emphasizing Intel's focus on the network hardware market as the company broadens its reach. He also introduced a new home-networking division, which will develop simple, cheap products for homes with more than one PC. Marc Christensen, VP of the small business and networking group, introduced several new products, including two high-end routing switches, the 550F and the 550T; an eight-port hub, the Express 130T; and a branch-office router, the Express 8100T. Earlier this week, Compaq introduced two adapters using Intel silicon and drivers, following a joint marketing and development agreement signed last year. At the San Francisco event, Christensen said Intel will continue to pursue alliances. "We are not an enterprise player" in networking, Christensen said. "The reality is, it's a big networking world out there. We are committed to providing solutions with our partners." Apart from Compaq, Christensen cited partnerships with IBM, Cisco, Tivoli, and Xircom, among others. In the long term, Intel may grow into a major networking player, said Diane Myers, an analyst at In-Stat, a Scottsdale, Ariz., market-research company. "They are still very much a second- or third-tier vendor," she said. "But if you are a competitor, you have to look at the strength of Intel in general. They have very deep pockets, And there's very strong support from this division from Craig Barrett and Andy Grove. (The unit) has been given a lot of resources." --Monua Janah