Teaming with Possibilities

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At the Intel® Developer Forum (IDF) last August, Intel President and Chief Executive Officer Paul S. Otellini took center stage to introduce the Intel® Next Generation Micro-Architecture — an energy-efficient, low-power, high-performing and scalable blueprint that is the foundation for future Intel-based server, desktop and mobile multi-core processors.

At IDF this week in San Francisco, HP and Intel leap ahead with multi-core technology innovations designed to increase productivity while minimizing your platform energy requirements and operating costs.

As a gold sponsor at the event, HP was eager to showcase new workstation and server products based on the Intel Next Generation Micro-Architecture and, specifically, the new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors.

The speed with which HP brings these new solutions to market — timed to coincide with Intel's introduction in the second half of 2006 — is a testament to our long-standing relationship with Intel Corporation.

What does that relationship bring to you? Let's take a look back and forward to see.

The HP and Intel Relationship: What's in it for you?

Over two decades of joint research and collaboration has taught us that two heads are better than one. When two major industry leaders team up, you can trust the results. You can feel more secure about your platform choices and more comfortable about adopting the latest technology with the best benefits available.

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HP and Intel's co-development of the Intel® Itanium processor is a prime example of our commitment to collaboration. For you, this means HP has insight into evolving Intel technologies with the end goal to:

• Keep you informed of roadmaps and technology in development



• Develop new products and solutions that enable you to take better advantage of new Intel technologies



• Bring HP products to market rapidly to allow you to leverage new Intel® technology quickly.



• Provide feedback and resolve issues before they reach your work environment



• Ensure new technology integrates smoothly with HP products and solutions for a better user experience

For example, HP introduced its xw4100 workstation, which used the Intel 875P chipset, on the same day the chip was announced in 2003. As a result, HP brought the chip's technology benefits to customers immediately.

Now, flash forward to March, 2006.

What's new and what's next?

You're on the IDF event floor. The excitement centers around the new dual core Intel® Xeon processors, based on Intel's Next Generation Micro-Architecture and their multi-core capabilities.

Multi-core processors have two or more "execution cores" or computational engines, within a single processor. With appropriate software, multi-core processors deliver fully parallel execution of multiple software threads. The operating system (OS) perceives each of its execution cores as a discrete processor, with all the associated resources.

The new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based workstations from HP are designed for those expert users who require expanded performance for specialized data-intensive and highly interactive applications. With innovative platform technologies built-in such as the new Intel Next Generation Micro-Architecture, these workstations can increase productivity, enhance visualization, and enable multiple parallel tasks.

For you, that could mean increased productivity, enhanced digital entertainment and dramatically increased performance. In 2006, you'll be able to leverage similar advantages across select HP notebooks, desktops, workstations and servers.

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But right now, you're watching an amazing demo of the new Intel-based dual-core HP workstations as they quickly crunch numbers and create digital content. You're witnessing the raw dual core, dual processor horsepower of the new Intel Next Generation Micro-Architecture. ⁽¹⁾

Workstations that wow.

Now, imagine yourself on the trading floor, where your HP workstation swiftly handles multiple market data feeds. Your eyes scan across the eight monitors running off a single workstation, as you efficiently multi-task your way through the workday. The extra processing power of two cores per processor helps you work more efficiently as you run complex programs and processes in parallel.

Now, you're an engineer, an architect or a designer. Your dual core processor is tearing through compute-intensive simulations and analyses.

Now, you're an animator. The sea demons in your latest feature devour a lot of compute power. With your HP workstation and Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors, it's smooth sailing, even through demanding aquatic special effects. As you test render right at your desk, three processor cores quickly respond while other modeling work continues on a fourth core. With the highly expandable chassis of HP workstations, you can extend your compute power to feed your ever-increasing creative appetite.

Thanks to the close engineering ties between HP and Intel, along with our platform development and test processes, you'll be able to capture these benefits sooner: These HP workstations will be available when Intel releases its chips based on the Intel Next Generation Micro-Architecture.

So, it's all good news on the IDF event floor this week — and well worth a visit to the HP booth to find out more about how HP and Intel developers will "wow" the IT world next.