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Chip Shot: Intel Joins Wireless Gigabit Alliance

Today, more than 15 technology companies including Intel announced the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance, an organization formed to establish a unified specification for 60 Gigahertz (GHz) wireless technologies. The increasing use of digital multimedia content has created an ever-increasing demand for faster wireless connectivity and a single technology that can support instantaneous file transfers, wireless display and docking, as well as streaming HD media on devices. The WiGig Alliance is developing a 60 GHz wireless technology to provide the optimal way to connect consumer electronics, handheld devices and personal computers.

Chip Shot: Grove Video, 50th Anniversary of the Integrated Circuit

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, the National Inventors Hall of Fame inducted its 2009 class "who pioneered advances related to or enabled by the integrated circuit." Andy Grove spoke at the event, posing the question on whether the next 50 years will be as productive as the last 50 years. Andy's speech, and intro by Ted Hof, is available here.

Chip Shot: The Deployment of Intel Teach in the World's 4th Largest Country

20,000 teachers in the world's 4th most populous nation - Indonesia - will soon be trained on how to bring technology into the classroom and equip kids with 21st century digital skills, thanks to a joint initiative between Intel and UNESCO. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and USAID, the two already have trained 13,000 Indonesian teachers under the Intel Teach program. Building on success, the program will now be scaled to 20 more schools.

Chip Shot: 'Sponsors of Tomorrow' Brand Campaign Touts Intel Innovation

Sandboxes, rock stars and clean rooms mean something entirely different at Intel, and the world will learn how in one of the biggest branding campaigns ever for the leading silicon innovator and computer chipmaker. Launching Monday in the U.S., U.K. and Germany, with dozens more countries to follow, "Sponsors of Tomorrow" represents the first time Intel is spotlighting the promotion of the corporate brand and not a processor product. The ambitious campaign conveys the message that gigantic advances of the digital age have been made possible by silicon - the key ingredient in microprocessors - and the vast majority of this silicon has come from Intel. View videos and print ads here.

Intel: 'Sponsors of Tomorrow'

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Chip Shot: Want a Server Cash Machine? Use This Savings Estimator

Intel's new Xeon 5500 series processors can deliver a payback as little as eight months when you replace an older, single-core Xeon server. To prove this, Intel is offering a tool that helps IT departments assess the value of replacing their aging x86 hardware with new Intel servers. The Intel® Xeon® processor-based Server Refresh Savings Estimator lets you enter data about your existing server environment and evaluate whether replacing older server technology with the latest generation of Xeon-based servers is worth the investment. This blog posting has more details on this valuable IT resource.

Chip Shot: Intel Chip Performance Nets Retail Award

At RetailVision Spring 2009 in Boca Raton, Fla., Everything Channel honored Intel for "continuing the PC revolution with smaller chips with massive performance." Everything Channel VP Larry Hooper awarded Intel the Best-Seller statue for PC Processors for its 2.4-GHz Core 2 Processor, joining other great companies who also won awards. The winners were chosen using a NPD market analysis that aggregates product sales from 100 retailers and e-tailers, respresenting roughly 20,000 storefronts.

Chip Shot: Chill Out Customers' Power Demands with Intel® Data Center Manager

Today, Intel announced the general availability of Intel® Data Center Manager, a software development kit that helps monitor and manage data center power consumption. This tool offers custom flexibility and real-time control to empower IT administrators to increase rack density, appropriately manage power and cooling infrastructure, and ultimately conserve energy and reduce costs. Designed for servers based on the recently released Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series, Data Center Manager utilizes Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager to optimize performance for power efficiency. Visit the Intel Data Center Manager site for more information.