(Press Release) Schlumberger Semiconductor Solutions, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited announced that AMD has purchased the ITS9000ZX system, a high performance system that will be used to test the HyperTransport I/O Link data bus technology. This advanced test system, the newest in the Schlumberger ITS9000 series, is expected to help speed development of AMD's next generation "Hammer" family of processors that employ HyperTransport technology. The new Schlumberger ITS9000ZX system targets companies that are developing HyperTransport technology-enabled products. The ITS9000ZX offers a 1.6Gbps data rate, true differential pin electronics, an integrated source synchronous timing solution, and configuration flexibility.
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(ZD NET) A new chipset and aggressive pricing may finally push Intel's Pentium 4 processor--now segregated in high-end PCs--into the computing mainstream. Pentium 4 sales have lagged behind expectations since the processor was introduced late last year. But analysts say the forthcoming 854 chipset--which will allow the Pentium 4 to work with standard SDRAM memory rather than with expensive Rambus DRAM--combined with further processor price cuts should drive down Pentium 4 PCs to prices that will appeal to average consumers.
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(New York Times) Hewlett-Packard, a bellwether of consumer spending, said today that it would cut 6,000 jobs and that its revenue for the current quarter would be markedly lower than expected, with the company attributing the changes to further deterioration of economic conditions worldwide.
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