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    The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?

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    The P4 strikes us as a good, reliable machine with plenty of features. Despite its conservative appearance there is modern technology inside, providing solid performance.

  • Intel puts Pentium M in networking gear

    The company starts selling its Pentium M chip for notebooks as a chip for networking devices, part of its effort to become a dominant manufacturer in the communications market.

  • Intel to adapt PC specs to networking

    Intel will promote the Advanced Switching specification, a derivative of the PCI Express standard for servers and PCs, for connecting chips and circuit boards inside of networking equipment.

  • Intel to turn venture arm to wireless

    Intel plans to invest US$150 million in wireless start-ups to help accelerate the worldwide acceptance of Wi-Fi.

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