Intel Developer Forum, Fall 2005 - the rolling roundup

 

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By Tim Danton in San Francisco

Posted on 25 Aug 2005 at 13:27

For all the latest processor news from San Francisco, here is a rolling round up from Intel's Developer Forum.

26 August

IDF, Fall 2005: A glimpse into the future

The final keynote of IDF Fall 2005 provided a fascinating glimpse into Intel's vision of the future. In charge of proceedings was Justin Rattner, director of Intel's Corporate Technology Group, dedicated to research and development. He presented a vision of systems that were self aware, self healing and dedicated to protecting users from harm. But before attendees began to worry we were entering a world inspired by Terminator, Rattner reassured us the reality would be far closer to Forbidden Planet.

25 August

IDF, Fall 2005: Intel confirms port of developer tools to Mac OS X

The tools will be the same as offered for Windows and Linux developers and a beta version will be released later this year

IDF, Fall 2005: New server processor turns off the heat

Following yesterday's announcement of a new drive to build power-efficient platforms, Intel today unveiled a new processor for servers: codename, Sossaman. Due in the first half of 2006, it's targeted at rack-mounted and high-density blade servers, where space and cool running are priorities.

IDF, Fall 2005: Intel gives us Viiv

It rhymes with five, spells 64 if you look at it as a Roman numeral, and if Intel has its way will become as ubiquitous on Media Center PCs as Centrino already is on wireless notebooks. Welcome to Viiv, announced at IDF, the brand for Intel's latest technology to 'enrich consumers' enjoyment of digital entertainment'.

24 August

IDF, Fall 2005: Intel unveils dual-core mobile CPU

Attendees of IDF Fall saw two fully working notebooks based on Intel's next-generation mobile CPU, codenamed Yonah, despite the fact it isn't due to be released until the first half of 2006. This is in stark contrast to AMD, which can currently only provide a proof-of-concept system.

IDF, Fall 2005: Intel looks to multi-core future

It's the type of change that doesn't cause headlines, but on the opening day of IDF Intel announced a fundamental new approach to its business: for the first time, it is basing its mobile, desktop and server chips on the same micro-architecture. And while previous desktop architectures have focused on increasing power with little heed to power consumption, Intel's new vision is based on performance-per-Watt.

IDF, Fall 2005: AMD invites Intel to dual-core duel

As he enjoyed his breakfast coffee on the opening day of IDF, the last thing Intel's CEO wanted to see was the name of competitor AMD. But it was worse than that: AMD had cheekily bought a full-page advert in a San Francisco newspaper inviting its rival to a duel: a dual-core duel, pitting the Pentium D against the Athlon 64 X2 in a benchmark shoot-out.

23 August

IDF, Fall 2005: Intel goes soft

When most people think of Intel, they think of that irritating 'de do do doo' jingle. They think of processors. They quite possibly think of blue men dancing. But for anyone listening to the pre-IDF speeches in San Francisco today, the impression wasn't of a big company that is being sued for alleged anti-competitive practices by AMD - this is a soft, cuddly company that cares about us, the end user.