Intel Updates Chips for Business Computers
From Associated Press
Intel Corp. said it would ship a desktop PC microprocessor that can handle significantly larger chunks of data than most of today’s chips.
The 600-series Pentium 4s, to be available this month, are the first Intel desktop chips that support technology called 64-bit memory addressability. Previously, Pentium 4 chips processed data in 32-bit chunks.
The chip will be mainly targeted at business users. Its release is part of an effort by Intel to tailor chips for specific uses.
Shares of Intel rose 50 cents to $23.41 on Nasdaq.
