Vendor Rating: Intel

Overall Rating: Positive as of 8 June 2004

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Initiative	Rating	Status
Corporate Viability

Strategy	Positive	--

Financial	Positive	--

Capital Investments	Strong Positive	--

New Business Development	Positive	--

Marketing	Positive	--

Organization	Positive	--

Products/Services/Technology

Product/Service	Positive	--

Manufacturing	Strong Positive	--

Solution Services	Promising	--

Intel Online Services (IOS)	Strong Negative	--

Technology	Positive	--

IPF (IA-64)	Promising	--

IA-32	Strong Positive	--

Wireless	Positive	--

Communications	Positive	--
Customer Service/Product Support

Sales/Distribution	Positive	--

Support Services	Positive	--






Intel Earnings Show a Strong Company and a Strong Market 15 July 2004 Martin Reynolds Intel's strong results reflect a growing demand for IT. Prepare for unpredictability in pricing caused by increased demand and new technologies. The Future of Itanium Is a Tale of Two Markets 7 May 2004 John Enck Itanium has two parallel paths in the industry: one in the low-volume midrange to high-end server market and the second in the high-volume server market. Itanium faces challenges but should succeed in at least one path. MicroUnity Patent Suit Raises Intellectual Property Issues 1 April 2004 Martin Reynolds MicroUnity's suit against Intel and Dell does not impact established deployments. But it should inspire enterprises to secure protections for their intellectual property. Intel Remains Well Positioned Despite Tepid First Quarter Results 21 April 2003 Martin Reynolds Intel posted flat revenue and profit in the first quarter of 2003, but its product strategy remains sound. Enterprises should evaluate Intel's Centrino and 875P chipsets for system upgrades. CIO Update: Innovation Is a Key to Success for IBM's xSeries Servers 16 April 2003 John Enck IBM has demonstrated advanced thinking in its Intel Architecture line of server products. To achieve success in the market, however, IBM must couple its innovation with competitive pricing and aggressive sales. Unix Entry-Level Servers: Comparison Columns 28 March 2003 Ian Brown Unix is still a very viable operating system for both Web and branch-office servers. These Comparison Columns detail the features and performance capabilities that set RISC servers apart from Intel. Intel-Based Servers: Comparison Columns 26 March 2003 Victoria Walters Our columns offer the specifications and prices of Intel-based servers (one- to eight-way systems). This revision includes new column content: core chipset and tower dimension data has been added. Hardware Platforms Weekly, Issue 12 24 March 2003 Becky Tonnesen Erica Gadjuli Todd Kort Kiyomi Yamada Articles: Recent Spotlight Articles; Dell Finally Opens Indonesian Office; RIM Begins Licensing Its Intellectual Property; Gateway Announces Cost Reductions, Anticipates Loss in 1Q03; CeBIT 2003: "Get the Spirit of Tomorrow"; CeBIT 2003: Regional Vendors Strongly Support Centrino-Based Mobile PCs; AMD Broadens Focus in Mobile PC and PDA Arena; Dell Notebook Refresh: What Are the Challenges?; Unisys Analyst Conference Reveals Refined Server Strategy; and New Services Offerings Boost StorageTek. Intel-Based Servers: Overview 11 March 2003 Jane Wright In 2002, more servers based on 32-bit Intel processors were sold than servers based on other processors. Intel continues to develop 32-bit processors for servers, even as it promotes its Itanium Processor Family. Coming Soon to a Notebook Near You: Intel's Centrino 11 March 2003 Leslie Fiering Brian Gammage Martin Reynolds Mark Margevicius Intel's Centrino mobile technology will speed the adoption of built-in wireless in notebook computers. Enterprises should start evaluating Centrino now for their mainstream use. Intel's Centrino Wireless Is a Maybe, Not a Must 10 March 2003 Ken Dulaney Intel wants Centrino's wireless PRO/Wireless component to become a checklist item for enterprise notebook purchases. Consider Centrino a viable option, but original equipment manufacturer bundles can have equal appeal. HP server rp8400: Unix Midrange Server 3 March 2003 Ian Brown A midrange "Son of Superdome," the HP server rp8400 has sold steadily since its introduction in October 2001. But despite its Unix virtues is it losing out to less expensive Intel servers? 1Q03 Update: Data Processing Semiconductor Forecast, 2002-2004 25 February 2003 Joseph Byrne Financial releases by publicly traded suppliers indicate the market grew in the final quarter of 2002. A clear recovery will begin in the second half of 2003. Semiconductor DQ Monday Report, Issue 7 24 February 2003 Ada Cheng Mark Stromberg Richard Gordon Andrew Norwood Articles: DRAM Spot Market Pricing; APEC 2003 Lacks Industry Participation; SEMI Releases January Book-to-Bill; Memory Market Pricing, February 2003; ISSCC 2003 Celebrates 50 Years; and Intel Chips Away at the Handset Riding the Windows/Intel Architecture Server Refresh Cycle 19 February 2003 Thomas Bittman John Enck Follow these seven best practices for refreshing Windows/Intel Architecture server technology. 1Q03 Update: Global PC Forecast Scenarios, 2002-2004 12 February 2003 Kiyomi Yamada George Shiffler III Charles Smulders Year-over-year first quarter 2003 PC unit growth is forecast at 4.8 percent, up from 4.2 percent in our last forecast. The Iraq crisis will influence economic recovery timing, impacting 2003 PC sales. Intel Reduces Capital Expenditure: Is This Really a Trend? 20 January 2003 Bob Johnson Intel recently announced its fourth quarter 2002 financial results, and presented surprises across the board. Unisys ES7000 Eases Cost of High-End Intel Computing 12 December 2002 Andrew Butler Unisys has expanded its range of ES7000 servers to counter the threat of mounting competition from eight-way Intel-based standard high-volume systems and IBM's newly announced ccNUMA-based x440. Dual-Processor IA-32-Based Servers 25 November 2002 Jane Wright Workgroups or small departments within an enterprise may require a server that supports one or two IA-32 (32-bit Intel) processors in a tower or rack format. IBM eServer xSeries 440 Server 13 November 2002 Jane Wright IBM's eServer x440 will support 16 processors when Windows.Net Server is available. With its low-entry price, the x440 is an option for customers needing a scalable, partitionable Windows environment. HP/Compaq Merger Changes the Midrange Server MQ 17 October 2002 Andrew Butler Consolidation of the server landscape has been accelerated in 2002 by the HP/Compaq merger. Our midrange server Magic Quadrant tracks the relative progress of each major new business platform. Itanium: A Qualified Success 26 September 2002 Carl Claunch John Enck The Itanium Processor Family from Intel will not lure significant share away from other platforms, beyond engineering/scientific users and beyond the role it will play replacing a host of lower-volume chip designs. InfiniBand at Risk From Serial Alternatives 4 February 2002 Charles Smulders Intel's InfiniBand I/O technology — less than 18 months old — already faces challenges from other new technologies heralding fundamental changes in computing architecture designs. McKinley Servers Will Improve on Itanium in Two Major Areas 24 January 2002 John Enck Andrew Butler Servers based on Intel's McKinley processor will offer higher performance when they appear in the second half of 2002. But most enterprises shouldn't abandon their RISC or IA-32 investments for McKinley anytime soon. Intel Hyper-Threading Is Good — If You Know How to Use It 5 September 2001 John Enck Intel's new hyper-threading technology could increase processor performance and can be used with symmetric multiprocessing (SMP). Software licensing is the hidden danger. Intel's New Chipset Signifies Focus on Mobile 30 July 2001 Mark Margevicius Until now, notebook microprocessors derived from the desktop. Pentium III-M and the 830 chipset change that. Intel's Itanium Processor: Off the Starting Block 29 August 2001 John Enck Intel's Itanium processor is the first generation of the Itanium Processor Family; subsequent generations will address both performance and price/performance. 'Macroprocessing' Is Intel's E-Business Vision 3 July 2001 Martin Reynolds Intel has brought together its forays into various computer platforms into a comprehensive deployment model for e-business called "macroprocessing." Intel-Based Server Magic Quadrant 5 June 2001 John Enck This iteration of the Magic Quadrant for Intel-based servers focuses on the key vendors driving the "industry-standard server" market.

Lead Analyst Martin Reynolds

8 June 2004	Overall Rating: Positive
Martin Reynolds Intel is working on an open-source successor to its 20-year-old Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) technology. Embrace the new firmware code for its improved portability and software image stability.
Evaluate Intel's BIOS Replacement Technology 4 June 2004

23 March 2004	Overall Rating: Positive
Brian Gammage Intel's new numbering for central processing units (CPUs) aims to differentiate value-added features, but will be meaningless to most PC buyers and users. They will continue to focus on clock speed as the main CPU functional parameter.
Intel's New CPU Numbering Will Be Mostly Ignored 19 March 2004

9 March 2004	Overall Rating: Positive
Martin Reynolds Intel's decision to move to 64-bit addressing extensions affects only certain memory-hungry applications. But this is another step on the road toward 64-bit infrastructure.
Intel's 64-Bit Is Valuable, but Only in Limited Applications 20 February 2004

16 October 2003	Overall Rating: Positive
Martin Reynolds Intel's revenue and profit rose sharply in the third fiscal quarter of 2003. Intel's manufacturing investments and an improving technology economy should drive strong performance through 2004.
Intel's Technology Development and Cost Cutting Pay Off 15 October 2003

26 March 2003

Overall Rating: Positive

John Enck
Interest in Intel's Itanium Processor Family (IPF) has been building since the release of Itanium 2 in late 2002. Although 2003 may not be the "year of Itanium," it is a year in which IPF takes a significant step forward in its maturity.
Intel's Itanium Now Looks Promising
26 March 2003

Ratings Changes

Intel Online Services	down from Caution

IPF (IA-64)	up from Caution

28 February 2003

Overall Rating: Positive

John Enck
No Change. We have reviewed this Gartner Vendor Rating document and our research position has not changed since our last published position on this vendor. This position reflects our evaluation and advice for clients continuing or initiating investments with this vendor.

20 November 2002	Overall Rating: Positive
John Enck We have reviewed this Gartner Vendor Rating document and our research position has not changed since our last published position on this vendor. This position reflects our evaluation and advice for clients continuing or initiating investments with this vendor. Dual-Core Chip Will Improve Itanium's Competitiveness 16 September 2002

22 Feb 2002	Overall Rating: Positive
Martin Reynolds Intel's better-than-expected financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2001 reflects the company's aggressive price- and cost-cutting measures and indicates that the IT industry may have bottomed out. Intel Earnings Report Indicates Good News for IT Industry 21 January 2002

22 Oct 2001

Overall Rating: Positive

John Enck
In response to the limited growth opportunities in the microprocessor market, Intel is reshaping itself by moving into new markets: midrange servers, appliances, wireless technology, networking technology and services, and even direct-market consumer devices. Intel's challenges are based more on the state of the global economy than the pressures of a competitive industry, as detailed in the presentation below.

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