Announces Joint Effort with Google* and Details Low Power Ultrabook Innovation
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Sept. 13, 2011 – Intel Corporation today announced a new effort with Google* that aims to accelerate Intel’s business in smartphones.
The company also revealed that Intel’s engineers are working on a new class of platform power management for Ultrabooks™ that will aid in the delivery of always-on-always-connected computing.
Intel’s President and CEO, Paul Otellini, made the announcements during the opening keynote of the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
Intel's President and CEO Paul Otellini with Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google outlining plans for future releases of the Android* platform for Intel's family of low power Intel Atom processors at the Intel Developer Forum.Computing is in a constant state of evolution,” said Otellini, describing the opportunities and challenges facing Intel and the industry. “The unprecedented demand for computing from the client devices to the cloud is creating significant opportunity for the industry. Intel is innovating and working with our partners to deliver computing experiences that are more mobile, secure and seamless. I’m excited about the new experiences that will be created across a range of devices, and we’re just getting started. ”
Growth in New Market Segments
Addressing a major corporate goal of growing Intel’s business in adjacent computing market segments, Otellini discussed the company’s recent efforts to accelerate its smartphone business and showcased a form factor reference design based on Intel® Atom™ processor, and running the Android™ platform.
Otellini then introduced Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google*. The two executives outlined plans to enable and optimize future releases of the Android™ platform for Intel’s family of low power Atom™ processors. The joint effort is designed to speed time-to-market of Intel technology-based smartphones running the Android platform.
“Our collaboration with Google will bring a powerful new capability to market that helps accelerate industry innovation, adoption and choice,” said Otellini. “I’m excited by the possibilities of this collaboration. It will enable our customers to bring exciting new products and user experiences to market that harness the combined potential of Intel architecture and the Android platform.”
Today’s announcement builds upon the two companies’ recent joint initiatives to enable Intel architecture on Google products. Joint initiatives include Chrome OS, Google TV, and the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) and Native Development Kit (NDK).
Growth in New Market Segments
Addressing a major corporate goal of growing Intel’s business in adjacent computing market segments, Otellini discussed the company’s recent efforts to accelerate its smartphone business and showcased a form factor reference design based on Intel® Atom™ processor, and running the Android™ platform.
Otellini then introduced Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google*. The two executives outlined plans to enable and optimize future releases of the Android™ platform for Intel’s family of low power Atom™ processors. The joint effort is designed to speed time-to-market of Intel technology-based smartphones running the Android platform.
“Our collaboration with Google will bring a powerful new capability to market that helps accelerate industry innovation, adoption and choice,” said Otellini. “I’m excited by the possibilities of this collaboration. It will enable our customers to bring exciting new products and user experiences to market that harness the combined potential of Intel architecture and the Android platform.”
Today’s announcement builds upon the two companies’ recent joint initiatives to enable Intel architecture on Google products. Joint initiatives include Chrome OS, Google TV, and the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) and Native Development Kit (NDK).
Pushing the Limits of Low Power for Ultrabooks™ and Beyond
Otellini predicted that Ultrabook systems will provide the most satisfying and complete computing experience. The company is working with industry partners to deliver mainstream-priced products beginning this holiday season for this new category of lighter, sleeker compute companions.
Intel’s CEO said the company’s engineers will further accelerate Ultrabook innovation with Intel’s “Ivy Bridge” 22nm technology early next year with the help of the company’s revolutionary 3-D Tri-gate transistors.
He highlighted the broad enabling work between Intel and Microsoft, and pointed to the future opportunities that Windows 8 will present across tablets, hybrid devices and new form factors such as Ultrabooks™.
Otellini also described the new class of platform power management in development for the 2013 “Haswell” products for Ultrabooks. The advances in silicon technology and platform engineering are expected to reduce idle platform power by more than 20 times over current designs without compromising computing performance. Otellini said he expects that this design change, combined with industry collaboration, will lead to more than 10 days of connected standby battery life by 2013. The advancements will aid in delivery of always-on-always-connected computing where Ultrabooks stay connected when in standby mode, keeping the e-mail, social media and digital content up-to-date.
Looking further into the future, Otellini predicted that platform power innovation will reach levels that are difficult to imagine today. Intel’s researchers have created a chip that could allow a computer to power up on a solar cell the size of a postage stamp. Referred to as a “Near Threshold Voltage Core,” this Intel architecture research chip pushes the limits of transistor technology to tune power use to extremely low levels.
Securing the Next Billion Computing Devices
Otellini was joined on stage by Candace Worley, senior vice president and general manager, Endpoint Security at McAfee. She discussed how Intel and McAfee have been working together on a range of innovative hardware assisted software security solutions.
The two executives reinforced the growing need for continued investment and innovation as billions of new computing devices are expected to connect to the Internet and with one another.
Worley introduced McAfee’s new DeepSAFE technology platform that works with hardware capabilities found in the Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 processors. DeepSAFE technology provides new levels of security and a different vantage point by operating below the operating system. This technology will launch in a McAfee enterprise product later this year.
Otellini announced that Intel is working with McAfee on a roadmap of security solutions that extend across the spectrum of computing from embedded devices to the cloud.
Seamless, Consistent, Interoperable Experiences
With computing continuing to evolve, Otellini emphasized the need for seamless, consistent and interoperable experiences across a variety of devices. To help support this vision, Intel is now building capabilities into a broad array of devices including Ultrabooks and all-in-one computers. Otellini demonstrated several new capabilities that will be available on Acer*, Lenovo*, and Toshiba* systems later this holiday season.
Otellini predicted that Ultrabook systems will provide the most satisfying and complete computing experience. The company is working with industry partners to deliver mainstream-priced products beginning this holiday season for this new category of lighter, sleeker compute companions.
Intel’s CEO said the company’s engineers will further accelerate Ultrabook innovation with Intel’s “Ivy Bridge” 22nm technology early next year with the help of the company’s revolutionary 3-D Tri-gate transistors.
He highlighted the broad enabling work between Intel and Microsoft, and pointed to the future opportunities that Windows 8 will present across tablets, hybrid devices and new form factors such as Ultrabooks™.
Otellini also described the new class of platform power management in development for the 2013 “Haswell” products for Ultrabooks. The advances in silicon technology and platform engineering are expected to reduce idle platform power by more than 20 times over current designs without compromising computing performance. Otellini said he expects that this design change, combined with industry collaboration, will lead to more than 10 days of connected standby battery life by 2013. The advancements will aid in delivery of always-on-always-connected computing where Ultrabooks stay connected when in standby mode, keeping the e-mail, social media and digital content up-to-date.
Looking further into the future, Otellini predicted that platform power innovation will reach levels that are difficult to imagine today. Intel’s researchers have created a chip that could allow a computer to power up on a solar cell the size of a postage stamp. Referred to as a “Near Threshold Voltage Core,” this Intel architecture research chip pushes the limits of transistor technology to tune power use to extremely low levels.
Securing the Next Billion Computing Devices
Otellini was joined on stage by Candace Worley, senior vice president and general manager, Endpoint Security at McAfee. She discussed how Intel and McAfee have been working together on a range of innovative hardware assisted software security solutions.
The two executives reinforced the growing need for continued investment and innovation as billions of new computing devices are expected to connect to the Internet and with one another.
Worley introduced McAfee’s new DeepSAFE technology platform that works with hardware capabilities found in the Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 processors. DeepSAFE technology provides new levels of security and a different vantage point by operating below the operating system. This technology will launch in a McAfee enterprise product later this year.
Otellini announced that Intel is working with McAfee on a roadmap of security solutions that extend across the spectrum of computing from embedded devices to the cloud.
Seamless, Consistent, Interoperable Experiences
With computing continuing to evolve, Otellini emphasized the need for seamless, consistent and interoperable experiences across a variety of devices. To help support this vision, Intel is now building capabilities into a broad array of devices including Ultrabooks and all-in-one computers. Otellini demonstrated several new capabilities that will be available on Acer*, Lenovo*, and Toshiba* systems later this holiday season.
Intel Developer Forum Day 1 Keynote Demonstrations
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, San Francisco, Sept. 13, 2011 — In a tone-setting speech to open the Intel Developer Forum, Paul Otellini, Intel’s president and CEO, described how pervasive computing has become in people’s lives. This is creating unprecedented demand for computing from PCs to devices to the cloud creating significant new opportunities for the industry.
Intel is innovating and working with its partners to deliver computing experiences that are more mobile, secure and seamless. Otellini described how the growth in computing over the next few years will dwarf what’s been accomplished over the past 3 decades. Below are summaries of the demonstrations and concepts from the speech. Intel's President and CEO Paul Otellini with Andy Rubin,
McAfee introduces new DeepSAFE technology security platform using Intel technology:
Candace Worley, senior vice president and general manager, Endpoint Security at McAfee, joined Otellini on stage to introduce the DeepSAFE technology platform. DeepSAFE is a new McAfee technology platform, developed in partnership with Intel, to provide a more secure computing experience. McAfee demonstrated an implementation of the security technology that will detect and prevent rootkit malware from infecting PCs.
• An Agony zero-day rootkit was detected and blocked by pre-production software using DeepSAFE technology.
• Rootkits are gaining in popularity amongst hackers with a 38 percent increase in new rootkits compared to last year and use stealth techniques to keep users in the dark about malicious actions taking place as they use their computers.
• This technology is expected to launch in products from McAfee later this year.
• The McAfee DeepSAFE technology platform uses Intel VTx technology available on the millions of Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and i7 processor-based systems and vPro platforms that have already shipped.
• McAfee anticipates that the DeepSAFE technology platform will be a foundation for a number of future McAfee products that will provide enhanced security across the spectrum of computing.
Powering a computer off a solar cell the size of a postage stamp:
Looking further into the future, Otellini predicted that platform power innovation will reach levels that are difficult to imagine today. On stage, he demonstrated an IA research chip referred to as a “Near Threshold Voltage Processor” that pushes the limits of transistor technology to tune power use to extremely low levels. Demonstrated on stage was a Windows* PC powered with a solar cell the size of a postage stamp.
Seamless, consistent, interoperable experience demonstration: Intel’s vision is to create a continuum of personal computing experiences that provides consistency and interoperability across every relevant aspect of people’s lives. As a result, individuals could get the information and entertainment they want anytime, anywhere -- whether they are on their computer or smart phone, watching TV, in the car, or out shopping. Otellini demonstrated several new capabilities the will be available on Acer*, Lenovo*, and Toshiba* systems later this holiday season called Intel® Pair and Share and Intel® Teleport Extender.
• The Intel Pair & Share technology, for example, will help a person seamlessly and securely pair devices together and share local videos and pictures from any supported smartphone or tablet to a PC or TV using Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi), regardless of network, size, shape or brand.
• Intel Teleport Extender, will allow users to receive and respond to smartphone or tablet SMS messages directly from his or her laptop, as well as get smartphone call alert notifications on the PC.
Cisco* Cius redefines mobile worker productivity
Intel and Cisco are out to change how mobile workers go about their work with a new kind of enterprise communications, collaboration and computing device called the Cius – built on an Intel® Atom™ processor and running the Android platform. The Cius is purpose-built for businesses, delivering the device and application security and manageability that enterprise IT needs, with high-performance and an easy-to-use experience for the mobile worker. The new device was demonstrated today:
• When viewing the Cius contact list, a simple click of an icon offers choice to make a voice call, a video call, send an e-mail, initiate a chat or Cisco WebEx session or join secure enterprise communities with Cisco Quad.
• The easy interface and interaction between devices is seamless.
• Users have instant access to apps designed for the business environment with Cisco’s App HQ. Users can also have access to thousands of apps on the Android marketplace.
• Supports both wired, 802.11 WiFi and 4G wireless connections so users can continue to perform tasks as they go mobile.
Next-generation Xeon to “build Rome in four hours”: The University of Washington Graphics and Imaging Laboratory is working on a Community Photos Collection project. Researchers are using Intel® Xeon® processors to take advantage of how popular photo sharing sites are creating powerful new types of image datasets. These photo collections represent a huge opportunity in enabling 3-D reconstruction and visualization, with the use of complex algorithms and powerful hardware. Social networks and other companies with large, pre-existing data sets can leverage this data to provide users with engaging and immersive experiences.
• The lab’s current cluster of servers used to render the 2.7 million photos into the model of St. Peter’s Basilica is based on today’s Intel® Xeon® 5600 Series.
• With the next generation Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family and Advanced Vector Extensions it expected to improve the time by about a third.
• The Xeon E5 family will double the flops versus today’s Xeon and provide a nearly 150 times increase over systems from the last decade. This level of computing power will enable tremendous innovation and advancements in visualization, science and engineering research and high performance computing.
Disaster Management: Information Technology that Helps Save Lives
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2011 – On the eve of the Intel Developer Forum, scheduled for Sept. 13-15, Intel Corporation is showcasing the roles played by diverse types of computing in the field of disaster management. Moderated by Keri Carkeek, Intel’s eco-technology strategist, the panel session centers on the phases of disaster management
Joining Carkeek are real-world, on-the-ground experts, including:
• Perry Olson, IT risk and security management, Intel
• Michael Bowers, senior director of strategic response and global emergencies, Mercy Corps*
• Frank Schott, senior global program director, NetHope*
• Bob Marshall, president and CEO, Earth Networks*
Carkeek kicks off the day with an introduction to disaster management, common terminology associated with it, and the different phases and provide an overview on how it’s the beneficiary of many innovations in computing. The phases of disaster response; mitigation, preparedness and response will be covered by Carkeek as well as the expert guest speakers prior to the opening of the Tech Showcase.
The Tech Showcase includes over a dozen demonstrations related to the area of disaster management, from warning and response to evacuation and traffic management. The following descriptions are a guide to explore the research projects on display.
Mitigation
Sixty percent of businesses that lose their data fail within 6 months following a disaster1. The research featured focuses on “business continuity” and how to increase resiliency against disasters by planning ahead.
Extreme Event Simulation for Disaster Preparedness
Virtual environments have typically been used for gaming, but Intel researchers have developed a new software architecture that when combined with a cloud computing model, allows applications to scale user experiences far beyond existing limits. Intel’s “Distributed Scene Graph” is a cloud-based, rich 3-D visualization that allows thousands of people to participate in a simulated disaster scenario. The virtual experience helps communities understand what is likely to happen at a large scale using immersive serious game play. Although the game simulates only a fraction of the issues faced during a disaster (for example, limited communication and transportation failures), the framework can be extended to add many different simulation engines. The use of large-scale Internet gaming extends participation across the Internet for a fraction of the cost of existing training exercises. Participants’ natural reactions within the safe confines of the simulated environment can be observed and studied by experts who can then create better decision-making and community-training tools.
Continuous Sensing for Disaster Warning and Response
In this area, visitors can explore several specific examples that bring to life the role that real-time, low-cost sensors can play in disaster management, including:
• Real-time traffic management: This battery-assisted RFID tag is used for automatic vehicle identification; placed in cars it helps show traffic patterns and could be used in town planning and traffic congestion management, equally its outputs can be studied to provide vital data for routing and evacuation planning. Unique to the platform is its high level of security and cryptographic protection.
• Chemical and particle detection: This wireless sensor platform is used to detect airborne particulates and chemicals for building security applications. Vital information on what is sensed is used to trigger investigations of abnormal conditions. For instance the vapor and particle detection boards can be used to detect chemicals in everything from airport security breaches to burning buildings.
• Fireball: The ability to provide first responders timely and accurate information is vital. This sensor capability collects information in a fire setting, allowing the responder to assess situation prior to sending in human life. The enclosure is made to survive harsh conditions such as fire while enabling the platform to send information including temperature, free-volatiles and air quality. The low-cost Fireball sensor can detect the hottest spot along with the chemical composition of a fire and send back initial readings to the first responder trucks; information from the truck is sent to both the firefighters’ smart phones and the backend offices.
• Water Quality: The water quality sensor is designed to sense 16 parameters of chemical conditions continuously. The low-cost platform is constructed with an easy to navigate user interface, which enables one to clearly see all 16 parameters and easily assess the situation.
• Oil Rig Structural Stability: Using accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers and gravimeters, a small, easily installable sensor was designed and developed that tracks the motion of structures for stability. The offshore oil rig structure is the harshest application Intel found to test the platform.
Preparedness
Government economists estimate that as much as a third of the U.S. economy – approximately USD$4 trillion in 2008 – is sensitive to the weather2. With more than 2.5 billion people worldwide dependent on agriculture for their livelihood, weather is a matter of economic survival. The research featured in this area centers around pervasive sensing and high-performance modeling in preparing for disasters. For example, being able to predict a tornado touching down by a few minutes can mean the difference between life and death.
• Evacuation Traffic Management through Crowd-Sourcing: In-vehicle sensors allow real-time modeling to aid evacuation management.
• Always On Disaster Warnings for Mobile Devices: Always reachable mobile devices maintain network connectivity to the cloud in a low-power state. The technology enables delivery of messages to the device, including disaster warning and updates even when the devices are asleep. For mobile devices to be used in disaster warning they must have these capabilities.
• Earth Networks*: Earth Networks* provides weather-related, state-of-the-art storm prediction to inform and alert consumers, enterprises and government around the world. Earth Networks* provides advanced environmental intelligence for decision making and safety.
Response
Immediately following a disaster the initial need for geospatial mapping of the disaster area is critical to understand what the area looks like to determine what and where resources are needed. Researchers will demonstrate how open-source platforms for collecting and sharing crowd-sourced information can aid in disaster response.
• Connectivity Provisions for Disabled Networks: A common challenge in disaster areas is the availability of reliable network connectivity, due to damage to traditional network power infrastructures. This greatly impedes rescue and recovery efforts, slowing response times and requiring resource intensive manual solutions. Intel’s platform has been tested in a variety of hostile environments. It’s designed for quick and easy deployment to provide Internet-like services where there is no or limited Internet connectivity and a lack of power. The mobile access point runs on a low-powered Intel® Atom™ processor, and supports a variety of services including web server, email server and delay tolerant networking. The platform can be powered from a variety of sources, and in this demonstration it uses photo voltaic, but can be easily configured for electro-generation stoves or other sources. To connect to the Internet again the platform can easily be configured to the most appropriate backhaul from intermittent GSM networks, satellite or WiMAX, to data mules carried, for example, by a person. Intel used helicopters in the trials conducted in northern Sweden.
• Reliable High Quality Video for Remote Medical Providers: A processor that seamlessly switches between multiple channels such as WiFi and 3G to get and maintain a signal or the strongest most reliable signal available. This delivers seamless online video. It could be used for a video chat between specialists who cannot get to a remote or disaster stricken area to those in the area in need of specialized expertise. For example this could be used to perform highly specialized remote surgeries.
• Airborne Radar for Emergency Traffic Management: This demonstration shows how operators in an emergency response center can monitor evacuation route traffic as a hurricane is bearing down on a city at night. In this simulation, the storm has grounded police helicopters, but data from an airborne radar plane flying high above the clouds is being fed to an Intel® Xeon™ processor-based server. Within seconds the advanced radar algorithm determines the exact location, speed and direction of all vehicles within the area.
• Energy Management for Distressed Power Grids: This demonstration shows how in the future it would be possible to manage energy usage during electricity rationing conditions.
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