Digital chip is endorsed by Microsoft

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Microsoft Corp's Chairman and CEO William H. Gates is endorsing a new chip developed by DEC. The endorsement will increase DEC's visibility and help Microsoft launch its operating software into workstation markets. The two companies will work together to develop Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Windows NT, for use with DEC's Alpha chip design. Microsoft hopes to develop a key new industry standard in the workstation market and believes that an alliance with DEC can help both companies. DEC's Alpha chip utilizes reduced-instruction-set-computing (RISC) and is reportedly more powerful than other next-generation chips developed by Sun Microsystems Inc, HP and IBM. Cray Research Inc and Kubota Ltd have already announced they will use the chip in future products. Microsoft's operating software development is part of an ongoing race with the Apple and IBM joint venture known as Taligent.

Prepackaged software, Computer integrated systems design, Management, Product information, Microsoft Corp., Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Industrial research, MSFT, Operating System, Research and Development, Cooperative Agreements

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Analysts believe new chip from Digital may give market advantage to company

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DEC is expected to release its next-generation DEC Alpha chip at a semiconductor conference on Feb 20, 1992. The chip's practical speed is estimated at 150 MIPs, 50 MIPs faster than competitor Intel Corp's chip due for release in the summer of 1992. The processor is more powerful than any other next-generation chip available. DEC will license the chip to other companies, and supercomputer maker Cray Research Inc has already placed an order. An Alpha chip is said to perform at the same speed as Cray's Cray-1 supercomputer. The chip runs under DEC's VMS software and will also be running under Microsoft Corp's Windows NT operating system once the software is released. Alpha's compatibility with these software products could help it gain wide market acceptance.

Processor speeds, Market Analysis, Licensing, Product Development, Performance, Processor Speed, Semiconductor Industry, DEC DECchip Alpha (Microprocessor)

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