Behind the teasing by Hewlett

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Hewlett-Packard is set to release three additions to its HP 9000 workstation product line. The new Model 720 machine is reportedly capable of executing 57 million instructions per second (MIPS) and is priced at around $12,000. HP has been advertising the new products in national newspapers in a effort to initiate interest. Industry observers see the intense marketing of the products as an indication of the importance with which HP is treating the introduction. If substantiated, the workstations would run twice as fast, and in some cases, three times as fast, as comparably priced products from competing companies, such as Sun Microsystems. The workstation market accounted for $7.4 billion in revenues in 1990. HP is also reported to be developing a workstation for less than $10,000, which would be the company's first offering in the most lucrative segment of the workstation market.

Electronic computers, Instruments to measure electricity, Computer industry, Product introduction, Product development, Workstations (Computers), Advertising (Industry)

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Divergent views on Intel's future

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Analysts are divided over projections of Intel Corp's future. Some speculate that the semiconductor-industry leader will be undermined by competition and evolving technology. Intel's revenues were $4 billion in 1990, and profit margins were ample. The company's stock increased $2 a share in early Aug 1991, to $50.75. Analysts predict that Intel will earn $4.35 a share throughout 1991. Intel is rivaled by Advanced Micro Devices Inc, which manufactures an 80386 clone, as well as by reduced instruction set computing (RISC)-based microprocessors such as Sun Microsystems Inc's SPARC and MIPS Computer Systems Inc's R4000. Software technology changes present Intel with additional competition. Operating systems that can accommodate a number of microprocessor types are under development, such as Microsoft Corp's Windows NT, which supports Intel and MIPS processors.

Semiconductor industry, Finance, Intel Corp., INTC, Technological forecasting, RISC based computers, column, Outlook, Strategic Planning, Future of Computing, Stock, Reduced-instruction-set computers

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Chip licenses given by Sun and Hewlett

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Sun Microsystems Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co have both announced licensing agreements for their chip designs, stirring up the competition between the two rivals. Sun will license its Sparc microprocessor to Philips N.V., a Dutch electronics firm. Hewlett-Packard is licensing its Precision Architecture to Samsung Electronics of South Korea to use in lower-priced workstations. The two rivals are competing with each other for the workstation market, both using their own chip design based on reduced instruction set (RISC) computing technology. Sun has licensed Japan's Toshiba Corp and two other companies in Taiwan to manufacture Sparc-based computers that will compete with the microcomputers market.

Semiconductor chips, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Licensing

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