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Intel CEO Andy Grove is already providing computer chips for 80% of the world's personal computers. This year he's aiming for the remaining...
...multimedia extension) technology, Intel's new multimedia-enhanced microprocessor line that's designed to make music sound more resonant, video images flow more smoothly and graphics colors look richer. Since its release earlier this year, the new microprocessor has found its way into both laptop and desktop computers, and Grove hopes it will lure more people than ever to computers when they need to communicate, do business or just entertain themselves...
...Grove also plans to focus more attention on the international market, an area in which California-based Intel is less experienced than at home but one that is increasingly critical as the use of computers and the Internet spreads. More than half of Intel's $21 billion in annual revenues now comes from abroad. To boost sales further, the company is making microprocessors available even to small computer manufacturers overseas...
...race isn't over yet, though. Like every other high-tech company, Intel is grappling with the transition to networked computing. "All computing will take place in a connected setting in the future," explains Grove. "That places new requirements on everything we do in this industry." To prepare, Intel has endorsed a new NetPC model crafted in cooperation with Microsoft, and the firm's engineers have been busy developing new applications to take advantage of its powerful chips. But other companies see a chance to develop a mass-market computer that doesn't necessarily need Microsoft software or an Intel...
With such challenges, it's no wonder that Grove's motto (and title of his latest book) is "Only the Paranoid Survive." Andy Grove is clearly a survivor. After successful treatment for prostate cancer last year, the 60-year-old executive stays as trim as a Pentium chip by bicycling, skiing, jogging, kayaking and swimming...