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I follow Forex easier than Commoditites, and Crude is strongly correlated to the USD. Imo, if you can guess USD you know what Crude will do.
sure, anything special you want to see? the chart you posted?
advfn.com?
Sounds like a spam side or a spam sending email adress.
What happens to investorshub.com? Why would you kill the domain that makes you money, I wonder?
What's your take on the "leader with more operational experience"? Why the switch now?
In the picture from the Transmeta website Lester M. Crudele strangely reminds me of Apples Steve Jobs. Comparing them, they could be cousins or so.
New Pres & CEO @ TMTA:
Transmeta Corp. (TMTA) named Lester M. Crudele as president and chief executive, replacing Arthur L. Swift on Feb. 1.
The company said Crudele will also continue to serve on the board, a position he has held since June 2005.
The Santa Clara, Calif., technology company said Crudele most recently served as chief operating officer of Quickfilter Technologies, a privately held fabless semiconductor company.
Lester M. Crudele
Director
Lester M. Crudele joined Transmeta's board of directors in June 2005.
Les began his career at Motorola, where he was chief architect for several Motorola MC 68000-series microprocessors and served in a variety of management positions, most recently returning to Motorola in 1990 and serving as vice president and general manager of its RISC Microprocessor Division from 1991 to 1997. He also has senior management experience at several computer systems companies, including Compaq, where he served as vice president and general manager of Compaq's Workstation Products Division from 1997 to 1999. From 1999 to 2000, he served on the board of directors and as a management consultant for Quantum Effect Devices until QED was acquired by PMC-Sierra in 2000. Most recently, from 2000 to 2004, he served on the board of directors of Banderacom, a privately held InfiniBand semiconductor company, for which he also served as president and CEO from 2000 to 2002. In addition, he has served on boards of directors for several privately held companies and industry groups.
You're polite as ever. I never thought to convince you away from your position of ultimate wisdom. Nevertheless, don't forget "to claim" is one thing, "to prove it" to the court is another. That goes for both sides btw.
I know, I know. I read the paper. My first impression was, Intel let an intern do the job and copy all defenses from a standard law text book. Honestly, I didn't find anything unexpected. In Intels case I would have done the same to stall Transmeta. The question is how much merit does all of this have. That will be decided by the judge and the jury in a fair manner, no matter how hard either party tries. See, because they use any possible kind of defense, certain defensive points start to contradict each other. E.g. on one hand they state certain patents should be invalidated and that Transmeta received them unlawful, while shortly thereafter they ask the judge to nullify TMTAs claims based on the same patents because Transmeta didn't sue Intel for that patent fast enough. LOL. It's somewhat of a joke, and shows how thin the ice is that Intel walks on. Expect most points of both parties to be thrown out by the judge, however in the end I see Transmeta in the stronger position here.
Of course you will see that differently.
I think both parties will settle and draft a cross-licensing agreement with actual terms not disclosed.
I agree to your prediction, although, I might add that it does not make any sense for TMTA to settle for "only" a cross licensing agreement. They were pushed against wall over the years and in that position they have nothing to loose. Therefor if there isn't a positive net cash flow from Intel towards TMTA in the settlement offer, they won't settle and go all the way in the court. Even if that takes years. That cash amount has to be significant for TMTA, but will be tiny and neglectable for Intel. imho
And btw investors. From my observation, the typical TMTA investor isn't like the typical INTC or AMD investor, namely happy to go out and tell everybody his company "won", their chips are the "fastest" or their CEO has the "longest". The typical TMTA guy/girl is only interested what's in his/her pocket at the end of the day and mainly talks about that...
so long
intel extention deadline Tuesday 9th.
Today is the 9th. So did Intel fill?
Nice gadget. It just says 1GHz - is that Crusoe or Efficeon?
good post...
TRANSMETA TO PRESENT AT THE 2006 AEA CLASSIC FINANCIAL CONFERENCE
SANTA CLARA, California, November 3, 2006 - Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTA), the leader in efficient computing technologies, today announced that Arthur L. Swift, president and CEO, and Ralph J. Harms, CFO, will be presenting at the 2006 AeA Classic Financial Conference on November 7-8 at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, CA.
The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time / 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 and can be accessed via the Company's web site, located at www.transmeta.com. Please allow extra time prior to the presentation to visit the site and download the streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast.
Earnings already this week.
SANTA CLARA, CA. - October 30, 2006 - Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTA), the leader in efficient computing technologies, will announce results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 after the NASDAQ market closes on Thursday, November 2, 2006.
I remember not so long ago, reading the job offerings, Transmeta was looking for engineers skilled in GPU design, specifically Nvidia. Wonder what will come out of that?
OT
DJ US Population To Hit 300 Million Milestone
10/17/2006
Dow Jones News Services
(Copyright © 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)
WASHINGTON (AP)--The population of the U.S. is scheduled to officially hit 300 million at 7:46 a.m. (EDT) (1146 GMT) Tuesday, when the Census Bureau's population clock rolls over to the big number.
But don't expect wild celebrations, fireworks or any other government-sponsored events to mark the milestone. Why bother? Many experts think the population actually hit 300 million months ago.
"I don't think anybody believes it will be the precise moment when the population hits 300 million," said Howard Hogan, the Census Bureau's associate director for demographic programs. But, he added, "We're confident that we're somewhat close."
It is not easy estimating the exact number of people in a country the size of the United States. It gets even more complicated when you take into account illegal immigration, another reason for the federal government to let the milestone pass quietly.
When the U.S. population officially hit 200 million in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson held a news conference at the Commerce Department to hail America's past and to talk about the challenges ahead. Life magazine dispatched a cadre of photographers to find a baby born at the exact moment, anointing a boy born in Atlanta as the 200 millionth American.
This year, there is a good chance the 300 millionth American has already walked across the border from Mexico.
"It's a couple of weeks before an election when illegal immigration is a high-profile issue and they don't want to make a big deal out of it," said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the Bush administration is not playing down the milestone, though he said he had no plans for Tuesday. Census Bureau employees planned to mark the moment Tuesday afternoon with cake and punch.
"I would hate to think that we are going to be low key about this," said Gutierrez, whose department oversees the Census Bureau. "I would hope that we make a big deal about it."
Gutierrez said America's growing population is good for the economy. He noted that Japan and some European countries expect to lose population in the next few decades, raising concerns that there won't be enough young people entering the work force to support aging populations.
"This is one more area where we seem to have an advantage," Gutierrez said. "We should all feel good about reaching this milestone."
The U.S. adds about 2.8 million people a year, for a growth rate of less than 1%. About 40% of the growth comes from immigration. The rest comes from births outnumbering deaths.
The Census Bureau counts the population every 10 years. In between, it uses administrative records and surveys to estimate monthly averages for births, deaths and net immigration. The bureau has a "population clock" that estimates a birth every seven seconds, a death every 13 seconds and a new immigrant every 31 seconds. Add it together and you get one new American every 11 seconds.
The 300 millionth American - born months ago or on Tuesday - is probably Hispanic because they are the fastest growing demographic group in the U.S., Frey said.
Jeffrey Passel, a senior demographer at the Pew Hispanic Center, said the Census Bureau has improved its population estimates in the past few years, but it still undercounts illegal immigrants.
There are an estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. Experts differ on the specifics, but many estimate that more than 1 million of them do not show up in census figures.
"The census clearly misses people," said Passel, a former Census Bureau employee who used to help estimate the undercount. "Having said that, when they crossed 200 million, they were missing about 5 million people. We think the 2000 census missed a lot less than 5 million people."
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
10-17-06 0123ET
Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Interesting opinion I highlighted:
Intel sued for patent infringement
15 October, 2006
By Paul Weinberg
Transmeta, a small player in the microprocessor industry has filed on Oct. 11 a patent infringement law suit against Intel in the United States District Court in the state of Deleware.
The allegations involve a number of US patents Transmeta is stating that Intel has infringed in power efficiency technologies and such product lines as Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2.
The company is seeking a court injunction against Intel's continuing sales of these products as well as monetary damages.
Company spokesperson and director of marketing Greg Rose stated that Transmeta was forced into litigation following a period of negotiations with Intel. He would not discuss the length of time the two companies talked nor how much money Transmeta is seeking from Intel.
"I cannot tell you how long we have been talking to [Intel]," he stated. "This lawsuit was just filed. The judge hasn't been assigned yet. So, we are not making speculations of that nature right now"
Also, Transmeta has no plans to sue PC manufacturers which have been using the Intel microprocessors that are under the legal spotlight, Rose continued. "This is strictly Intel and us."
Meanwhile, industry analyst Charles King, the principal for Pund-IT, doubted that this lawsuit will be lengthy, as has occurred in other widely publicized patent infringement cases.
"I really think this is Transmeta's way of essentially trying to force Intel to take its settlement talks more seriously. I would expect a settlement, a kind of buying your way our of trouble settlement."
As a result of suffering significant losses, Transmeta last year left the chip production business to focus on leveraging its intellectual property assets, suggested King.
He noted that Transmeta was the first microprocessor company in 2000 to come out with a chip technology with power conservation features, but the market was not yet ready for it, then.
Transmeta was targeting the makers of ultra portable or ultra light weight portable PCs market, with a much lighter and longer vendor battery life and much lighter form factor than other companies, King recalled.
However, he added, this new player was up against bad timing, high upfront costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars required for the development and production of a new chip architecture and the dominance of the microprocessor industry by Intel.
A publicly traded company with annual revenues of about $72-million (US) and employing about 200 people, Transmeta has maintained a close relationship with Intel's main rival, AMD.
The only microprocessors that Transmeta is producing nowadays involves its Efficeon which is being remarketed by AMD as a hardware foundation for Microsoft's FlexGo pay-as-you-go and subscription technology for emerging markets, explained Greg Rose.
"In March of last year, we restructured our business and increased our focus on IT licenses. We were able to keep all of our engineers; however we did make cutbacks, mainly in marketing and sales."
Transmeta is also licensing its LongRun2 technology for power management and threshold voltage control to NEC, Fujitsu, Sony and Toshiba.
http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=21280
Sry, I missed that. What has NTP to do with TMTA?
Because they would avoid treble damages, bad publicity and certain risks like the prel. inju or others.
The first one being the strongest reason. It seems to me early settlement is clearly in the interest of Intel.
So what are the disadvantages of settling early and what are the advantages of dragging the case out please?
The chance of a quick settlement is near zero, IMO.
Why so? Please explain.
Sure, at least it says so in the claim pdf you posted in post 5430.
When reading the complain, can't help to think of other companies that possibly could also be in violation of TMTA patents. Given most are more friendly towards Transmeta, we might see them getting one of those cheap licenses, maybe in combination with a general LR2 license, to kill 2 birds with one stone.
Transmeta Corp. said Wednesday it filed a patent infringement suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Intel Corp.,
claiming $100 billion in microprocessors from the Intel Pentium class product line have been shipped to date with Transmeta technology.
Santa Clara-based Transmeta (NASDAQ:TMTA - News) alleges that Santa Clara-based Intel (NASDAQ:INTC - News) infringed 10 of its patents by making and selling a variety of microprocessor products.
The suit says those include "at least Intel's Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 product lines."
The complaint requests an injunction against Intel's continuing sales of infringing products as well as monetary damages, including royalties on infringing products, treble damages and attorneys' fees.
Published October 11, 2006 by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/061011/1359067.html?.v=1
Finally.
As a long term holder here I have to say that I stand 200% behind this decision to go to court.
It could be lengthy, but even if this will yield "just" an out of court settlement, the compensation should be huge for Transmeta.
To highlight from the article:
"Intel has acknowledged that Transmeta has been an innovative spur to some of Intel's own development efforts, roadmap decisions and new product successes. At the same time, Intel has practiced multiple Transmeta inventions in its major microprocessor product lines.
And to show again, that the lawsuit increases Transmeta bargaining position in an already ongoing compensation discussion:
After endeavoring to negotiate with Intel for fair compensation for the continued use of our intellectual property, we have concluded that we must turn to the judicial system to be fairly compensated for our inventions."
So again, congrats to management for this decision. Now be prepared for Intel to shoot back. Stand strong, your claims have merit and get the best out of it for us shareholders.
Good Morning
And people agree with you:
By TSC Staff
9/14/2006 2:54 PM EDT
Shares of Transmeta (TMTA - commentary - Cramer's Take) jumped 12% after Matrix Research initiated coverage of the company with a strong buy rating. Transmeta was recently adding 14 cents to $1.31.
Transmeta Announces Expansion of LongRun2 Technologies License Rights for Toshiba
Wednesday September 13, 9:00 am ET
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2006--Transmeta Corporation (Nasdaq:TMTA - News), the leader in efficient computing technologies, today announced that Toshiba Corporation, one of Japan's largest electronics companies, has exercised an option to expand the initial scope of Toshiba's license to Transmeta's LongRun2(TM) Technologies. In February 2006, Toshiba licensed Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies for reducing power, controlling transistor leakage and improving the operating characteristics of semiconductor devices for use in selected application areas in the 90 nanometer through 22 nanometer CMOS process generations. Toshiba's exercise of this option will allow Toshiba to utilize Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies for all semiconductor devices that it may manufacture in the 90 nanometer through 22 nanometer CMOS process generations.
Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies provide semiconductor manufacturers and chip designers with innovative ways to reduce power consumption and reduce variations between chips. Among the many techniques developed by Transmeta is a unique new approach to controlling transistor leakage that is simpler to implement and requires less area than prior approaches. By controlling transistor leakage with LongRun2 techniques, chips can often be operated at lower power, and yield can often be improved for chips with tight power budgets. LongRun2 can help adjust leakage dynamically to provide both for the lowest standby power and for adjustment of performance and power during chip operation. In May 2006, Transmeta presented test results on a LongRun2-enabled Efficeon microprocessor at a technical symposium showing that its LongRun2 technologies were able to reduce the worst case power by 2.6x, or to increase the worst case maximum frequency at a given power by 1.6x.
"We are very pleased that Toshiba has opted to expand their potential field of use of our LongRun2 technologies to any semiconductor devices that they might manufacture through and including their 22 nanometer process technology," said Arthur L. Swift, president and CEO of Transmeta. "Managing chip power and transistor leakage is a critical issue for the semiconductor industry, and we are pleased to see Toshiba's license expansion as a sign of increasing confidence in the value of Transmeta's LongRun2 Technologies."
Ah, summer vacation was great. And good news just out:
DJ Transmeta Announces Expansion Of LongRun2 Technologies License Rights For Toshiba>TMTA
DJ Transmeta:Toshiba Exercises Option To Expand License Scope
09/13/2006
Dow Jones News Services
(Copyright © 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)
New company on AMEX. Thx for the info.
That's a nicely organized overview. ty. Interesting speculation for sure, since MSFT still has TMTA engineers working on "a" project.
btw
DJ Transmeta Appoints Ralph J. Harms As Fincl Chief>TMTA
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Transmeta Corp. (TMTA) named Ralph Harms chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Harms served recently as chief financial officer of Force10 Networks, a privately held provider of switching and routing equipment.
In May, Transmeta, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, said Mark Kent was resigning as financial chief.
-Ruth Mantell; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
07-25-06 2302ET
Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Transmeta Expected to Join Russell 2000 Index
Business Wire - June 28, 2006 09:00
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun 28, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Transmeta Corporation (Nasdaq:TMTA), the leader in efficient computing technologies, today announced that it expects to join the Russell 2000 index when the Russell Investment Group reconstitutes its U.S. indexes on June 30, citing the recently posted preliminary membership list at www.russell.com/indexes.
The annual reconstitution of the Russell indexes captures the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization to create the Russell 3000. The largest 1,000 companies in the ranking comprise the Russell 1000 while the remaining 2,000 companies become the widely used Russell 2000.
Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies. Investment managers who oversee these funds purchase shares of member stocks according to that company's weighting in the particular index.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 5, 2006, Transmeta Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Transmeta"), entered into an agreement with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AMD"), providing for AMD to distribute a special version of Transmeta's Efficeon microprocessor on an exclusive basis worldwide. Under the agreement, AMD has the exclusive rights to market, promote and sell the special Efficeon microprocessor product, which has been designed with secured processing capability for Microsoft's recently announced FlexGo technology. FlexGo is a proprietary Microsoft security technology designed to enable end users to use or access certain products, services or functionality for limited periods of time or specific tasks on a variety of business models, including customer services offered on a pre-paid or subscription basis. The agreement also grants to AMD certain limited licenses relating to the special Efficeon microprocessor, including a FlexGo-enabled version of Transmeta's Code Morphing software and the Efficeon trademark. The agreement has an initial term of 36 months and is renewable from year to year in incremental renewal terms of one year thereafter unless otherwise terminated by either Party, with or without cause, upon two months prior notice.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001193/000095013406011152/f21180e8vk.htm
AMD To Resell Transmeta's Pay-As-You-Go Chip
AMD Exec Hints At Broader Partnership Ahead
By Natali T. Del Conte
Advanced Micro Devices could not design a FlexGo-compatible product in time, so the company has partnered with Transmeta Corporation, a microprocessor manufacturer that could.
An agreement between the two companies, announced late Monday, calls for AMD to market and distribute a version of Transmeta's Efficeon chip, that was designed to support Microsoft's pay-as-you-go-PC technology.
"Transmeta could implement the FlexGo technology into their processor very quickly," said Billy Edwards, AMD chief innovation officer and senior vice president, in an interview. "We've got a great sales and distribution arm and they've got a great timely product so it's a good combination for both corporations."
Once rivals, the agreement transforms the relationship between AMD and Transmeta into partners. Although Transmeta virtually pioneered the push toward inexpensive, low-power computing, the company suffered heavy losses after Intel introduced its own low-power chip, the Pentium M, and today primarily concentrates on licensing its technology.
Under AMD's 50x15 plan, the company has committed to establishing a global network of partners and business models that will aid in connecting 50 percent of the world's population to the Internet by the year 2015. Currently, only 15 percent are connected. AMD believes that Microsoft's FlexGo is one way to do that.
FlexGo, which is in its second trials in Brazil, has two models. The first allows users, after making an initial down payment on a midrange PC, to buy time and make payments on their PC using prepaid cards, similar to those sold by cell phone makers in various countries. Users will pay for the time they use their PCs, much the way individuals do now in Internet cafes. An alert on users' desktops will show them how much computing time they have available before they need to add more credit.
The second model allows users to make initial down payments on midrange PCs and make monthly payments of software and broadband services from their local service providers, much the same way may users pay cable providers for television and software access.
Transmeta's Efficeon will allow OEMs and other partners to have FlexGo implementation that can be adapted to mobile and desktop systems.
"Transmeta developed a customized version of the Efficeon processor with Microsoft so we have the most secure solution," said Transmeta chief executive and president Arthur Swift. "AMD brings a well-known and highly regarded brand to the market so the combination of Transmeta's technology and AMD's branding really meets our goal to bring low cost computing worldwide."
Eventually, AMD says may look to manufacture Efficeon's technology inside their own processors. For the time being, however, the company will focus on bringing Transmeta's device to the masses.
"Over time, we will certainly look at putting those in the appropriate parts of our product line," Edwards said. "With this agreement, you can think of it as competitive but I like to think of it as great for us because it allows us to not just participate but also learn. This is a whole new arena."
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1972256,00.asp
yub, huge volume breakout on the amount of posts today.
fit in with Friday's announcements
What announcements are you refering too?
This is big. Go AMD. Go TMTA. :
AMD to Provide Transmeta Efficeon Microprocessor Supporting Microsoft FlexGo Technology in Emerging Markets
Business Wire - June 05, 2006 16:05
Specialized Efficeon Microprocessor Designed to Support Pay-as-You-Go Personal Computing Platforms Enabled by Microsoft FlexGo for Emerging Markets
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun 05, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AMD (NYSE:AMD) and Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ:TMTA) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement under which AMD will market and provide the recently announced specialized version of the Efficeon(R) microprocessor in emerging markets. The AMD Efficeon microprocessor was specifically designed by Transmeta to provide a secure hardware foundation for FlexGo, Microsoft Corp.'s new technology that enables pay-as-you-go and subscription computing models. The AMD Efficeon offers robust CPU-level security that delivers asset protection in a product that is available today to meet the needs of the new business models enabled by Microsoft FlexGo.
Microsoft's FlexGo technology, and the pay-as-you-go and subscription computing models it enables, combined with AMD's Efficeon processor, will accelerate AMD's 50x15 initiative in new and important ways. Under 50x15, AMD is establishing a global network of partners and business models to help connect 50 percent of the world's population to the Internet by the year 2015. Current global Internet penetration stands at about 15 percent. Through the AMD Efficeon product, OEM and other partners will have a robust CPU-based Microsoft FlexGo implementation that can be readily adapted to both mobile and desktop system designs. The AMD Efficeon product was used to create the first hardware implementation for FlexGo and is the first CPU-based FlexGo product. Further, the AMD Efficeon product is now being utilized in the second Brazil FlexGo trials that were launched by Microsoft on May 22nd of 2006.
"The AMD Efficeon processor is the industry's first microprocessor designed specifically to support Microsoft FlexGo technology," said Billy Edwards, AMD chief innovation officer and senior vice president. "The Efficeon processor will allow consumers in high-growth markets to obtain computers that are provided on a pre-paid basis using either tokens or pre-paid activation cards. This same business model was instrumental in establishing massive global penetration for cell phones and we believe we can adapt it specifically to achieve the goals of AMD's 50x15 Initiative."
"AMD's worldwide channels and consumer brand will accelerate the penetration of this specialized Efficeon microprocessor into high volume emerging markets," said Arthur L. Swift, president and chief executive officer, Transmeta Corporation. "We look at this announcement as the beginning of a very successful collaboration between AMD and Transmeta to bring Microsoft FlexGo technology to market. Our goal, in conjunction with AMD, is to leverage Transmeta's unique microprocessor architecture and bring affordable solutions quickly to market for the hundreds of millions of potential Personal Computer users in emerging markets."
"Microsoft has worked with the Efficeon product for several years in our FlexGo development efforts, and we are impressed with the security capabilities and versatility of this CPU," said Will Poole, senior vice president of the Market Expansion Group at Microsoft. "The combination of the deep AMD experience in the 50x15 initiative and the advanced security capabilities of the AMD Efficeon will accelerate the availability of attractively priced PCs with Microsoft FlexGo in emerging markets."
Pay-as-you-go and subscription computing enabled by Microsoft FlexGo technology is the latest addition to AMD's solution portfolio targeted to support AMD's 50x15 initiative. The diversity of cultures, local preferences and application needs for emerging markets demands a large portfolio of solutions, including the pay-as-you-go business model, value-based desktop and laptop solutions, AMD's Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), thin client devices developed by companies such as Sun and Wyse Technology, and the upcoming One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) device targeted for education in these markets. AMD and its partners are building ecosystems that bring the full range of hardware, software, infrastructure (electrical power and similar), micro-financing expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to emerging markets.
About 50x15
AMD's 50x15 initiative is a bold and far-reaching effort to develop new technology and solutions that will help enable affordable Internet access and computing capability for 50 percent of the world's population by the year 2015. With the global population estimated to reach 7.2 billion people in 2015, there is tremendous potential for 50x15 to bring billions of people into the digital age.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com.
http://www.amtdrt.inlumen.com/bin/story?StoryId=CrioSqbKbmtu2yJm2mde
This is big. Go AMD. Go TMTA. :
AMD to Provide Transmeta Efficeon Microprocessor Supporting Microsoft FlexGo Technology in Emerging Markets
Business Wire - June 05, 2006 16:05
Specialized Efficeon Microprocessor Designed to Support Pay-as-You-Go Personal Computing Platforms Enabled by Microsoft FlexGo for Emerging Markets
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun 05, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AMD (NYSE:AMD) and Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ:TMTA) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement under which AMD will market and provide the recently announced specialized version of the Efficeon(R) microprocessor in emerging markets. The AMD Efficeon microprocessor was specifically designed by Transmeta to provide a secure hardware foundation for FlexGo, Microsoft Corp.'s new technology that enables pay-as-you-go and subscription computing models. The AMD Efficeon offers robust CPU-level security that delivers asset protection in a product that is available today to meet the needs of the new business models enabled by Microsoft FlexGo.
Microsoft's FlexGo technology, and the pay-as-you-go and subscription computing models it enables, combined with AMD's Efficeon processor, will accelerate AMD's 50x15 initiative in new and important ways. Under 50x15, AMD is establishing a global network of partners and business models to help connect 50 percent of the world's population to the Internet by the year 2015. Current global Internet penetration stands at about 15 percent. Through the AMD Efficeon product, OEM and other partners will have a robust CPU-based Microsoft FlexGo implementation that can be readily adapted to both mobile and desktop system designs. The AMD Efficeon product was used to create the first hardware implementation for FlexGo and is the first CPU-based FlexGo product. Further, the AMD Efficeon product is now being utilized in the second Brazil FlexGo trials that were launched by Microsoft on May 22nd of 2006.
"The AMD Efficeon processor is the industry's first microprocessor designed specifically to support Microsoft FlexGo technology," said Billy Edwards, AMD chief innovation officer and senior vice president. "The Efficeon processor will allow consumers in high-growth markets to obtain computers that are provided on a pre-paid basis using either tokens or pre-paid activation cards. This same business model was instrumental in establishing massive global penetration for cell phones and we believe we can adapt it specifically to achieve the goals of AMD's 50x15 Initiative."
"AMD's worldwide channels and consumer brand will accelerate the penetration of this specialized Efficeon microprocessor into high volume emerging markets," said Arthur L. Swift, president and chief executive officer, Transmeta Corporation. "We look at this announcement as the beginning of a very successful collaboration between AMD and Transmeta to bring Microsoft FlexGo technology to market. Our goal, in conjunction with AMD, is to leverage Transmeta's unique microprocessor architecture and bring affordable solutions quickly to market for the hundreds of millions of potential Personal Computer users in emerging markets."
"Microsoft has worked with the Efficeon product for several years in our FlexGo development efforts, and we are impressed with the security capabilities and versatility of this CPU," said Will Poole, senior vice president of the Market Expansion Group at Microsoft. "The combination of the deep AMD experience in the 50x15 initiative and the advanced security capabilities of the AMD Efficeon will accelerate the availability of attractively priced PCs with Microsoft FlexGo in emerging markets."
Pay-as-you-go and subscription computing enabled by Microsoft FlexGo technology is the latest addition to AMD's solution portfolio targeted to support AMD's 50x15 initiative. The diversity of cultures, local preferences and application needs for emerging markets demands a large portfolio of solutions, including the pay-as-you-go business model, value-based desktop and laptop solutions, AMD's Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), thin client devices developed by companies such as Sun and Wyse Technology, and the upcoming One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) device targeted for education in these markets. AMD and its partners are building ecosystems that bring the full range of hardware, software, infrastructure (electrical power and similar), micro-financing expertise, and entrepreneurial experience to emerging markets.
About 50x15
AMD's 50x15 initiative is a bold and far-reaching effort to develop new technology and solutions that will help enable affordable Internet access and computing capability for 50 percent of the world's population by the year 2015. With the global population estimated to reach 7.2 billion people in 2015, there is tremendous potential for 50x15 to bring billions of people into the digital age.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com.
http://www.amtdrt.inlumen.com/bin/story?StoryId=CrioSqbKbmtu2yJm2mde
In other words, PAYG/FlexGo is simply a credit program for consumers, where no other credit is available. For consumers in developing countries with no access to credit cards, bank loans or rate payments.
This will indeed open up a huge new market for the parties involved imo.
Found something I believe is necessary to make Pay-as-you-go a success, highlighted in bold:
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Microsoft and Lenovo Team Up on New 'Pay As You Go' PCs for Emerging Markets; Companies to Launch Market Trials in China and India Using Microsoft FlexGo(TM) Technology
Business Wire - May 22, 2006 00:01
SEATTLE, May 22, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Lenovo and Microsoft Corp. today announced that they will launch market trials in China and India that will validate the market for pay-as-you-go personal computing, using a model very similar to prepaid mobile telephone services. The announcement took place the day before the Microsoft Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2006 in Seattle.
"Lenovo is working with Microsoft to create innovative new business models and technologies tailored for the needs of different markets around the world," said Philippe Davy, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Lenovo. "This program creates new options for people whose access to personal computing would be limited otherwise."
Consumers will be able to purchase a Lenovo desktop PC by paying about half of its street price up-front, and paying the balance over time through the purchase of prepaid cards from Lenovo. The innovative pay-as-you-go model enabled by the new Microsoft(R) FlexGo(TM) technology helps new budget-constrained consumers own a high-quality PC without being locked into a fixed monthly loan payment, and enables these consumers to manage their PC time in accordance with their monthly finances. After a predetermined number of usage hours, the balance of the PC will be paid off and the consumer will no longer need to purchase pre-paid cards.
The new market trials in India and China will be launched during the next three months, building upon a successful market trial conducted by Microsoft during the past year in Brazil. The first pay-as-you-go market trials will feature high-quality, mid-range Lenovo desktop PCs that are loaded with features attractive to consumers. These models are already available worldwide.
"Lenovo's joint effort with Microsoft using FlexGo pay-as-you-go computing will bring high-quality PCs within the reach of millions of families for use in education, communications, and entertainment," said Will Poole, Senior Vice President of the Market Expansion Group at Microsoft. "We are pleased to be embarking on this new initiative with a leading and innovative partner, Lenovo, starting with market trials in China and India."
Microsoft chose Lenovo as the computing equipment partner for the project because of Lenovo's success and commitment in emerging markets. Since the formation of the new Lenovo just over one year ago, Microsoft and Lenovo have increased their level of collaboration on new initiatives, such as the Lenovo Innovation Centers in the U.S., China and India; the ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC; and the Genuine Windows (R) Experience Program to combat counterfeiting and piracy in China. These initiatives embody Lenovo's motto, "New World, New Thinking."
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ah gotya. I might be wrong, but this looks like a thermal image of a processor as it is used across the industry. Color red usually indicates the hottest spot, so this picture lacking red suggest the processor is running "cool"...
where do you see gold? i just see the longrun2 symbol (look ibox) with blue and green. maybe you have to wipe your eyes, to get rid of those golden $ signs you got there because of holding TMTA?
pretty sleek indeed, signs for stepping up the marketing of products imo, no symbolic content...