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Intel CTO Presses Software Developers to Keep Pace

EE Times (01/17/08) Krishnadas, K.C.

Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner says software development and delivery has failed to keep pace with advances in computer hardware, that software delivery has reached an inflection point, and developers of packaged applications are becoming an endangered species. Rattner says Intel believes traditional software delivery methods are being replaced by global Internet connectivity, and as a result software delivery service relies more on secure transmission over global networks. Rattner says that packaged software is unable to keep pace with the continuous progress in computing technology, and as hardware technology approaches the terascale level from desktop computers, software has fallen further behind. Consequently, there is a lack of parallel programming applications that utilize dual- and multi-core technology. Rattner says Intel is looking for "new languages for programming in parallel," and that the company will focus more on features and capabilities that add value, rather than performance. "Our enterprise advisory group has told us that [IT] management and security are top priorities for enterprises, and it is significant how performance has dropped in importance," Rattner says.

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