Intel Advances ‘Ultrabook’ Systems Initiative
At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco on Wednesday (Sept. 14), Mooly Eden, Intel Corp.’s vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group, provided more details about Ultrabook, a new category of mobile devices.
The company is working with industry partners to deliver mainstream-priced products beginning this holiday season for this new category of light and sleek systems. The Ultrabooks is a new class of portables that are aimed at the tablet PC and other portable markets.
The first Ultrabook systems, scheduled to be available during this year’s holiday shopping season, are based on second-generation Intel Core processors. The systems are expected to run Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system.
The Ultrabook vision is a multi-year, industry-wide effort that will roll out in three phases. Eden said phase one is in process and will be realized this holiday season with the introduction of the first Ultrabook systems, while phase two will begin with the launch of Intel’s third-generation Core processors in the first half of 2012.
In 2013, Intel will introduce its next-generation, 22nm “Haswell” processor, signaling phase three of the transition to Ultrabook devices. Eden demonstrated “Haswell” running multiple applications at one time on stage at IDF.
