by admin | May 25, 2021 | Markets, Technology
By Nishant Arora,
New York : There is no denying the fact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one phenomenon that has stood out among other emerging technologies. Sensing great possibilities, global chip giant Intel has now joined the AI bandwagon in a big way.
AI is not new to the world of technology but the past five years have given AI believers a reason to cheer as its uses are increasing across industries – from health care to autonomous vehicles — say AI experts at Intel.
“AI capabilities are greatly supplementing humans to do great work in less time in sectors like healthcare, banking and finance, transport, energy and robotics, etc. It will be interesting to see how this whole AI thing evolves with time,” Bob Rogers, Data Scientist, AI and Analytics, Data Center Group at Intel, told IANS here.
“But AI is not going to replace humans soon. Not in my lifetime at least. There will be apprehensions but this is true to any disrupting technology,” Rogers added.
Intel is aggressively building advanced processor “platforms” — from edge computing to Cloud that allows enterprises build intelligent solutions based on AI.
Intel will soon introduce the world’s first family of AI-enabled “Nervana Neural Network Processor” (NNP) that aims to revolutionise AI computing.
Intel has also collaborated with Facebook for sharing technical insights to bring the new generation of AI hardware to users.
Using Intel Nervana technology, companies will be able to develop entirely new classes of AI applications that maximise the amount of data processed and enable customers to find greater insights — transforming their businesses.
“AI is in early stages but last five years have seen a tremendous rise. We may still be scratching the surface at the moment but wait for a lot more real-life AI applications as we introduce Nervana,” Amir Khosrowshahi, VP and CTO, Artificial Intelligence Products Group, Intel, told IANS.
AI algorithms will become smarter as more data seeps in. Intel is tying the AI-ML knot to make the massive sets of data work for you,” he added on the sidelines of Intel “SHIFT” event here.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, believes that AI will bring significant new opportunities to transform businesses.
To drive AI innovation, Intel is making strategic investments spanning technology, R&D and partnerships with business, government, academia and community groups.
“We have also invested in startups like Mighty AI, Data Robot and Lumiata and have invested more than $1 billion in companies that are helping to advance artificial intelligence,” Krzanich said recently.
Edge computing is the next major step in the evolution of cloud and enterprise computing and Intel’s new “Movidius” chip aims to deliver processing power optimised for AI into edge devices, like cameras and industrial robots.
Intel has also acquired Mobileye — a global leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis and mapping for autonomous driving. Intel’s Automated Driving Group (ADG) will combine its operations with Mobileye.
The company estimates the vehicle systems, data and services market opportunity to be up to $70 billion by 2030.
Intel acquired deep learning start-up Nervana Systems — led by former Qualcomm researcher Naveen Rao and co-founded by Khosrowshahi — last year.
“On top of the Nervana processor, we have built a full stack of software libraries, machine learning innovations and solutions which can be applied to text, speech and other issues,” Khosrowshahi said.
To make its AI dream a success, Intel is also banking upon India. Intel India has trained 9,500 developers, students and professors across 90 organisations in the past six months in AI.
The company has collaborated with 40 academic institutions that are using the technology for scientific research and 50 public and private organisations across e-commerce, healthcare, technology, defence, and banking and financial services.
The move is reducing AI entry barriers for developers, data scientists and students through developer focused events and ‘Code Modernisation’ workshops.
“AI is just about to explode around you. Time to fasten your seat belt and enjoy the journey with Intel,” Khosrowshahi said.
(Nishant Arora is in New York at the invitation of Intel. He can be contacted at nishant.a@ians.in)
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Branding, Business, Corporate, Corporate Buzz, Large Enterprise, Marketing Basics, Markets, Medium Enterprise, Online Marketing, SMEs, Technology
By Nishant Arora,
New York : Buoyed by the demands from sectors like e-commerce, banking, telecom, government and other enterprises to store and scale up Big Data, global chip maker Intel is ready to help India achieve high-performance computing.
According to Lisa Spelman, Vice President and General Manager, Intel Xeon Processors and Data Center Marketing, Intel, the sheer size and scale of the country has always impressed her and the company with its next-generation processor portfolio is bullish on its future in the country when it comes to managing massive sets of data.
“The government has done an impressive amount of discussion in the area of high-performance computing. There is a talented developers’ community in India. Intel is ready to help the country achieve its high-computing goals when it comes to handling Big Data across the spectrum,” Spelman told IANS here.
Intel reported a record revenue of $14.8 billion in the second quarter this year.
The growth was witnessed in client computing (which was up 12 per cent) and data-centric businesses (which was up 16 per cent).
The Intel Data Centre business delivers almost half of Intel’s operating margin and is expected to grow revenue at over 15 per cent through 2018.
According to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, the data centre is central to the company’s strategy and is a remarkable opportunity.
“By 2021, we expect the data centre to be a $65 billion silicon opportunity, and we’re less than 40 per cent of the total available segment today,” Krzanich said during the investors’ call recently.
To see its data centre business accelerate, India is a natural choice for the company.
Spelman is positive on the improved technological prowess and the presence of right talent in India.
“The several initiatives that the government and enterprises are offering today to help the people is remarkable. We have a strong engineering workforce and research and development facilities in the country to help the government realise its dreams,” she added.
In a short time, the Intel India Development Centre in Bengaluru has become a significant international design and development centre for the company.
The IIDC is Intel’s largest non-manufacturing site outside the United States, with over 2,500 engineers focusing on Intel’s core areas like application software and solutions, chip sets, communication software, graphic drivers and microprocessor, among others.
The newly-launched Intel ‘Xeon Scalable’ processors offer data centre customers huge performance gains for artificial intelligence (AI) and other data-intensive workloads.
The ‘Xeon Scalable’ processors offer 138 times deep learning performance gains and 113 times inference gains.
This means that the customers can do more inference on general-purpose hardware without the need for specialised accelerators.
The ‘Xeon Scalable’ processors also provide security without compromise.
Most of the top-notch firms like Microsoft, Amazon, Baidu etc are using Xeon processors to handle heavy data workloads.
Intel ‘Xeon Scalable’ processors are uniquely architected for the evolving data centre and network infrastructure.
These processors are designed to support an expanding range of existing and emerging data centre and network workloads, including cloud computing, 5G-ready networks and AI, delivering 2.2 times the performance over its predecessor.
“With this technology, India can leapfrog other mature markets in becoming a leader in the next generation data centre technology adoption,” the top Intel executive said.
Intel is also bullish on infusing AI and machine learning (ML) into its chips.
However, “when it comes to the chip architecture, AI is not yet fully settled and actually needs a broader portfolio,” Spelman noted, adding that Intel is constantly working towards making more efficient, industry-ready AI-enabled microprocessors.
(Nishant Arora is in New York at the invitation of Intel. He can be contacted at nishant.a@ians.in)
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Markets, Technology
New Delhi : The exclusivity in Intel’s 8th Generation Core processor family lies in every aspect — be it agility, performance or its ability to connect multiple devices — a top Intel executive said here on Wednesday.
“Everything that I told you about 8th Generation Core processor — its performance for rich media, 4K video contents, gaming, security, ability to connect multiple devices and displays — makes it unique,” Gokul Subramanian, Senior Director, GM Client Systems and Innovation Organisation at Intel, told IANS.
“Kaby Lake Refresh” is the 8th Generation mobile processor for notebooks and two-in-ones. It gives 40 per cent faster performance than the 7th Generation.
It elevates computing experience with 40 per cent leap in productivity performance over 7th Gen PCs.
“Editing pictures can be done 28 per cent more faster than the previous generation. The performance improvement is more because we have put four Cores,” Subramanian informed.
“Also, it gives good battery life.. 10 hour battery life to watch 4k content,” he added.
The second category of the product “Coffee Lake-S” is a desktop processor.
The new desktop processor family includes the new 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, which is the best desktop gaming processor ever from Intel, along with the first-ever 6-core Intel Core i5 desktop processor and 4-core Intel Core i3 desktop processor.
These processors deliver frame rate improvements of up to 25 per cent compared with 7th Gen Intel Core processors, enabling smooth gaming experiences.
Content creators can expect 65 per cent faster editing compared with a three-year-old machine.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Markets, News, Technology
New Delhi (IANS) : In a bid to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination among young innovators, NITI Aayog on Tuesday signed a two-year statement of intent (SOI) with tech giant Intel India to set up the first 10 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in the country.
Part of the government’s flagship Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), the tie-up will lead to the creation of laboratories at schools aimed at teaching skills such as computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing and developing a design mindset among students between 12-18 years of age.
Over a period of five years, $15 million are set to be spent on building and managing 500 ATLs in schools and communities around the country and these first 10 ATLs will act as exemplars for the remaining 490.
“The Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) will provide school students the opportunity to work with tools and equipments, fostering inventiveness. Students will also be able to exchange knowledge and learn from one another through regional and national-level competitions, exhibitions, workshops on problem solving, designing and fabrication of products, so that,” Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, told reporters here.
The signing event at the NITI Aayog office in the capital was attended by Kant, Rosalind Hudnell, Vice president (Corporate Affairs) at Intel Corporation and President of the Intel Foundation and Kishore Balaji, Director of Corporate Affairs Group, Intel South Asia, among others.
“We are proud to be part of the Atal Innovation Mission to launch tinkering labs throughout India, which will ultimately help millions of children across the country develop the skills they need to be competitive as tomorrow’s workforce,” said Hudnell.
The first 10 labs intend to impact 250,000 youth with innovation skills for the future across 500 communities and schools.
As part of the initiative, Intel India will facilitate ideation, design thinking and prototyping workshops through industry experts and co-lead an innovation festival.
“This collaboration is part of our endeavour to nurture local innovation and promote a culture of tinkering among our future citizens,” said Balaji.
NITI Aayog also organised an expert consultative group meeting on creating a framework for operationalising 500 ATLs.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Buzz
New Delhi, (IANS) E-commerce major Flipkart on Tuesday announced the launch of laptop sale event “Lap it Up!” on its website in collaboration with Intel India.
The campaign will offer latest laptop brands at some exciting prices with EMI option.
“Around 50 per cent of our demand comes from tier II and III cities as a lot of the new models are not available in these cities. Our latest campaign has been designed in line with this trend to make latest laptops and technology accessible to our customers across geographies,” Adarsh K. Menon, Vice President (electronic and auto) Flipkart, said in a statement.
“Our endeavour has always been to make technology affordable and accessible, especially for the first-time buyers,” added Anand Ramamoorthy, Director (consumption sales) South Asia, Intel.
