Intel Corporation has introduced a new version of the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with hyper-threading (HT) technology at 3,2 GHz. Businesses using high-performance PCs based on this processor can help maximise employee productivity in multitasking environments and when conducting processor-intensive tasks such as engineering design and financial analysis.

"Our latest Pentium 4 Processors with HT Technology can handle the most demanding computer user's day," said Louis Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel's Desktop Platforms group.

What is hyper-threading technology?

HT technology allows software to 'see' two processors instead of one.

Software applications can be written to have multiple pieces of code called 'threads' take advantage of this technology. First introduced on server and workstations, HT technology allows the desktop PC's processor to work on two separate threads at the same time, improving performance when two or more applications are run simultaneously. Multitasking workloads benefit immediately when run under operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP or certain Linux software.

For more information contact Intel SA, 011 806 4542.