Posted on Tuesday, August 07 2007 @ 2:33 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
For processors, the Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Solo will be combined under the name Core 2, while Pentium Dual-Core and Pentium D processors will combine under the Pentium brand. Also, Itanium 2 processors will change to just Itanium, noted the sources.
Core 2 Extreme, Celeron and Xeon processor names will remain unchanged.
For platforms, Viiv Processor Technology and vPro Processor Technology will change to Core 2 Processor with Viiv Technology and Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology, respectively. Centrino Processor Technology and Centrino Duo Processor Technology will combine to Centrino Processor Technology, while Centrino Pro Processor Technology will become Centrino with vPro Technology, noted the sources.
In addition, Intel's brand logo stickers will also be changed.
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Intel product naming |
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| Current name |
Name after Jan 1, 2008 |
| Intel Viiv Processor Technology | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with Viiv Technology |
| Intel vPro Processor Technology | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with vPro Technology |
| Intel Core 2 Quad Processor | Intel Core 2 Processor |
| Intel Core 2 Duo Processor | |
| Intel Core 2 Solo Processor | |
| Intel Centrino Processor Technology | Intel Centrino Processor Technology |
| Intel Centrino Duo Processor Technology | |
| Intel Centrino Pro Processor Technology | Intel Centrino with vPro Technology |
| Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor | Intel Pentium Processor |
| Intel Pentium D Processor | |
| Intel Itanium 2 Processor | Intel Itanium Processor |
| Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor | No change |
| Intel Celeron Processor | No change |
| Intel Xeon Processor | No change |
Source: DigiTimes
