NEW IBM joins with Seiko Epson Corp. in Japanese venture to develop logic chips for cell phones and handheld computers using 0.13-micron technology. Intel unveils first generation Xeon Processors based on NetBurst architecture. Equator introduces StingRay reference board for set-top box designs. AMD rolls out notebook chips, calls them Athlon 4s. NEW Apple is pre-installing Mac OS X together and Mac OS 9 on all new Macs now shipping.
Company says they are two months ahead of schedule.
Microsoft and Intel announce Windows Media Support for Intel s XScale. Apple ships Java-based WebObjects 5 for web publishing and enterprise application development. Softimage to offer tools for game development on the Xbox. Enables dynamic assembly of web applications and content. View press release .