Intel plans aggressive intro of new chip

Intel Corp. has one word for its plans to introduce its next-generation desktop processor: aggressive.

Sources said the company has laid out plans to quickly ramp up volumes of the chip, code-named Willamette, by rolling out three clock speed versions. The company hopes this will establish Willamette in the mainstream of the desktop PC market in the first quarter of next year. Story to follow. -- John G. Spooner, ZDNet News