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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 15, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 37
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Breaking News -
Platforms:
Books24x7, Intel Deliver
Subscription-Based Online Library
Books24x7, a subsidiary of SkillSoft PLC , and Intel Corporation announced
the
availability of the Intel Developer Library, an essential online collection of
the most relevant technical books and information hand picked by industry
experts for the Intel Architecture (IA) developer. The library includes books
from a variety of publishers, including Microsoft Press, John Wiley & Sons,
Intel Press and McGraw-Hill. The Intel Developer Library, which will be
marketed by both Books24x7 and Intel, leverages Books24x7's technology
platform, hosting expertise and patent-pending search technology.
The Intel Developer Library, available to individual and corporate
subscribers, is targeted for those professional developers creating or
maintaining products that incorporate Intel-based products, architectures, and
technologies. By giving developers easier, faster access to essential,
technical information, the Intel Developer Library can help companies reduce
time-to-market for products incorporating Intel technology and increase
overall developer productivity. Subject matter in the Intel Developer Library,
chosen by experts in the targeted audience, is considered the most critically
important to developers of hardware and software products in large and growing
markets, including home and business computing, wireless devices and converged
communications infrastructure.
The introductory cost of an individual one-year subscription to the Intel
Developer Library is $399, available through Oct. 31; the regular individual
subscription rate is $499 per year. Corporate discounts are offered.
Incorporating Books24x7's powerful search technology, the Intel Developer
Library gives subscribers the ability to pinpoint specific information in
seconds. Multi-level searches can be performed on all material in the
collection, on a specific set of materials, or on a single resource.
"Both Books24x7 and Intel recognize the business value in making critical
information easily accessible to busy technologists whenever they need it,"
said John Ambrose, general manager of Books24x7. "The Intel Developer Library
brings together the resources required by professional developers with
powerful search and usability tools to increase the productivity and
efficiency of information searches."
Ambrose cited recent IDC research that shows that knowledge workers spend
15
to 20 percent of their time actively looking for specific information;
however, these searches are successful less than 50 percent of the time.
According to the research, these unsuccessful searches could cost a company
employing 1,000 knowledge workers $6 million in time lost and $15 million in
opportunity losses. "The Intel Developer Library will help minimize these
losses -- and potentially could result in revenue gain," said Ambrose.
"In the world of converged computing and communications, I can't think of a
more pressing issue for developers than quickly finding key technical
information necessary to complete their products and get them to market
faster," observes Dan Russell, vice president and director of technical
operations for Intel's sales and marketing group. "These developers are under
intense schedule pressures to bring innovative products to market and realize
business value for their firms. The Intel Developer Library is yet another
example of Intel's commitment to ensuring that developers are informed about
the latest enhancements to Intel building blocks and enhancing productivity in
the entire developer community."
Developers can obtain a free trial to the Intel Developer Library by
logging
onto www.intel.com/idl. The
Intel
Developer Library will be
demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, Sept. 16-18.
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