Intel working on to reduce cost of computers

VADODARA: US giant Intel Corporation is working on reducing cost of computers so that more people can make use of the wonder machine, a top official of the company said here on Sunday.

Ajay Bhatt, fellow at Intel Corporation and co- inventor of USB told PTI, "About one billion out of a total of a six billion people across the world have been using computers. Now we are targeting the remaining 5 billion people and want to provide computers to them at a lower cost and we have been making efforts in that direction,".

Bhatt who holds nine US Patents and became a celebrity after an advertisement campaign launched by the company is an alumni of Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) here and was in the city for a lecture.

Bhatt also informed that Intel has been engaged in developing Intel Management Technology for addressing the problem of virus attacks on computers.

Besides, he said ,"Efforts are being made in the direction of reducing the cost of maintenance of the computers,".

Bhatt said that research was on to develop 'LIGHT PEAK' technology to increase the speed of communications and making delivery faster.