The computer company has created firmware, the Dell Processor Acceleration Technology, for several of its high end Intel-based servers.

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Along with the processor upgrades, Dell also is changing the video solution, going from NeoMagic to ATI.

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Intel has never had the best processor, Microsoft the best operating system or Dell the best PC, yet each has triumphed.

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