Revenue at the unit that sells larger data-serving computers -- the machines that run corporate computing networks and the Internet -- declined 22percentto to $3.8 billion.
Within networked computing, one crucial market is the software that runs the larger data-serving computers that power corporate networks and the Internet.
"The Pentium killer," as Mr. Sanders described Hammer yesterday, is expected to run desktop, notebook and powerful data-serving computers.
Advanced Micro Devices, the No. 2 maker of desktop microprocessors, plans to begin selling new versions of its Athlon chips today for desktop, notebook and data-serving computers.
Data-serving computers, which run corporate networks and data centers, can be bought and linked in parallel for far less money than the cost of a traditional "vector" supercomputer.
But in the quarter ended in October, Hewlett-Packard's personal computer division and its business selling larger data-serving computers both returned to profit, after losing money the previous quarter.
The board voted today to promote Mr. Otellini from his current job as executive vice president and general manager of the Intel architecture group, which makes chips and components for desktop, notebook and data-serving computers.
Hewlett-Packard has filed suit against Gateway, charging its smaller rival with violating a range of patents on notebook, desktop and data-serving computers.
It has also been accused by the European Commission of using nefarious tactics to conquer the market for low-end server systems, which act as hosts for Web sites, data and applications that serve computer networks.
It also restated allegations that Microsoft may have used nefarious tactics to conquer the market for low-end server systems, which act as hosts for Web sites, data and applications that serve computer networks.
