Where's Intel's CEO at IDF? On Vacation
By Mark Hachman on August 19, 2008 at 2:08 pm
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Wondering where Intel chief executive Paul Otellini is at the Intel Developer Forum? On vacation, according to an Intel spokesman.
Otellini usually speaks at the Intel Developer Forum here, joined by the company's chairman, Craig Barrett. Barrett opened IDF by talking about how technology can change the third world, announcing four $100,000 prizes for innovation in certain key markets.
Otellini, however, was a no-show, leaving a hole in the schedule and an opportunity for idle reporters to wonder and ask questions.
No mystery here, though: Otellini's on vacation, according to David Dickstein, a spokesman for Intel. Originally, the IDF show was scheduled for September. But when Intel moved the show to August, it interfered with a previously-planned holiday. And where is Otellini? "I have no idea," Dickstein said.