Intel forms Accelerated Computing, Software business units

Chip giant Intel this afternoon said it will create two new business units, an Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group, and a Software and Advanced Technology Group. 

The former will focus on high-performance computing and also graphics technology, while the latter will “drive Intel’s vision for software,” the company said.

Former VMware CTO Greg Lavender will head the new software unit, while Raja Koduri, an intel vice president who has been running the company’s GPU strategy, will become head of the Accelerated Computing unit.

Raja Koduri, a longtime industry veteran who has previously worked at Advanced Micro Devices and Apple, will become head of a new Acclerated Computing Systems and Graphics business unit. 

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