1.   And Intel has an answer for shareholders concerned that sales will be hurt by simpler, cheaper network computers that run off a powerful central server.

2.   Conceived as a simple and inexpensive alternative to the PC, the network computer centralizes most of the expense and complexity of computing in the powerful servers.

3.   He said demand for all products, from low-end personal computers to powerful servers, is robust.

4.   Hewlett-Packard Co. introduced new, more powerful server computers used in large corporate networks to manage big repositories of data.

5.   H-P said sales of powerful Unix servers, which distribute data in a corporate computer network, were lower because of older products.

6.   However, against a server as powerful as Williams, her skills were not sufficient.

7.   IBM is more interested in upgrading service and making the machines more affordable than in producing a more powerful server, analysts said.

8.   Instead, control of the high-speed lines and powerful servers needed is farmed out to others.

9.   Intel is moving forcefully to make chips for powerful server computers that are the hubs of computer networks.

10.   It is the leading maker of workstations, and demand continues for its powerful Starfire servers.