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Enhancing its Centrino package of chips, Intel released three new versions of its Pentium M processor and announced plans to update its wireless chips with a new security standard, the company said Monday in a press release.

The Pentium M now comes in a 1.7-GHz version, a 1.2-GHz low-voltage version, and a 1.0-GHz ultra-low-voltage version. When combined with Intel's 855 GM chip set and the Intel Pro/Wireless 2100 chip, the packages are each priced at $725, $372, and $350, respectively, in 1000-unit quantities.

Intel also sells the Pentium M processor separately to PC makers who elect to use other wireless silicon, and the new Pentium M chips cost $637, $284, and $262, respectively.

Coming Soon

Motion Computing's new M1300 Tablet PC will be available with the ultra-low-voltage 1.0-GHz Pentium M processor and the rest of the Centrino package, the company said Monday. The M1300 was released in May.

Intel, based in Santa Clara, California, also said it would release software later in June that supports the new WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) security standard recently approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

WPA provides an extra layer of security beyond the default WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) standard.

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