SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Qualcomm ( QCOM ) on

Wednesday announced a suite of new chips for PCs and phones,

including a PC chip with a new security feature for businesses

that analysts say is likely the first of its kind.

San Diego-based Qualcomm ( QCOM ) is one of the world's biggest

sellers of the chips at the heart of mobile phones, connecting

them to wireless data networks. But for the past two years, the

company has been pushing into the PC market, where it competes

against Apple ( AAPL ) to sell energy-efficient chips for

laptops and PCs that run the Windows operating system.

Qualcomm's ( QCOM ) newest laptop chip, called the Snapdragon X2

Elite, which it said will start shipping next year, will include

a new feature called Guardian aimed at corporate buyers of

desktops and laptops.

Kedar Kondap, senior vice president of gaming and compute at

Qualcomm ( QCOM ), said during a keynote presentation Wednesday that the

feature will allow corporate information technology departments

to securely connect to the machines to install updates or

provide tech support, even if the machine is turned off.

Intel ( INTC ), which still has the majority of the market

for corporate computers, has had similar features to help

businesses manage fleets of PCs for more than a decade. But

Qualcomm ( QCOM ) plans to pair its security features with its modem

chips that connect to 5G and mobile networks, meaning that the

corporate owner of a machine will be able to keep tabs on it

nearly anywhere in the world with cell reception.

"Nobody else can offer something like that," said Ben

Bajarin, chief executive of technology consultancy Creative

Strategies. "I can actually see that being attractive for a

portion of the workforce and something that will get stronger

interest in Qualcomm ( QCOM ) for enterprise fleets."