IBM plans to release its fourth-generation high-end Intel-based server this year, a model geared for use with the quad-core "Tigerton" Xeon processor, and will help software companies better support machines of its ilk.
Intel will introduce its new "Tulsa" Xeon chip for high-end x86 servers on Tuesday in the US, the latest of several moves to reclaim turf lost to rival Advanced Micro Devices.
IBM has brought the Power5+ processor to its top-end Unix servers, completing the transition and boosting performance during a period of rapid change in the server market.
IBM and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to announce an alliance that will lead to mainstream IBM servers based on the Opteron processor, ZDNet Australia sister site CNET News.com has learned. It's a further boost to chipmaker AMD and new blow to rival Intel's server business.
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