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  • Itanium alliance backed by major tech companies

    A slew of major computing companies announced a new partnership on Monday to help speed the development and adoption of software for Itanium-based servers.

  • Oracle to expand Itanium support

    Oracle will expand its support for Hewlett-Packard's Itanium-based Unix servers, bringing a version of its E-Business Suite to market by the end of the year, the software giant said on Thursday.

  • Itanium allies fund open-source compiler work

    In the newest of a series of moves to try to impart momentum to Intel's Itanium processor, allies backing the chip are funding work to improve a key programming tool.

  • Allies pledge US$10 billion to boost Itanium

    Intel, Hewlett-Packard and seven other server companies will spend US$10 billion between now and 2010 to try and increase adoption of the Itanium processor.

  • Next Itanium consumes less power

    Intel's forthcoming "Montecito" member of the Itanium processor family will consume 100 watts, a significant drop from the 130 watts of current models and an advantage in an era when power consumption is a top enemy.

Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Itanium's growing pains

    Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.

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  • Dell shuttering Itanium server business

    The writing was on the wall for Dell and Itanium once Intel started aiming the processor at large multiprocessor systems.

  • Turning a corner with the new Itanium

    The move to Itanium has meant a rocky road for Hewlett-Packard's high-end server group. But the man leading the company's transition to the Intel chip believes the worst potholes are in the rear-view mirror.

  • Itanium: A cautionary tale

    The wonderchip that wasn't serves as a lesson about how complex development plans can go awry in a fast-moving industry.

  • Intel delays 4GHz chip until next year

    Intel won't ship a 4GHz version of the Pentium 4 until the first quarter of 2005, the latest in a series of delays for the chip-making giant.

  • First code release for Debian consortium

    A consortium of Linux vendors created to promote the commercial use of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution has released its first product, and plans more.

Reviews (1)

  • SuSE tailors Linux for Itanium

    German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.

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