Intel's Itanium can't seem to get a firm toehold anywhere.
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Chipmaker turns to a more-is-better approach, downplaying chip speeds in favour of new features and designs.
Advanced Micro Devices has released prospective performance benchmarks for its upcoming server chip Opteron, and it appears the chip could land near the head of its class.
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Advanced Micro Devices is looking to drum up support for its forthcoming 64-bit Opteron server chip.
Complacency is not a strategy for long-term growth. Thus, according to Bill O'Brien, Intel is keeping watch as AMD's hammer technology makes inroads into the server market.
Intel has come out with a Pentium 4 running at 3.2GHz and separately has plans to discuss a new version of its upcoming Madison chip specially enhanced for dual-processor servers and workstations.
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