The writing was on the wall for Dell and Itanium once Intel started aiming the processor at large multiprocessor systems.
IBM has begun selling its first major Itanium server, the four-processor x450, the company plans to announce Wednesday in the United States. And a larger sibling that will accommodate as many as 16 processors is due by the end of the year.
Intel has issued new software that fixes a problem that held up the release of the company's first Itanium servers.
Intel's Itanium processor is failing to pass Compaq Computer's stress tests, according to a Compaq representative, thus holding up the release of Compaq's Itanium servers.
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The writing was on the wall for Dell and Itanium once Intel started aiming the processor at large multiprocessor systems.
Intel's next Itanium processor likely will run at 1.5GHz, a 50 percent increase from its predecessor and an indication the company is getting better at meeting development goals for its high-end chip family.
Intel's upcoming Itanium 2 processor will come out at 900MHz and 1GHz, according to sources, and cost about the same as existing Itanium chips.
The 64-bit version of Microsoft's database will cost the same as the 32-bit version and perform better--part of the company's bid to undercut Oracle and IBM.
Microsoft announced Friday that it had released two high-end operating systems to computer manufacturers.
Intel has described two new technologies for its Itanium family and fleshed out its plans for the processor, as the company tries to build momentum for the high-end server chip.
Intel has disclosed an electrical problem that can cause computers using its flagship Itanium 2 processor to behave erratically or crash.
Intel's next Itanium processor likely will run at 1.5GHz, a 50 percent increase from its predecessor and an indication the company is getting better at meeting development goals for its high-end chip family.
Itanium 2, Intel's upcoming chip for high-end servers and workstations, has slimmed down.
Intel's upcoming Itanium 2 processor will come out at 900MHz and 1GHz, according to sources, and cost about the same as existing Itanium chips.
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