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HP Integrity gets Parallel virtualisation
News HP's Integrity range of systems runs on the Intel Itanium line of processors. HP has said it will offer technology from virtualisation company Parallels to those customers who wish to virtualise Microsoft Windows and Linux workloads on HP Integrity... [03 Jul 2008]
Big Blue to unwrap extra-brainy chips
News Intel's Montecito Itanium processor already features 24MB of on-chip cache memory. IBM is set to unveil a new way of putting memory on processors which it thinks will dramatically improve performance. [14 Feb 2007]
IBM hits server seller with patent suit
News The company is developing servers that use Intel's Itanium processors but that can run z/OS, IBM's mainframe operating system, alongside higher-level mainframe software. PSI's machines can also run more conventional operating systems - including... [07 Dec 2006]
HP to bolster its Integrity
News HP plans to announce today that it is upgrading its high-end Integrity server line with Intel's new "Montecito" Itanium processor - a move to counter a resurgent Sun Microsystems and 2005's Unix server top dog, IBM. [07 Sep 2006]
Intel flaunts Xeon mark two
News Tulsa uses 1.3 billion transistors - nearly as many as the 1.6 billion in Intel's new "Montecito" version of the Itanium processor, according to an Intel representative at the show. Dell and Intel this week showed off servers using the chipmaker's... [17 Aug 2006]
Major tech firms back Itanium push
News A string of major computing companies announced a new partnership on Monday to help speed the development and adoption of software for Itanium-based servers. The Itanium Solutions Alliance includes server makers Bull, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, NEC... [27 Sep 2005]
Dell to phase out Itanium-based servers
News Dell is phasing out Intel Itanium-based servers, a move by one of the chipmaker's closest allies that reflects Dell's emphasis on low-cost servers and the processor's failure to spread into the mainstream. [16 Sep 2005]
Longhorn Server to support Intel's Itanium
News Microsoft's Longhorn Server version of Windows will support Intel's Itanium processor but only for a limited number of higher-end jobs, the software company said on Friday. Intel in recent years has positioned Itanium chiefly as a processor for... [05 Sep 2005]
Unilever ditches global Linux IT migration plans
News The consumer goods giant, which manufactures brands such as Domestos, Dove and Flora, announced plans back in 2003 to cut £66m from its IT budget by switching from a Unix server platform to Linux running on Itanium. [31 Aug 2005]
Simplification plans drive server market
News On the vendor front, HP regained pole position in the EMEA server rankings, driven by good growth in Itanium and x86 market segments. Firms trying to simplify their IT infrastructure are driving corporate demand for new servers in Europe, according... [31 Aug 2005]
Supercomputing gets $148m cash injection
News The project began as a pair of Itanium-based clusters at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and San Diego Supercomputing Center but expanded to include the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and several other sites. [23 Aug 2005]
Intel shuns three low-end chipsets
News He added the company is expecting a product refresh later this year on all of its marquee processors: Itanium, Pentium and Xeon. Intel will phase out production of three low-end chipsets for desktop PCs in favour of selling its higher-end and... [04 Aug 2005]
64-bit Windows unleashed on the public
News Microsoft already has a version of Windows for Intel's high-end 64-bit Itanium chip, which uses a completely distinct instructions set. After revving the engine for quite a while, Microsoft is hoping to take 64-bit computing into the fast lane. [25 Apr 2005]
Intel to unveil latest Itanium processor
News Intel will on Tuesday offer a further glimpse into the future of its Itanium processor family, shining the spotlight on a new model code-named Poulson, silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com has learned. [01 Mar 2005]
Red Hat doffs its cap at developers
News A Silicon Graphics programmer, Prarit Bhargava, is trying to bring Fedora to computers using Intel's Itanium processors. Top Linux seller Red Hat acknowledged on Friday a misstep in its relations with technology enthusiasts but said the profit... [22 Feb 2005]
