Microsoft is ending its support for Intel’s Itanium processor with the current version of its Windows Server OS, according to a Microsoft blog posting Friday. “Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the last ...

Unless you’re willing to sift through technical minutia and swim through murky marketing hype, you could miss the potential benefits of Intel Corp.’s Itanium processor. Intel has projected a lengthy ...

Intel Corp. today pulled back the curtain on its long-awaited Itanium processor, formally announcing the release of the 64-bit chip that eventually could usher in a new round of competition in the ...

This month, the software giant plans to begin shipping its second version of Windows server for the Itanium architecture. Following the release of the server this month, Microsoft will ship two 64-bit ...

Intel Corp. (www.intel.com) formally announced the release of its long-awaited Itanium 64-bit processor on May 29 - together with support from Windows hardware offerings from about 30 vendors, and ...

An electrical problem in the high-end chip could cause computers to crash or behave erratically, says Intel. It's a black eye for the processor's chances in the server niche. Stephen Shankland worked ...

The Blue Bell, Pa., OEM and its key partner will demonstrate the forthcoming 64-bit OS Windows .Net Server 2003, Datacenter Edition and 64-bit SQL Server running on Unisys' 32-way ES7000 SMP server at ...

Intel launched its new 64-bit Itanium server chip with little fanfare on Tuesday, but major computer makers chimed in with a slew of new Itanium machines. Instead of holding a launch event at its ...

In addition, ARM was strongly bolstered by Intel's support of the ISA, which forced it into a lot of consumer facing mobile devices (e.g. a lot of early mid 2000s Windows CE devices). At that point it ...

Microsoft on Friday dribbled out new details of its next Windows Server operating system (OS) release, revealing that the Itanium version would be optimized for three specific workloads — database, ...

Intel launched its “Montecito” dual-core Itanium chip on Tuesday, in an effort to improve its third-place position in the high-end server market. The Dual-Core Itanium 2 design is the first to bring ...