Intel will move its separate Itanium and Xeon microprocessor architectures to a common system platform by 2007.
The plan could spell bigger margins for resellers if it succeeds in repositioning the high-end, 64-bit Itanium as a mainstream replacement for the Xeon commodity server CPU. Intel will bring the two lines together by creating a unified 64-bit motherboard with a new, one-size-fits-all socket. “We’re working with OEMs like HP, IBM and others to develop one system that will support either Itanium processors or Xeon processors,” says Jason Waxman, director of multiprocessor marketing for Intel’s Enterprise Product Group. “A reseller will be able to configure whatever they need with just one platform box. You can put either Xeons or Itaniums out to the customer.”
Source: EE Times
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