Intel's Itanium Chip

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By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter
September 26, 2005; Page A8

Several computer companies are announcing a group to bolster support for
Intel Corp.'s Itanium chip, which has had mixed results in winning and
keeping customers.

Besides Intel and Hewlett-Packard Co. -- the original creators of
Itanium -- the group includes Unisys Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc., NEC
Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. and Bull SA. The organization, called
the Itanium Solutions Alliance, said it plans to spur development of
software for computers that use the chip.

The companies said they remain committed to Itanium, which is designed
for high-end computing chores. But many customers have opted instead for
standard x86 chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

In the latest defection, Dell Inc. recently announced it would phase out
machines that use Itanium.
 
By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter
September 26, 2005; Page A8

Several computer companies are announcing a group to bolster support for
Intel Corp.'s Itanium chip, which has had mixed results in winning and
keeping customers.

Besides Intel and Hewlett-Packard Co. -- the original creators of
Itanium -- the group includes Unisys Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc., NEC
Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. and Bull SA. The organization, called
the Itanium Solutions Alliance, said it plans to spur development of
software for computers that use the chip.
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With a list of has-beens & wannabees like that -- Bull SA even -- sounds
like the death rattle for Itanium to me.
The companies said they remain committed to Itanium, which is designed
for high-end computing chores. But many customers have opted instead for
standard x86 chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

In the latest defection, Dell Inc. recently announced it would phase out
machines that use Itanium.
Click to expand...

Hey, Mikey knows - he's pining for an Opteron to offer.:-)
 
By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter
September 26, 2005; Page A8

Several computer companies are announcing a group to bolster support for
Intel Corp.'s Itanium chip, which has had mixed results in winning and
keeping customers.

Besides Intel and Hewlett-Packard Co. -- the original creators of
Itanium -- the group includes Unisys Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc., NEC
Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. and Bull SA. The organization, called
the Itanium Solutions Alliance, said it plans to spur development of
software for computers that use the chip.

The companies said they remain committed to Itanium, which is designed
for high-end computing chores. But many customers have opted instead for
standard x86 chips from Intel or Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

In the latest defection, Dell Inc. recently announced it would phase out
machines that use Itanium.
Click to expand...

"It's dead, Jim"
 
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