This week Sun Microsystems plans to announce new x86-based server products, including one that can support up to eight dual-core chips. In doing so, Sun is betting that IT managers will increasingly move to large systems as part of a consolidation and virtualisation strategy.
Intel has shown off its new Centrino Duo mobile technology for laptops.
When Intel announced recently that the delivery of its dual-core Itanium chip would be delayed by three months, from the first quarter of 2006 to the middle of the second quarter, even the keenest ear couldn’t discern much disappointment. But if you listen just right, you can hear the chirping of the cellphones carried by AMD, IBM and Sun reps worldwide.
Ahead of its original plan, but still months after the competition, Intel appears ready to launch its dual-core Xeon processors this week according to some sources.
Chip was widely expected next year