The company contends that the three newly announced Itanium 2 processors, formerly code-named Madison, are poised to penetrate the data-center space long-dominated by systems based on RISC processors ...

Intel’s much-anticipated multicore processor, code-named Tanglewood, will contain eight processor cores when it ships, sources close to the chip maker revealed on Wednesday. Intel’s much-anticipated ...

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

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. may be hoping the second time is the charm for its Itanium 2 chip. Rolling out next week, according to analysts, the processor is designed to run high-end computer servers ...

The company hopes Itanium 2 will take its place as a "volume" chip, something to which even Intel didn't aspire with the the first version of Itanium. Perhaps giving a boost to that hope are the ...

An NEC customer uncovered the Itanium 2 glitch that Intel announced on Monday. NEC brought the matter to Intel's attention, said Mike Mitsch, senior director of server solutions for NEC America. The ...

Intel executives said the company plans to release a low-voltage version of its Itanium 2 processor, formerly known by the code name Deerfield, later this year, and hinted that the chip could hit the ...