New Delhi, Oct 5: Intel Corporation has decided to name its IA-64 family of processors Itanium, formerly code-named Merced. The new branding will extend Intel's reach into the highest level of computing, enabling powerful servers and high-performance workstations which will address the increasing demands that the internet economy places on e-businesses, according to the microprocessor giant.Itanium's massive computing resources and ability to execute many instructions simultaneously can help the computer provide the greater speed and responsiveness often required for e-business solutions. Its extremely large memory capabilities can provide a vast amount of room to store, deliver and mine data. First engineering samples of Itanium have been delivered to Intel customers, with the processor expected to be on schedule for production in mid-2000.
According to Intel research, only five per cent of the existing internet infrastructure is in place to address the predicted server needs of the e-business environment by the year 2005.
Since the internet economy is changing how corporations create strategies and pursue marketplaces, is driving businesses to find ways to transact, transfer, store, manage and communicate digital information in faster and more cost-effective ways.
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