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March 30: Chip
market leader Intel released the Truland platform
of multiprocessor chipset on March 30, aimed at
the mid-enterprise market. The company claims that
the Intel Truland platform will increase
application performance, improve server uptime and
enhance the ability to manage large sets of data.
The new platform can also lower utility costs,
Intel claimed.
Intel unveiled the processors in San Francisco
with executives from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, IBM
and Unisys. Intel also began selling an
accompanying chipset that connects the processors
to the rest of the system and means the
improvement of the memory, data transfer and
input-output features.
Intel's Truland platform includes five new
processors for servers using four or more
processors, and a new chipset.
Intel Truland platform boasts of he 64-bit Intel
Xeon processors MP (multiprocessor) that span
value to performance configurations, and the Intel
E8500 chipset. Desgined with the dual-core
technology in mind, the new chipset prepares
customers for the impending transition to multiple
cores and novelties like Intel Virtualization
Technology.
Platforms with 64-bit capabilities (including the
Truland platform) have two major advantages - One:
a 64-bit chip transcends the 4GB memory barrier
faced by 32-bit chips, and can directly access
virtually unlimited physical memory.
Memory-intensive applications that can take
advantage of this extra capacity can see dramatic
performance increases.
Two: A 64-bit processor can manage data and
execute instructions in chunks twice as large
(64-bits versus 32-bits). This proves to be a key
advantage for complex calculations which call for
high precision levels.
Talking about Intel Truland, Pat Gelsinger, senior
vice president and general manager of Intel's
Digital Enterprise Group said: "This year, Intel
celebrates 10 years in the multiprocessor server
market segment that began with the Intel Pentium
processor and today adds a sixth generation of the
Intel Xeon processor MP. Over the past 10 years,
Intel has helped to fundamentally change the
mid-tier server market segment from expensive,
proprietary machines, to affordable, powerful and
innovative servers based on standards. Intel has
played a leading role in delivering leading edge
performance and innovation at superior value."
The Truland platform also includes a faster system
bus, support for PCI Express and DDR2-400 memory.
The processors will also support Demand Based
Switching with enhanced Intel SpeedStep
Technology.
The 64-bit Intel Xeon processor multiprocessor
platform delivers performance increases up to 70%
across a range of enterprise and scientific
applications over the previous generation Intel
Xeon processor MP.
Dual-core Intel Xeon processors MP including `Paxville,`
is set for launch in the first quarter of next
year.
According to market research firm Gartner,
customers spent 6.1 billion dollars in 2004, in
the x86 server market.
Buyers will be able to upgrade the new servers
with dual-core processors coming in 2006, said Pat
Gelsinger, senior vice president of Intel's
Digital Enterprise Group.
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