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May 19, 2008

Itanium Supporters Remain Optimistic

Shaun Nichols

Supporters of Intel's Itanium platform are hoping that the server chip will finally take off this year. The Itanium Solutions Alliance, an advocacy group with members including Microsoft and Intel, claims that Itanium has become the fastest-growing chip on the market. The group also claims that the upcoming Tukwila generation of the chip will make Itanium even more popular.

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