Intel ships x64 Xeon processor
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
Intel this week made its first foray into the world of so-called x64 computing, releasing its first x86-compatible microprocessors that can take advantage of a massive 64-bit address space. Intel's first x64 offerings, a set of new Xeon chips, are compatible with earlier processors from AMD, including the Athlon 64 and Opteron. And servers based on any x64 chip mix and match 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems and applications, all of which run at full speed.