Intel Begins Shipping Itanium 2 Processors

Tweakers Australia have a press release from Intel saying that shipping of the new Itanium processors has begun.

Today we were informed by Intel Corporation that it has begun initial commercial shipment of Itanium 2 processors and that systems and software based on the new processors are expected to be available beginning this quarter. Over the next year, a broad base of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are expected to offer a range of server and workstation models with support from leading enterprise software and operating system vendors, the company said. More...