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August 29, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Microsoft Corp. (microsoft.com) has
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announced the general availability of Microsoft
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Windows Advanced Server, Limited Edition, Microsoft’s
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first server offering for the 64-bit computing
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environment based on Intel Corp.’s (intel.com) Itanium
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processor. This new addition to the Windows server
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platform represents strong industry support for
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Itanium-based computing and a commitment to providing
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customers with a reliable and scalable
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enterprise-class operating system based on Windows
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Advanced Server, LE, and the Itanium chipset.
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Computer hardware manufacturers Compaq Computer Corp.,
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Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp.
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will begin shipping systems running Windows Advanced
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Server in the next 30 days; Fujitsu, Hitachi Ltd.,
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Mitsubishi, NEC Corp. and Unisys Corp. will provide
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systems running Advanced Server later this year.
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“The commercial availability of Windows for
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Itanium-based systems represents a key milestone in
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Intel and Microsoft’s long-standing collaboration and
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commitment to delivering world-class hardware and
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software for the next generation of enterprise
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computing,” said Abhi Talwalkar, vice president and
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assistant general manager, Intel Enterprise Platforms
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Group. “Itanium-based servers combined with
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Microsoft’s latest server software offer customers
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superior performance, greater choice, reliability and
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investment protection at significantly lower costs
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than proprietary solutions.”
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Software application developers-including Computer
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Associates International Inc., IBM, J.D. Edwards &
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Co., NetIQ, SAP AG, SAS and VERITAS-are migrating and
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building more than 300 applications that exploit the
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robust functionality of the 64-bit Windows platform.
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Scenarios for Itanium-based computing include
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applications that are memory- or
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computational-intensive, such as:
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Web serving, including large-scale caching, Web
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hosting and secure communications
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Business intelligence, data warehousing and
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datamarts
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Complex mechanical design and analysis, such as
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automotive and aerospace engineering
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Scientific applications and research, such as
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astronomy, and human and earth sciences
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