“Intel servers are getting nearly as brawny as their Unix server
cousins as the chip giant attempts to elbow its way into the
high-end market. … The new systems are at the beginning of a new
era for Intel servers, which are benefiting from a host of new
technologies that should help them compete better against
traditional Unix server designs from Sun Microsystems, HP, Compaq
and others. Until now, Intel servers generally have not been able
to crack into the high-end market for tasks such as housing huge
databases.”
“One of those new components is Windows 2000 Datacenter, the
first version of Windows that can run on systems with 32
processors. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer unveiled
Datacenter yesterday in San Francisco, but the new operating system
is not expected to grow much beyond test usage for months.”
“Intel, expanding from its tight alliance with Microsoft,
also has been pushing Linux and IBM’s AIX 5L, formerly known as by
its project name, Monterey.”