“A Linux computer maker vendor may beat out more mainstream
competitors such as IBM and HP with the first eight-processor Xeon
machine based on new Intel chip technology.”
“VA expects its first eight-way servers to begin selling in
mid-April, chief executive Larry Augustin said. That’s months
before the mainstream competition.
“In contrast, IBM plans to begin selling its servers in June,
Hewlett-Packard says second or third quarter, and Compaq says its
eight-way servers will be available only in the second quarter.
Even Dell, traditionally a vendor quickest out of the gates with
new Intel technology, doesn’t expect its systems until summer.”