“Intel took another step toward the launch of its
next-generation chip platform Wednesday with the release of the
micro-architecture reference required to write applications for the
64-bit Itanium processor.”
“The release this morning on Intel’s web site of an
unprecedented amount of information about this non-x86 instruction
set will enable software developers to write the compilers for
Itanium without signing a non-disclosure agreement with Intel,
previously necessary to get this amount of information about Intel
processors.”
“Intel hopes that the release of this information will
particularly spur on development within the open source community
and encourage Linux developers to adopt Itanium, since open-source
developers depend on freely available information. “What
matters is that the software industry moves fast,” remarks an Intel
spokesman. “Imagine the type of motivation this would give the
Linux world.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.