The Register reports that Intel has killed Tukwilla, an 8-core Itanium server microprocessor scheduled for the 2007 timeframe. That may leave Intel behind the multi-core server introductions of IBM and Sun.
In what looks like a bad week for Itanium futures, CNET reports that the X3 Hurricane chipset for xSeries announced this week (see separate post) will not support the current generation of Itanium processors. More on this story here.
The only industry player who cares alot about Itanium is HP. Note that Intel employed HP's Itanium designers in Q4-2004, ending the Itanium co-design regime that had both companies grumbling. It's too early to see what -- if anything -- the HP engineers can to the Itanium roadmap. Meanwhile, you can bet HP's chipset engineers are working overtime.
Peter S. Kastner
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