Burt, and everyone - Re:Intel & Compaq
The following article comes from c|net. It indicates the up front work Intel is doing on the forthcoming P7/Merced chip.
Rumors regarding any Compaq-Intel rift seem pretty unfounded.
Paul
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[from c|net]
Compaq, Intel to forge
Merced, other
partnerships
By Brooke Crothers
October 23, 1996, 11:30 a.m. PT
Compaq (CPQ) will work closely with Intel
(INTC) on server technologies based on
future 64-bit IA-64 processors, starting with
Intel's first 64-bit processor called Merced.
Compaq expects to be a "leading supplier
of Merced processor-based systems" and
expects to ship systems with Intel's first
Merced processor production, the company
said.
The Merced will result in systems "ideal for
running large enterprise database, data
warehouse, workstation, and
Internet/intranet applications," said John T.
Rose, senior vice president and group
general manager of Compaq's enterprise
computing group.
This will include high-performance system
architectures built around clustered systems
called Compaq Server Arrays, the company
said.
"This includes taking advantage of the
advanced capabilities of the Merced
architecture, which will provide added
scalability for clusters of Compaq servers
running Microsoft Windows NT in a
distributed enterprise," Compaq said.
Together with Intel, Compaq will conduct
extensive systems testing and integration
"to help ensure a compatible growth path" to
the IA-64 architecture with Pentium and
Pentium Pro processor-based systems
running today's 32-bit operating systems.
Compaq and Intel are also working together
on other server and workstation
technologies and management applications.
Work includes engineering and market
development for technologies such as Hot
Plug PCI(a), I2O (a proposed new
industry-standard for input/output
technologies), clustering technology, and
Web-based enterprise management,
Compaq said.
Also, Compaq will be working with
enterprise software and operating system
vendors including Baan, Oracle, and SAP to
ensure applications are "integrated and
optimized for Compaq platforms using the
Merced processor." |
