ServerWorks on AMD 
The obvious question for us to ask ServerWorks was what they of AMD entering the server market and if they would ever work with them.  Their response was actually pretty interesting, and can basically be summed up in a few key points:
1) AMD needs a higher bandwidth FSB: Even with its 266MHz FSB, the Athlon's EV6 bus alone doesn't offer as much bandwidth as the P4/Xeon's FSB.  However a counterpoint to be made here is that the EV6 is a point-to-point protocol, meaning that each CPU gets a dedicated path to the Northbridge, which could result in higher overall bandwidth utilization with more than one processor.  
2) PCI-X where are you? As we mentioned in our most recent server upgrade article, there is a clear need for higher bandwidth PCI and even 64-bit PCI won't cut it once you add in things like Gigabit Ethernet and high end RAID arrays.  
3) AMD needs to invest in the technology: We got the hint from ServerWorks that they didn't see AMD as a heavy investor in the type of technology that these guys are building.  The higher margins are in server products, but AMD has to start somewhere so the AMD 760MP may just be the first step into a much larger world.