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To: Ms. Baby Boomer who wrote (8826)4/25/2001 2:15:06 PM
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Intel looks to software to lift Itanium

By John G. Spooner
ZDNet News
UPDATED April 25, 2001 6:57 AM PT

Intel is taking a new look at the software behind its processors to increase performance for future chips. Intel's Microprocessor Research Labs (MRL) established an alliance Wednesday aimed at increasing the performance of compilers for its long-awaited IA-64 processors for servers. The compiler plays a vital role by allowing operating systems, such as Microsoft's Windows, to interact with processors in the most efficient way.

A well-tuned compiler is in Intel's best interest, since it can wring the highest performance out of new chips by allowing application software, such as Web servers and transaction processing systems, to take full advantage of a new processor's speed.

The MRL, which is responsible for researching new processor designs five to eight years in advance, enlisted the Chinese Academy of Science near Beijing for help with the compiler project.

The goal of the project is to augment existing compilers, such as Silicon Graphics' compiler for IA-64 processors, to increase performance of the chips...

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