THE LATEST INCARNATION of Windows is almost ready to roll with release to manufacture (RTM) happening within the next few weeks. It will come in both 32bit and 64bit versions but the latter will only be for Itanium processors. AMD's x86-64 technology is curiously missing from the support line-up.
The latest Microsoft operating system is designed for high-end servers with up to 64-way processing in the Datacenter Edition or 8-way in the Enterprise Edition. There are also Standard and Web Editions.

With the launch of AMD's Opteron system due at almost the same time, the new operating system's lack of support is surprising. There can be no doubt that AMD's x86-64 technology is drawing huge interest from manufacturers and customers alike.

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