Microsoft is ending its support for Intel’s Itanium processor with the current version of its Windows Server OS, according to a Microsoft blog posting Friday. “Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the last ...

Microsoft has pulled the plug on a version of Windows XP for Intel’s Itanium 2 processor. The move marks the end for Itanium 2 in Windows-based workstations and comes after major hardware vendors ...

Microsoft said it is ending its development support for the Intel Itanium processor after Windows Server 2008 R2, a move which its partners said results from the low incidence of Windows users using ...

A couple of readers chime in on Doug's analysis of Microsoft's decision to discontinue Itanium versions of Windows Server 2008 R2: As I recall, Intel did not have the x64 chips compatible w/ x86 -- ...

Microsoft will support only x86 processors with 64-bit extensions when it releases a special version of Windows Server for high performance computing next year, leaving support for Intel’s Itanium 2 ...

Unless you’re willing to sift through technical minutia and swim through murky marketing hype, you could miss the potential benefits of Intel Corp.’s Itanium processor. Intel has projected a lengthy ...