Intel

Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world’s first microprocessor in, 1971. Today Intel the world’s largest chip maker is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking, and communications products.

With a 20-year track record of providing enterprise-class performance, Intel®-based servers and workstations can help solve your toughest IT challenges. With more than 80 percent of the world's servers running on Intel architecture, Intel server platforms continue to advance enterprise growth and agility from one generation to the next.

With the integration of the Dual Core technology as well as a new core architecture, the Intel next generation of processors deliver a quantum leap in processing capacity without a comparable increase in power consumption, enabling businesses to grow their computing solutions more efficiently and at reduced cost.

Based on 2 different families, the Intel® processors give your enterprise the power to evolve in manageable ways. The Intel® Xeon® processor family provides enterprise-proven dependability and excellent performance, stability for both 64 and 32-bit applications, ideal for the broadest range of applications for general purpose IT infrastructure and workstations. The Itanium® 2 processor-based servers are ideal for your most demanding, business-critical enterprise computing needs. Built on industry standards and with worldwide support from a broad range of OEMs, OSVs and ISVs, Itanium® 2-based platforms provide greater choice and mainframe-class reliability at a lower cost than proprietary infrastructure.