Intel touts 64-bit extensions

"Chipmaker joins rival AMD in ability to run 32- and 64-bit apps

Intel’s next-generation Xeon processor and future versions of its Prescott Pentium 4 processors will come with 64-bit extensions technology, Intel CEO Craig Barrett announced at the Intel Developer Forum last week in San Francisco.

Intel joins Advanced Micro Devices in releasing a processor with 64-bit extensions technology, which has attracted the interest of major server vendors such as IBM and Sun Microsystems."

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