Photos: Fujitsu servers meet Montecito

By Bill Detwiler July 17, 2006, 1:59 PM PDT billdetwiler

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Fujitsu’s Primequest 520 accommodates as many as eight dual-core Itanium 2 9050 “Montecito” processors. It’s the first eight-socket Itaniumrnmachine the company has sold in North America. The system will be available in September.

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Fujitsu’s top-end Primequest 580 can use as many as 32 dual-core Itanium 2 processors. The systems run Microsoft’s Windows or Linux from Red Hat and Novell.

Each processor module in Fujitsu’s Primequest 520, 540 and 580 servers holds four Itanium 2 processors and can be divided into two independent software partitions.

Intel is announcing six versions of its “Montecito” Itanium 2 processor on Tuesday. This image shows the front and back of the chip package. Models range in price from $696 to $3,692 in quantities of 1,000.

By Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.

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