Oracle maintains Intel has plans to kill Itanium, while HP says Oracle wants to force users onto Sun Sparc servers
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HP Warns Oracle It May Sue Over Itanium Decision
HP has threatened Oracle with legal action over its decision to end support for Intel's Itanium platform
Itanium Users Focus Anger On Cynical Oracle
Users of Itanium servers, angry at Oracle’s decision to stop software development, are seeking alternatives
Oracle Pushed By HP Users Over Itanium Decision
HP’s largest user group Connect is trying to convince Oracle to reverse its decision to end support for Itanium
Intel Targets Unix Market With High-End Xeon E7 Chip
Intel hopes to win high-end workloads, currently running on RISC/Unix servers, with its Xeon E7 processors
HP Calls On Partners To Chip In To Oracle-Itanium Slur
HP urges channel partners to persuade Oracle to continue with Itanium software development
Oracle Slates HP For Defending Itanium’s Future
Oracle reiterated its claim Itanium will be phased out and accused defensive HP of doing customers a disservice
Oracle Angers Intel And HP By Ending Itanium Support
Oracle abandons Itanium, claiming Intel is losing interest in the high-end chip, a claim Intel strongly denies
Intel Previews Forthcoming ‘Poulson’ Itanium Chip
Intel's 'Poulson' chip will have greater performance, efficiency and reliability than the current Itanium 9300
Microsoft Dumps Itanium As Business Shifts
Changes in its business and consumer focus suggest that Microsoft could be moving out of the Dark Ages and preparing a comeback
Microsoft Discontinues Intel Itanium Support
Microsoft plans to end support for Intel's Itanium processors, citing the high-end scalability and reliability of new x86 chips from Intel and AMD
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor