Intel (INTC.O) has unveiled its newest and most powerful family of microprocessors, the Xeon, announcing more than 70 customers for a more energy-efficient chip targeted at an increasingly crowded server market.
The world's largest chipmaker officially announced its Xeon chip for servers and workstations on Monday, based on its "Nehalem" design, technology that had been incorporated in Apple's (AAPL.O) Mac Pro since January.
Analysts said the new processors may help it cement its position just as Cisco readies a push into the market and a potential reorganization looms with sources and media saying IBM (IBM.N) may buy server-maker Sun Microsystems (JAVA.O).
"The server business is very competitive," said Douglas Davis, vice president of the digital enterprise group and general manager for Intel's embedded and communications group.
Xeon "will drive a set of requirements for the data center infrastructure."
Manufacturers and analysts say one of the next battles in the chip industry revolves around the amount of energy required to run data centers. A chip that performs better without drawing more power or producing more heat could be key
The world's largest chipmaker officially announced its Xeon chip for servers and workstations on Monday, based on its "Nehalem" design, technology that had been incorporated in Apple's (AAPL.O) Mac Pro since January.
Analysts said the new processors may help it cement its position just as Cisco readies a push into the market and a potential reorganization looms with sources and media saying IBM (IBM.N) may buy server-maker Sun Microsystems (JAVA.O).
"The server business is very competitive," said Douglas Davis, vice president of the digital enterprise group and general manager for Intel's embedded and communications group.
Xeon "will drive a set of requirements for the data center infrastructure."
Manufacturers and analysts say one of the next battles in the chip industry revolves around the amount of energy required to run data centers. A chip that performs better without drawing more power or producing more heat could be key
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