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Dell's server leadership will deliver comprehensive multi-core technology across the entire server product line

Through our leadership and proven track record, Dell knows how to introduce leading technologies - and multi-core will continue this winning strategy

Dell^TM  will deliver a well-balanced solution for multi-core platforms based on leading technology from Intel^® . Our strategy focuses on the complete holistic platform and not just a faster processor. Dell has led the drive towards industry standards, and multi-core technology will be no different. With key industry firsts, such as the first blade server without a price premium and platforms with PCI Express^TM , DDR-2 memory and 64-bit extensions, Dell has been at the forefront of delivering industry-leading technology that helps set the pace for the rest of the industry.

Dell's strategy focuses on:

Industry-standard technology A strong ecosystem of applications Volume deployment of single socket systems, followed by dual and quad socket systems Confidence in supply through our partnership with Intel

Together these pieces help ensure consistent, timely project deployments for customers with the ability to test and deploy multi-core technology across their enterprise.

Our strategy focuses on the complete platform and will include:

In addition to multi-core, Intel's Hyper-Threading technology can double the number of threads in a single processor socket, helping to improve performance and utilization Dell servers using Intel's Virtualization Technology (VT) with multi-core processors are designed to deliver greater performance and scalability - making them an excellent platform for consolidation, helping to maximize enterprise ROI With our leadership in PCI Express, Dell will continue to pursue greater I/O performance for a well-balanced, high-throughput system Dell will continue to have a broad array of industry-leading memory technologies that help increase performance in compute-intensive environments Dell's multi-core systems are designed to deliver ongoing improvements in performance/watt with the first dual-core products from Dell yielding up to 43%x performance/watt improvement Dell's alliances with such software leaders as Microsoft® , Oracle® , SAP® , VMware® , Red Hat® , Novell® , Altiris®  and others help strategically align new multi-core technologies with the applications best able to take advantage of the new performance

Together these different technologies are designed to deliver a better overall server platform for deploying critical applications. Dell's complete architecture will focus on all aspects of server performance, from the processor, memory and I/O, as well as optimised software, all designed for an easily deployable and scalable solution.

Over time Dell will migrate multi-core technologies across our entire product line. Through our volume multi-core strategy, Dell can help ensure that customers can optimise their deployments and easily transition to the new multi-core technologies.

For more information:

Transitioning to Dual Core Architectures" - Dell PowerSolutions article