Microsoft puts spotlight on 64-bit Windows
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is clearing the fog around its move into 64-bit computing. At the Windows .Net Server DevCon conference here this week, Microsoft devoted much of its time to a new 64-bit Windows release and accompanying applications, which are due to reach customers early next year. Historically associated with Unix operating systems, 64-bit systems are designed to run high-performance applications for use in scientific research, Web hosting, and databases.
Microsoft is a relatively new entrant into the space. The Redmond, Wash., company released its first major 64-bit operating system, Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition, last year to work with Intel's Itanium processors. That release so far has been adopted only by some high-end customers, according to Bob O'Brien, Microsoft group product manager for the Windows .Net Server division.