Windows Gets A 64-Bit Boost

摘要

Microsoft corp. suc-cessfully made the leap from desktop dominance to grabbing a hefty share of the server operating system market. Now the vendor is setting its sights on high-performance workstations and servers. Intel Corp. got the ball rolling last June, when it started shipping the 64-bit Itanium processor, based on its IA-64 architecture. Then in August, Microsoft introduced an evaluation version of its first 64-bit server operating system, Windows 2000 Advanced Server Limited Edition, and announced a 64-bit version of Windows XP for the desktop.