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IBM Claims First Workstation Based On AMD Dual-Core Processor

As the dual-core duel heats up, IBM announced Thursday that it is about to ship a workstation based on AMD’s dual-core chips.

IBM also announced that some offerings in its eServer 326 1U product line will also use AMD’s dual-core Opteron processors.

The IntelliStation A Pro 6217 is the first workstation on the market to feature AMD’s new dual-core Opteron 275 Series processors, according to an IBM statement. The announcement comes just as both AMD and Intel move to reinforce their 64-bit dual-core processor positions.

The A Pro 6217 features PCI Express x16 2D/3D graphics from NVIDIA and 3Dlabs with dual-display support. IBM’s new workstation can hold two AMD Opteron dual-core processors for up to four-cores per system. It can also be configured with up to 16 GB of PC3200 ECC memory.

IBM will start taking orders for the A Pro 6217 on Tuesday, but it won’t be generally available until June, the company said in a statement. Prices starting at $3,259. The eServer 326 models with dual-core AMD Opteron processors can be ordered in May, with pricing to be announced.

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Stuart J. Johnston has covered technology, especially Microsoft, since February 1988 for InfoWorld, Computerworld, Information Week, and PC World, as well as for Enterprise Developer, XML & Web Services, and .NET magazines.

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