Vendors Look to Boost Itanium After Dell Abandons Processor.

This article reports on the plan of the hardware and software vendors regarding Intel Corp.'s Itanium microprocessors. The vendors plan to announce the formation of an industry group that will work to broaden the processor's adoption. The Portland, Oregon-based Itanium Solutions Alliance (ISA) includes systems vendors such as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Unisys Corp., as well as Intel and software vendors such as Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., and SAP AG. The ISA wants to expand the use of Itanium by helping other vendors port their applications to the chip's EPIC architecture.