Thursday, November 17, 2005

Microsoft only on 64-bit

Microsoft said some upcoming products, including its Exchange 12 e-mail server, <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5953714.html?tag=zdnn.alert">will run only on 64-bit processors.</A> At a conference for its management software customers, company executives detailed its plans to add support 64-bit microprocessors in its server applications and operating systems. By late next year, Microsoft expects to deliver Exchange 12, which will run only on x86-compatible 64-bit servers, said Bob Kelly, general manager of infrastructure server marketing at Microsoft. Kelly said 64-bit chips will make the greatest impact on the performance of applications such as Exchange and its SQL Server database.

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