HP announced servers using dual-core processors

New products from the x86 server family use Intel's latest dual-core technology - Intel Xeon DP processor introduced by HP on February 21, 2006 in Ho Chi Minh City on " HP Proliant Dual Core Server " roadshow. ". The program will also take place in Hanoi and Jakarta (Indonesia), respectively.

According to HP, in the first phase, the company will introduce HP ProLiant DL380 servers with two processors, HP ProLiant ML570 and DL580 with four processors. New HP ProLiant servers using Intel Xeon dual-core processors can enhance enterprise application performance by up to 44%. HP also plans to expand its ProLiant server product line with new products using Intel Xeon dual-core processors and produce these new products in bulk.

Ricky Chu, director of HP Asia-Pacific industrial standard server products, said: "Most of the units today use servers running single-core processors, but by the time they are present. Now, we encourage customers to use computers running dual-core or multi-core processors because of the outstanding features of these products. " HP officials also forecast that 2006 will be a transition period for businesses to switch to dual-core processor servers, 2007 will be the year of this server and through 2008 processor servers. Multi-core management will dominate the market.