Here's another story, this one from CNET News, about Intel's plans for a 64-bit alternative to Itanium. It offers another sales report: "Interest in Itanium remains weak. The first version of the chip debuted in May of last year. In the third quarter of 2001, only 500 servers containing Itanium were shipped, according to IDC." A senior VP at Dell says customer interest in Itanium is "effectively zero."

Intel moves forward on Itanium backup