Microsoft hails new 64-bit Windows and SQL server

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"Microsoft is fully committed to the Itanium program and is working closely with Intel, our customers, and industry partners to ensure that Windows provides unmatched support for 64-bit computing and that the best of the industry's hardware and software is available when we launch," Brian Valentine, senior vice-president of Microsoft's Windows Division, said in a statement.

"This certainly shows a better working relationship between Microsoft and Intel than they've shown in the past year," Enck said. "Microsoft's got the SQL Server 64-bit version on the way. Will people rush to put all of this into production? Probably not. But it will serve as an infrastruture to drive the next wave of [64-bit] applications."