Fujitsu launches Itanium servers

Fujitsu has introduced two new Itanium 2-based servers in an attempt to increase its enterprise base.

The Primequest 480 and 440 servers are a result of an enterprise alliance with Intel, and can hold up to 32 processors and 16 processors, respectively.

Fujitsu has been selling Itanium 2-based servers since 2003, but so far, Itanium 2 platforms only represent a small slice of the overall server market.

Fujitsu’s latest models are aimed at older mainframes and Unix-based servers from the likes of IBM, HP and Sun.