Intel's itanium chip, which has been hobbled over the past 11 years by poor performance, delayed releases and bad press, is undergoing a rejuvenation of sorts. Intel is gearing up for the next generation of the chip to be released in the middle of the year, while a group of OEMs and software makers are pledging $10 billion over the next four years to push adoption of the platform. Research company IDC is expecting the Itanium market will grow from $1.4 billion in 2004 to $6.6 billion in 2009—nowhere near initial predictions for the chip, but growth nonetheless.
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