The '''Itanium 2''' is a family of IA-64 64-bit microprocessors produced by Intel. The architecture was developed jointly by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Intel. The first Itanium 2 was introduced on July 8, 2002, superseding the [[Itanium|original Itanium]]. Several newer family members have been introduced. The Itanium 2 is intended for use in high-end "enterprise" servers. | The '''Itanium 2''' is a family of IA-64 64-bit microprocessors produced by Intel. The architecture was developed jointly by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Intel. The first Itanium 2 was introduced on July 8, 2002, superseding the [[Itanium|original Itanium]]. Several newer family members have been introduced. The Itanium 2 is intended for use in high-end "enterprise" servers. |