IBM Unveils New X3 Architecture, 'Hurricane' Chip Set for xS
 

Fundamentally, the architecture and "Hurricane" chip set are designed to bring mainframe- and supercomputer-like technologies to the rapidly growing x86 server space. Those technologies include greater virtualization capabilities through IBM's Virtualization Engine, improved data management, faster I/O through PCI-X 2 support, memory control and embedded DRAM.

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