Previously, if you wanted 64-bit computing power, you would have had to
choose one of the proprietary 64-bit platforms. Linux does run on several
of these but it is not the first choice for the enterprise on these
platforms. Prakash Advani explains in this
article on FreeOS why the Itanium is expected to
change all that and cement Linux's position at the top-end of the corporate segment. -Chandrashekhar Bhosle
December 19, 2000