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Good news for MCMS customers. Microsoft announced yesterday that our server software that is currently licensed on a per-processor model will continue to be licensed on a per-processor, and not on a per-core, model. This policy will allow customers to recognize more performance and power from Microsoft software on a multi-core processor system without incurring additional software licensing fees.
This is in contrast with certain competitors who are currently indicating that they plan to license "Per Core".
Dual-core processors will be introduced into the market by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel Corp. in 2005, with expectations that this technology will become mainstream in 2006. A processor containing multiple cores, leveraging its ability to execute multiple tasks, will offer a higher level of computing power and functionality than the current generation single-core processor.
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