In a strange twist of fate, the depreciated Itanium IA-64 architecture is getting a new lease on life, at least sort of.

based on Intel's 64bit Itanium processor. However, high prices may deter many potential buyers. Companies that were previously running beta versions of OpenVMS on Itanium hardware received limited ...

Oracle said it reached the decision to discontinue development on Itanium after “multiple conversations” with Intel senior management. "Intel management made it clear that their ...