Microsoft Unveils Second Beta Of HPC Server 2008 R2

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Interestingly, the Redmond based company is planning to partner with IT consultants like Infusion and Wipro in order to let HPC server R8 customers develop clusters that are required for working with Excel workbooks. Note that the launch of this HPC version coincides with Microsoft's announcement that it would no longer support Intel's Itanium.

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