Microsoft Ignites 64-Bit Computing

by Staff and wire reports USATODAY.com, 25 Apr 2005 Microsoft on Monday made its biggest push yet to popularize 64-bit computing on everyday computers. After years of delays, the software giant started selling new flavors of the Windows operating system that can address vastly more memory than previous versions yet can still run software designed for older computers. Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions operate on systems running 64-bit microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel. Read the article