Itanium explained — in-depth coverage of Itaniums next generation EPIC architecture and instruction set.
EPIC is poised to dethrone RISC in the datacenter — learn how and why in this book. Itanium is made possible through a partnership of HP and Intel. Itanium is the first EPIC chip. This book is centered on Itanium architecture, the new 64-bit Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) design by Hewlett-Packard and Intel in partnership. Itanium processors reflect a thoroughly new design. They support 64-bit open-source as well as proprietary operating systems and have been selected to replace existing RISC-based server and workstation lines by many of the industrys major system builders. The authors discuss the general principles of computer architecture with working examples. Also included are references, both print and electronic, to guide readers in finding related material. Along with the technical coverage are suggestions about the motivation and rationale for the Itanium architecture, as well as critique and demonstrate how to use its instruction set. Lastly, the book has sample Itanium programs that work with HP-UX assemblers, with GNU and Intel assemblers for Linux, and with the free Ski simulator from HP. James S. Evans is Director of Information Technology Planning and Professor at Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisconsin). He has taught laboratory computing, assembly language, computer architecture, computer hardware organization, and operating systems. He and technology leaders from other private and public universities in Wisconsin co-founded the WiscNet association, which subsequently grew to provide Internet connectivity and services to more than 500 educational and governmental units in the state.Gregory L. Trimper is the Principal of Viika (Appleton, Wisconsin), a company that offers consulting and technology services to businesses ranging from the very small to the multinational.