The Itanium-based solutions community is  growing worldwide, and the new Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 2 processor is fueling that growth by doubling performance and compute density compared with previous generations, while simultaneously reducing power consumption. Meanwhile, future processors and platforms are already in development that will continue to take performance, scalability and availability to new levels. As the era of real-time business computing gains momentum, Itanium-based solutions can help businesses keep  pace with rising requirements, so they can stay competitive in today’s rapidly changing business environment.