Dual-core Xeons built to be used in pairs

INTEL EXTENDED its Xeon offerings today with the LV 5138 and LV 5128 processors, along with a new NetStructure MPCBL0050 "Single Board Computer".

The Dual-Core Intel Xeon can be used in pairs for a four-core "platform". The LV 5138 is built for telcos required to comply with ATCA form factor and NEBS Level-3 thermal specifications.

The Intel NetStructure MPCBL0050 Single Board Computer will cost $5,169 and the Intel Carrier Grade Server TIGW1U starts at $1,550. Both products will be available in the first quarter of 2007, the company said.

The Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV 5138 and LV 5128 will cost $617 and $412, respectively, per 1,000 units, and will begin shipping imminent.