Microsoft sent the Windows XP 64-Bit edition version 2003 into the press works. The Desktop platform is optimized for the Itanium 2 of Intel. Microsofts operating system for High performance Desktops and workstations is to be introduced officially on 24 April. In the second quarter the bottom plate is to come from Intels of second Itanium generation and Microsofts 64-Bit-Windows on the market.
Developers can download Windows XP 64-Bit edition version according to data of Microsoft 2003 over the developer network (http://msdn.microsoft.com [1]).