Intel to Provide Facebook With Hardware, Jedi Secrets

Recent rumors of Intel employees signing up for Facebook accounts en masse might not have been totally unfounded: Facebook has chosen to use Intel’s Xeon 5400 processor-based servers to deal with its hardware and software demands. Additionally, the two companies have signed an agreement so that Intel can continue to assess how Facebook can stay stable and improve performance.

Facebook will have “thousands” of Xeon servers, a release said.

It’s not an earth-shattering announcement by any means, but Intel’s pretty psyched. “Intel is excited to engage with Facebook as they are a dynamic force in the evolution of the Internet,” Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Server Platforms Group, said in Thursday’s release.

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