Hewlett-Packard announced that its portfolio of servers and server blades now will include a number of models <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2003842,00.asp?kc=EWINFEMNL081606EOAD">powered by Advanced Micro Devices' new Opteron dual-core processors.</A> The Opteron-powered HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers are designed to use less electrical power and require less cooling due to their advanced architecture, an HP spokesperson said. The servers will incorporate AMD Opteron 2000 and 8000 Series processors, DDR2 (double-data-rate 2) memory technology and small form factor disk drives. AMD is counting on the updated version of its Opteron chip to set the pace for its server business in the coming months. IBM on Aug. 1 was the first major server vendor to announce that it would produce servers powered by the AMD Opteron dual-core microprocessors.