Dell is ready to <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2036092,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL102406EOAD">join the Opteron fold.</A> The company, which for the past three years stuck by Intel as its sole chip vendor even as Advanced Micro Devices gained market share thanks to its Opteron processor, will introduce on Oct. 23 the first of its AMD-based servers.