Azul Systems plans to release a 48core cpu in 2007. Both Intel and AMD are planning to market the server and then eventual desktop models next year. If you look into Sun Microsystems and IBM server mainframes you will that they have already been working a full line of quad core models for some time now. The latest article found on Intel's and AMD's own plans can be read at
http://www.pcworld.com/article/12786...l?tk=nl_dnxnws