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Unlike previous dual-processor systems, which are geared to computer-intensive graphics applications, Dell´s OptiPlex GX300 is targeted at business users running Windows 2000 Professional.

Microsoft´s new operating system is likely to change the traditional role of dual-processor systems, according to a report from California-based Competitive Systems Analysis (CSA). "With a substantially rewritten kernel -­ including significant improvements in symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) scalability ­- Microsoft´s Windows 2000 is poised to rewrite the book on desktop SMP," it said.

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