Intel Pulls 45nm Xeon Launch Into 2007
 

Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's Server Platform Group, opened his statements with "We were originally in the Q1'08 timeframe. Today I'm happy to announce to report for the first time that our server 45nm Xeon products based on the Penryn core will be available into production for the second half of 2007.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6185

that is evil to push things 6 months ahead

Very evil... I'd finally just decided to just nab a new C2D after the price cuts, and then they announce this! Now I can't decide whether to wait or not for 45nm parts with the new dielectrics... I hate Intel. :-p