This seminar compares the benefits of SMP and distributed architectures as implemented for different types of processors. Developers and innovators who require embedded multiprocessing solutions can benefit from this seminar, which will present: (1) The ease of use and code portability of SMP architectures, (2) A comparison of solutions using the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor to other processors based on X86 and PowerPC instruction set architectures, and (3) A look at future implementations expected to bring embedded server solutions to harsh environments requiring rugged formats.