Ahead of the Spring IDF, which will take place from March 1 to 3 in San Francisco, Intel released preliminary Vanderpool Technology External Architecture Specifications (EAS) to get industry design collaboration on the way. The data is intended to "provide technology overviews and guidance" to software developers who are designing virtualization solutions for both IA-32 and Itanium-based processor platforms.

Vanderpool will make its debut later this year in Itaniums. In a change strategy, the company now plans to offer the technology in future desktop processor and chipset products in 2005, a year earlier than previously planned.

Using Vanderpool Technology, businesses may be able to isolate a portion of a managed PC to perform system upgrades and maintenance without interrupting the end-user. (THG)

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