Intel Corp (INTC)

[SemiconEng]

Report: Chips to gain virtual edge

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Intel has published the first details about its forthcoming Vanderpool technology for hardware virtualisation on forthcoming desktop and server chips. This type of virtualisation enables a single computer to run multiple operating systems.

Interest in virtualisation is growing because the business case for it is so compelling. Computer hardware is now so powerful that one operating system and one application rarely consume more than a few percent of the available system resources. Virtualisation enables firms to make more efficient use of their server hardware. For example, an IT manager recently told us his company now has 65 virtual servers running on a single eight-way server.