Intel Corp. will call the 64-bit extension technology for its 32-bit Xeon processors Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology, or Intel EM64T.
Starting in the second quarter with its Nocona chip for two-processor systems, Intel will outfit its Xeons with the ability to run 64-bit as well as 32-bit applications, a move announced at the company's Intel Developer Forum in February.
The extensions also give Intel an answer to Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Opteron chips, which also run 32- and 64-bit x86 applications.
Intel officials said that the extensions are only part of a long list of features that they are looking to incorporate into all of the company's chips, including HyperThreading, PCI Express, DDR2 memory support, enhanced security and virtualization, through its Vanderpool technology.
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