IP: Intel to Offer New Security Features

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Intel to Offer New Security Features
Mon Sep 9, 7:21 PM ET
By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In the latest attempt to protect digital
information from viruses and hackers, Intel Corp. will integrate advanced
security features into its microprocessors and other hardware.

The security features, announced Monday at the Intel's conference for
developers, will be implemented in processors as early as next year, said
Paul Otellini, Intel's president and chief operating officer.

Code-named LaGrande Technology, the features will create a "vault" in which
data is safely stored and processed. Intel also will secure the pathways
within the computer, such as between the vault and the display or keyboard.

"It's a new level of safer computing," Otellini said during a keynote
address.

The company did not release many details about LaGrande but said it will
work in conjunction with other hardware and software-based security efforts
such as Microsoft Corp.'s Palladium.

Such technologies will not only keep hackers and viruses from infiltrating
data stored or being processed on a computer but also could lock music or
video files onto a particular computer, preventing unauthorized sharing.

In other developments at the conference, Intel said it will soon start
selling Pentium 4 processors with a new technology that effectively tricks
software into thinking it is running on two processors instead of one.

The technology, called "hyper-threading," is already in production in
processors used in servers. Otellini said it will be included in Pentium 4s
running at 3 gigahertz by the end of the year.

Intel also said it will continue to boost the speed of its processors.
During one demonstration, a Pentium 4 set a new speed record — 4.7 GHz.

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