Intel announces computer security technology

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[I just put together a P4 box for myself -- not sure after reading
this whether I'm vexed to have bought before this new toy
is released, or whether I'm glad to get an 'unadulterated' P4.
Time will tell ....   -- Marjorie Simmons ]

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Mon, Sep. 09, 2002
MATTHEW FORDAHL
AP Technology Writer

SAN JOSE, Calif. - 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 are designed to 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 or duplication.

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 drive the speed of its processors.  
During one demonstration, a Pentium 4 set a new speed record - 4.7
GHz.

Shares of Intel closed 14 cents lower, to $16.08, in Monday trading on
the Nasdaq Stock Market.

ON THE NET Intel: http://www.intel.com



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