AMD Invites Developers to Pacifica

Vikingod · Oct 27, 2005, 08:36 PM

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.) wants to help remove the barriers that, thus far, have prevented virtualization from the mainstream of the x86 computer space.

Executives from the Sunnyvale, Calif., chipmaker, in a presentation at this week's Processor Forum in San Jose, Calif., detailed its efforts to add elements that support virtualization, or the ability to divide up a computer to run different sets of software, into its processors for the benefit of software developers.

Code-named Pacifica, technical details on the AMD technology have been available since May. However, AMD used the forum to describe the technology in depth for the first time to the public, and believes Pacifica will soon be ubiquitous.
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Oct 27, 2005, 08:36 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	AMD Invites Developers to Pacifica AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.) wants to help remove the barriers that, thus far, have prevented virtualization from the mainstream of the x86 computer space. Executives from the Sunnyvale, Calif., chipmaker, in a presentation at this week's Processor Forum in San Jose, Calif., detailed its efforts to add elements that support virtualization, or the ability to divide up a computer to run different sets of software, into its processors for the benefit of software developers. Code-named Pacifica, technical details on the AMD technology have been available since May. However, AMD used the forum to describe the technology in depth for the first time to the public, and believes Pacifica will soon be ubiquitous. __________ Read More / Source: eWEEK