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September 30, 2002 (Computerworld) -- . . . software partitioning capabilities that the microprocessor giant needs for its high-performance chips to compete against powerful Unix-based RISC systems. SWsoft Inc. in San Francisco has inked a deal with Intel Corp. to develop a version of its Virtuozzo partitioning technology for IA-64 processors. The agreement, which will be announced in mid-October, calls for SWsoft to deliver multiprocessor partitioning software in the first half of 2003. Last week, the company demonstrated Virtuozzo 2.5, its current release, running 2,500
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