Intel is eyeing a plan to use software to boost a PC's ability to fight hackers, talk on the phone and even capture television programs in the future. The chip maker, which launched its security- and manageability-focused vPro brand on April 24, is contemplating a standard method for adding virtual appliances—purpose-built software applications that run on top of their own miniature operating systems inside virtualized partitions—to PCs, an Intel executive said.
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