The Intel Trusted Execution Technology enhances the security of PCs. It includes a range of hardware extensions for Intel processors and chipsets that provide additional security features for the digital office platform, such as secure booting of system programs and the operating system, as well as running applications in a protected area. This creates an environment where applications can run in their own isolated space, separate from all other software on the system.

The Intel Directed I/O Virtualization Technology (VT-d) continues the existing support for virtualization solutions for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium processor systems (VT-i) and extends it with new support for I/O device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help users improve the security and reliability of systems, as well as performance.