Intel has chosen Transitive Corp. to help them develop emulation for software designed to run on RISC processors. The emulation/virtualization will be used to get the software running on the Itanium 2 & Xeon platforms.

"The deal, despite being non-exclusive, is being presented as a booster for the Itanium community and an attempt by Intel to fight back against rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in the high-end computer and server markets."