Transmeta to support "NX" security technology
eWeek | at | by Mike
Transmeta said future microprocessors from the comapny would also support the "NX" security protocol due from Microsoft in Windows XP Service Pack 2. NX, or "No Execute", is the shorthand for the Execution Protection feature that Microsoft will include in XP SP2. The technology prevents buffer overflows, one of the most popular forms of attack on a software program.
Transmeta will join Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in supporting the NX technology. So far, only Via Technolgies Inc. has not announced support for the technology in future processors.