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"Over the last ten years, the applications we've put on PCs have grown. They've grown in size and computational demands. And 32-bits of address space just isn't enough anymore. The size of databases has grown to the point where we just can't get the performance out of the 32-bit address space that we need to get to continue to support these applications. Over the past few years, we've added a few features to extend the life of the 32-bit system, but it's not enough, and we need to move to 64-bits to continue to support these large databases and high-end desktop applications. Over the past couple of years, I've been working with AMD on their next-generation K8 processor. What's really exciting about the K8 is that it has both 32-bit and 64-bit capabilities. Furthermore, the 64-bit systems will be able to run the existing 32-bit applications so that will protect customer's investments in software and hardware. Currently, we have the 32-bit Windows XP and Windows 2000 server systems running on the K8 for silicon, which has proven to be very stable. We also have a developmental 64-bit version of Windows XP and Windows.net server running on this very same hardware system. I'm really excited about this chip."