Q1: What will be the first applications to exploit the benefits of 64-bit computing on the desktop?

A: E-commerce applications will benefit a lot with the 64-bit platform. Credit card transactions that require high encryption will benefit a lot from its speedy 64-bit bus. This will probably set the industry moving to even higher bit encryption to further enhance security in this area. Database applications would also benefit a lot from 64-bit computing as db queries and searches would definitely take a lot less time to complete.

Q2: What are going to be the immediate benefits of pervasive 64-bit computing? What will the average business and home consumer be able to accomplish with 64-bit computing that they cannot do with today's 32-bitcomputing infrastructure?

A: Mainly, users will gain a lot of performance with 64-bit computing. Computer intensive applications that require huge amounts of data crunching will stand to benefit most from this infrastructure. We'll probably see a lot more multimedia-based applications coming up in the future because there's a lot more computing bandwidth available. Scientific applications will gain a lot more momentum as 64-bit platforms become more affordable and pervasive. Lastly, security, encryption, database and professional video encoding will also take a turn in providing a more powerful, and smoother performance for the end-user.