Symantec for more than a year has been developing a virtual security appliance for Intel's vPro platform.

The appliance will run isolated from the main operating system, allowing it to scan for security threats without any interruption from viruses and other malware.

15 Aug 2007

In fact, it does exactly what vPro was designed to do: run management software independent from the main operating system, allowing IT administrators tighter control over the software.

The product wasn't known by any code name. So when Reuters dug up a "Project Hood" code name for some mysterious virtual security appliance, it failed to connect the dots.

Symantec was quick to confirm that the only news here is a code name.