Here is a selection of some of the many, many applications and utilities that are ready to take full advantage of Intel's dual-core processor architecture. All software applications will gain from the higher processing performance the Intel Core 2 Duo delivers, but programs specially written to be 'multi-threaded' are ready to make the most of the Core 2 Duo's two-processors-in-one design.

The number of multi-threaded applications is growing all the time. Check back regularly to see if your favourite software is ready to take full advantage of the multi-core computing future driven by Intel's Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors. Software developers are welcome to submit there multi-threaded apps for inclusion too.

Games

• Anno 1701
• Black and White 2
• City of Villains
• Elveon
• ER
• Falcon Force
• Galactic Civilizations II
• Heavy Duty
• Juiced
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent
• Paraworld
• The Apprentice
• The Movies
• Quake 4

Imaging and Graphics

• 3D Studio Max
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe Premiere Elements
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Photoshop Elements
• Autodesk Maya

Multimedia

• Apple iTunes
• Avid Liquid V8
• Cakewalk Dimension Pro
• Cakewalk Kinetic
• Cakewalk Music Creator 3
• Cakewalk Project 5
• Cakewalk Pyro 5
• Cakewalk Sonar 5/Home Studio Version 4/Power Studio
• Maxon Cinema 4D
• Maxon Body Paint 3D
• Steinberg Cubase SX3
• Steinberg Nuendo 3
• MainConcept H.264 Encoder 2
• Microsoft Movie Maker
• Microsoft Windows Media Encoder
• Muvee autoProducer 5
• Neatware Ladybug Player Vista
• Neatware MyrmecoX Studio
• newplugins Vehicle Studio 1.7
• Nero 7
• Rhozet Carbon
• Rhozet Graphite MPEG Grid Encoder
• Roxio Easy Media Creator 8

Productivity

• Abbyy FineReader (OCR)
• Abbyy FormReader (OCR)
• Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition
• Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8
• FormRouter .NET
• Haansoft Hangul2005
• IBM DB2 Universal Database 9
• Microsoft Office
• Microstrategy 8
• MySQL Database 5
• ProspectSoft Contact Management
• ProspectSoft CRM Pro
• Scansoft OmniPage Pro 15

Security

• Check Point Integrity
• Check Point InterSpect
• Check Point VPN-1 Power
• Check Point VPN-1 UTM
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
• Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0
• Neusoft Neteye Firewall/VPN
• Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security
• Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware

Networking and Comms

• AdventNet Zoho Virtual Office
• CommuniGate Pro 5.1
• Haansoft WorkDesk 2005
• IBM Lotus Notes
• iPass ExpressConnect 3.0
• SightSpeed 4.6
• Skype 2.0
• Stardock Multiplicity

Utilities

• BeInSync
• Diskeeper 10
• Euroosft PC Builder
• Eurosoft PC-Check

Development

• Absoft Express and Standard Fortran 10
• Absoft Fortran and C/C++ Solutions
• Absoft FX2 Debugger
• Absoft High Performance Computing SDK
• Absoft Pro Fortran Compiler Suite
• Intel Cluster Tools
• Intel Compilers
• Intel Peformance Libraries
• Intel Threading Tools 2.2
• Intel vTune Performance Analyzer

Engineering and Scientific

• Flow Science FLOW-3D 9.1
• Parametric Technology Windchill

Middleware

• Trinigy Vision Engine 6.0
• Havok Physics API Software Development Kit