HP has announced plans to integrate Bromium's virtualization technology into a laptop as a defence against malware.

Rather interesting... each tab in Chrome and IE (curious - no mention of Edge?) gets launched in its own VM. It is described as built in, so I assume there is special BIOS level code to handle dozens of micro-VMs at the hardware level. I take that to mean it is more immune to exploits that poke around outside of the browser application.

HP soured me on their user-side products by the expedient of putting a laptop and desktop on my desk for several years. The distaste still remains, but this technology may go a long way towards fixing that.

I would have thought being Amish would have soured you from HP's computers.

But all kidding aside: VMs have come a long way, and yes, there's both processor and BIOS support for complete virtualization now.

It looks like they are doing roughly the same thing. The HP offering seems to be focused on a more granular browser-only model where each tab is its own protected VM, and the Dell version sounds like it does it on an APP by APP basis. 

I would be lying if I said that the thought of this kind of protection in my environment didn't generate a little wood chub under my desk....