Might they have been refering to the Intel Application Accelerator? - see
Readme extract below.
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* XP* Installation Readme
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* CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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This document contains the following sections:
1. Overview
2. System Requirements
3. Language Support
4. Installing the Software
5. Verifying Installation of the Software
6. Advanced Installation Instructions
7. Identifying the Software Version Number
8. Uninstalling the Software
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* 1. OVERVIEW
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The Intel(R) Application Accelerator is designed to improve
performance of the storage sub-system and overall system
performance. This software delivers improved performance
through several ingredient technologies (components).
Certain components will be available only on Pentium(R) 4
processor-based systems running Microsoft Windows 2000 and
Windows XP. Software installation is flexible and fully
automated for Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98 Second
Edition(SE), Windows Millennium Edition(Me), Windows
NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems.