Silicon Graphics announced QuickTransit's first availability in October 2004 on its Prism visualization systems.
This technology was also licensed by Apple Computer in its transition from PowerPC to Intel (x86) CPUs, starting in 2006.
[2] IBM named this software System p AVE during its beta phase,[3] but it was renamed to PowerVM Lx86 upon release.
IBM acquired Transitive in June 2009 and merged the company into its Power Systems division.
[4] IBM announced in September 2011 it would discontinue marketing for the PowerVM Lx86 product in January 2012, withdrawing it from sale completely in April 2013.