Table Partitioning in Sql server

Table partitioning is the concept introduced in sql server 2005. Its used to enhance faster database accessibility.
It may be either Horizontal partitioning or Vertical partitioning.
Horizontal Partitioning:In this type, the rows will be segregated as two tables (Old table and new table). Its a logical seperation placed in different file groups.If i want to access most recent data frequently when compared to old data then horizontal partitioning paves the way for this. It's highly advisable to implement this concept in multi processor environment.Schema remains the same in horizontal partitioning.
Vertical partitioning:Its nothing but segregating the columns of the table, part of the column in one table and other part of the column in other table(in case of partitioning into two tables).