Resources Tagged with 'vPro'

What new security, PC management and energy-efficient features are in upcoming Intel mobile and desktop PCs?  This sneak preview of Intel® vPro™ and Intel® Centrino® Pro technologies was recently presented at the Gartner IT Symposium by Intel’s Rick Nockles, Marketing Director of Intel Business PCs.

In this exclusive IDF interview hosted on the PodTech site, Intel CIO John Johnson talks about the many ways in which Intel’s Enterprise Capability Framework helps enterprise data networks keep up with the demands associated with managing emerging technologies, including social media like IM, blogs and wikis as well as the newest generation of smart phones. For the enterprise, Johnson highlights virtualization and the value of Intel(R) vPro(R) Technology — including the ability to fix or reboot a crashed machine in the network, or to analyze networked machines remotely.

According to this WiPro Product Strategy and Architecture Practice study, “Intel® vPro™ and Intel® Centrino® Pro processor technology combined with the Altiris Client Management Suite* (CMS) can have a significantly positive impact on IT efficiency. When deploying PCs as part of a comprehensive PC refresh program, companies can achieve substantial cost savings and process efficiencies with Intel vPro and Intel Centrino Pro processor technology-enabled PCs and client management solutions such as Altiris CMS from Symantec.” Read the full 21 page report.

Vista migrations that employ Altiris’ automated Client Management Suite coupled with improved device control from Intel® vPro™ processor technology establish the foundation for more efficient long-term device management.   This white paper from Altiris discusses the opportunities presented by Vista migration to introduce best practices in asset management that will yield  benefits long after the upgrades are completed.

St. Cloud State University increases IT productivity by remotely troubleshooting and repairing PCs with Altiris Manageability Toolkit for Intel® vPro™ Processor technology.

Intel IT designed and tested a solution that enables enterprises using Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x network authentication to perform out-of-band (OOB) management of PCs based on current Intel® vPro™ processor technology. This white paper describes the solution, enabling OOB remediation on desktop PCs with Intel® Active Management Technology version 2.0 even if the OS is down, and the eight use cases successfully tested in the lab.

Windows Vista* Business and Intel® vPro™ processor technology make a great bottom-line technology team according to this Intel Premier IT Professional magazine article.

Intel® vPro™ processor technology enables new ways of doing business, putting IT back in control of the desktop. See the details in this Intel Premier IT Professional magazine article.

This article from the Intel Premier IT magazine documents Providence Health System’s testing of the Intel vPro Technology-based remote PC management capabilities and their determination that it could help administrators improve the efficiency of IT support while minimizing downtime for doctors and staff. Are they measuring the right things in comparing their current system with Intel vPro Technology? What additional criterion would you include?

In this Intel Premier IT Professional local IT best practices seminar presentation by Phil White, Account Executive from LANDesk, he provides an overview of how LANDesk works with Intel vPro technology to reduce deskside visits and improve corporate network security.