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Notebook and desktop PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology enable IT to take advantage of hardware-assisted security and manageability capabilities that enhance their ability to maintain, manage, and protect their business PCs. And with the latest IT management consoles from Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with native Intel vPro technology support, IT can now take advantage of enhanced features to manage notebooks over a wired or corporate wireless network- or even outside the corporate firewall through a wired LAN connection.

PCs with Intel vPro technology integrate robust hardware-based security and enhanced maintenance and management capabilities that work seamlessly with ISV consoles. Because these capabilities are built into the hardware, Intel vPro technology provides IT with the industry’s first solution for OS-absent manageability and down-the-wire security even when the PC is off, the OS is unresponsive, or software agents are disabled.

• Security, multiplied

The hardware-based capabilities of Intel vPro technology improve network traffic filtering and isolate clients under attack. Automatic security agents’ verification and immediate remote restoration enhance your preventive security efforts. And with reliable remote power-up functionality, you can deploy off-hours patches faster, speeding up patch saturation by up to 56%. Additionally, the hardware-assisted antivirus protection of Execute Disable Bit protects your PCs from certain viruses that use buffer overflow attacks.

Protecting virtual environments against rootkit and other attacks, Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) offers extra protection on PCs with Intel vPro technology and built in Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT). Including an industry-standard TPM 1.2 which can be used by third-party software to store keys and other protected data, Intel TXT enables the PC to boot software into a truest state and also helps protect the integrity of the virtual machine.

• Maximizing manageability

PCs with Intel vPro technology can help IT professionals diagnose and repair both wired and wireless systems remotely, cut downtime, and reduce the average in-person IT support time. Intel vPro technology helps perform remote asset tracking and checks the presence of management agents virtually anytime. This functionality allows you to conduct hardware and software inventories up to 94% faster than manually per PC.

• Energy-efficient performance

As the multi-core engine in Intel vPro technology, 45nm hafnium-based Intel® Core™2 Duo processors can provide over 90% faster performance when multitasking and over 90% faster performance on compute-intensive apps. At the same time, their great energy efficiency enables smaller, quieter systems and delivers great battery life for mobile PCs. These 64-bit PCs offer full support for Windows Vista, including Intel® Graphics support for the Windows Vista Aero interface, and the performance for Microsoft Office 2007 and other next-generation software.

Keep your workforce more secure, managed, and mobile. With security and manageability built right onto the chip, Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology provides hardware-assisted remote isolation, diagnostics, and repair, so you can manage your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system’s OS is unresponsive.¹ And with exceptional dual-core performance, 5X better wireless performance and the longest possible battery life.

Features and benefits

• Best for business, providing state-of-the-art threat protection against security threats enabled by hardware defense filters and agent presence checking.

• Mobile performance. Providing the next level of mobile performance, new Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology is designed for today’s needs, future 64-bit applications, and next-generation multithreaded software.

• Increased energy-efficiency. Built on the latest 45nm Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology provides industry-leading, energy-efficient performance.

• Longer battery life. Based on next-generation hafnium-based 45nm technology, Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology offers unique energy-saving components designed to give you the longest possible battery life.

• Faster, more predictable wireless. Experience up to 5x faster connectivity speeds with 802.11n wireless technology improving reliability while decreasing connection loss.

• Manage your mobile workforce wirelessly. Remotely diagnose, isolate, and repair infected notebooks using hardware-based remote manageability features that work even if notebooks are off or the OS is unresponsive.

• Get the most out of graphics-intensive Windows Vista. Powerful Intel® Graphics allow you to run Windows Vista with full Aero support-without the expense of an additional graphics card.

• Reduce maintenance costs and stay compliant. Provide routine patching and maintenance ensuring that you’re only paying software license fees for what you’re using while keeping your licenses up-to-date.

• Broad industry support from leading manageability and security software providers like Symantec, LANDesk, HP, Microsoft, and Cisco.