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Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology

Business takes you places-when it does, you want the best Intel®-based laptops for business with Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ technology. Combining remote manageability, unique hardware-assisted and proactive security features, and breakthrough mobile performance, these laptops provide reliability IT can trust, unleashed.

Intel vPro technology allows you to reduce desk-side visits by remotely monitoring, diagnosing, and repairing PCs and notebooks even when the OS is off or unresponsive.¹ All with energy-efficient features to help extend battery life, no matter where you are.

Key benchmarks:

Up to 58% less software related desk-side visits ^{1 ±} Up to 56% less hardware related desk-side visits ^{1 ±} Up to 5X faster wireless performance ²

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Intel® vPro™ Web-Based Training Center

Explore all the benefits of activating business PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology with this concise training course. Expert training from Intel gives you the tools you need, whether you're an IT manager interested in better network security and maintenance, or a salesperson seeking to get up to speed on revolutionary technology from Intel.

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Performance

Performance Results: Intel Centrino with vPro technology and Intel Core 2 Duo Processor »

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Intel® vPro™ technology and Cost Savings - Randy Nystrom, an IT systems engineer at Intel, shows how vPro saves time and money by diagnosing PC problems remotely. Intel® vPro™ technology and Manageability - Randy Nystrom, an IT systems engineer at Intel, explains how vPro makes it easy to diagnose and manage desktops from a central location. Application Streaming - Christian Black, an IT systems engineer at Intel, explains why application streaming is a better way to deliver software. OS Streaming - Christian Black, an IT systems engineer for Intel, spells out the many benefits of hard-drive virtualization, or operating system streaming, including faster boot times and longer desktop life.

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Gartner Evaluates vPro

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Windows Vista on PCs with Intel Centrino Pro or Intel vPro Processor Technology

Intel is working with Microsoft to deliver an integrated, validated solution for notebook and desktop systems that gives users the performance they need for Windows Vista, while still delivering a system that is easier for information technology (IT) administrators to remotely manage and secure.

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Using Power & Display Context in the Intel Mobile Platform Software Development kit (SDK)

This paper demonstrates how to use the Intel® Mobile Platform SDK to extract Power and Display information. Sample code written in C++, using DirectX* for Microsoft Windows* XP, is also included. The sample application here is based on the Microsoft DirectX (summer 2004) BasicHSLS sample.

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Footnotes

¹ Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel®AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel®AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/. ² Up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better performance with optional Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N technology enabled by 2x3 Draft N implementations with 2 spatial streams. Actual results may vary based on your specific hardware, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/wireless for more information. Also requires a Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology certified wireless n access point. Wireless n access points without the Connect with Intel Centrino processor technology identifier may require additional firmware for increased performance results. Check with your PC and access point manufacturer for details. ³ Intel® vPro™ includes powerful Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT). Intel AMT requires the computer system to have an Intel AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/. ^± Results shown are from the 2007 EDS Case Studies with Intel® Centrino® Pro processor technology, 3rd party audit commissioned by Intel, of various enterprise IT environments. The studies compare test environments of Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ equipped PCs vs non-Intel Centrino with vPro technology environments. Tested PCs were in multiple OS and power states to mirror a typical working environment. Actual results may vary. The study is available at www.intel.com/vpro and www.eds.com

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