IT managers today are struggling to manage and secure the notebooks and desktop PCs in their organization. Several factors combine to make this a significant challenge for technology managers.
In addition to a geographically dispersed workforce, many organizations are seeing an increased demand for IT services—especially for mobile PCs—that strains budgets that are already under pressure. There is financial and legal pressure to accurately inventory the IT assets in an organization, which means knowing where the machines are and how they are being used. Lower Costs, Better ROIIntel Centrino 2 and Intel Core 2 processors with vPro technology set a new standard for intelligent business computers by driving lower costs and faster ROI. Which is something both IT and finance can agree on.-->
On the security front, the last several years have seen a dramatic increase in data breaches, identity theft, malicious attacks on PCs, and computer theft. It falls to IT managers to ensure PCs and notebooks are secure and users are employing the proper steps to keep them that way.
In order to keep the business running, IT managers also need to reduce user downtime caused by malicious attacks, IT maintenance work, diagnostics and repair, updates, upgrades, and other IT tasks.
There's no shortage of security and management solutions available that help IT managers confront these challenges. But the typical security and management solutions are software-based, which means IT cannot typically protect or manage a PC whose power is off, if the operating system is unresponsive, or if management agents are missing. They also can't securely manage or protect a notebook or desktop PC in certain types of remote locations, such as over an open wired LAN outside the corporate firewall.
There is an increased need to establish secure, well-managed environments for both mobile and desktop PCs; however, the cost of managing PCs has become a significant percentage of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of technology. A critical capability that has proven to help IT do more with the resources they have is the ability to protect and remotely manage both notebook and desktop PCs, regardless of power state, wired or wireless state, the state of the OS, or the location of the PC.
Intel vPro technology delivers the hardware-based capabilities IT organizations need to meet the increasing demands for their services. It is designed for business computers, both notebook and desktop PCs, and can be found in Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology for notebooks and Intel Core™2 processors with vPro technology for desktop PCs.
Notebook and desktop PCs with vPro deliver even more powerful security, maintenance, and management capabilities. These PCs also offer full, secure remote deployment to help IT managers eliminate desk-side visits during large roll-outs.
The hardware-based capabilities of Intel vPro technology let authorized technicians remotely access PCs that have traditionally been unavailable to the management console. Technicians can use Intel vPro technology to manage the wired or wireless notebook or wired desktop PC even if PC power is off, the operating system is unresponsive, hardware (such as a hard drive) has failed, or management agents are missing. Using a secure tunnel for communications, technicians can remotely maintain, update, and repair both notebook and desktop PCs outside the corporate firewall, on an open wired LAN, or at sites that don't have a proxy server.
PCs with Intel vPro technology are designed with an advanced, energy-efficient package with 64-bit multi-core performance and 64-bit integrated graphics support.
Organizations eagerly awaiting the launch of Windows 7 will find that the combination of Windows 7 Professional and Intel vPro technology brings increased PCs responsiveness while driving down management costs.
Notebooks and desktop PCs with Intel vPro technology help meet IT's security challenges and ensure compliance down-the-wire. Intel vPro technology can help remotely identify viruses, worms, and other threats faster; and stop those threats more effectively. It supports 802.1x, Cisco Self-Defending Network (Cisco SDN), or Microsoft Network Access Protection (Microsoft NAP), so IT can maintain and manage these PCs even in secure network environments. Intel Anti-Theft Technology (Intel AT) for notebooks can help prevent unauthorized access to encrypted data if a notebook is lost or stolen.
Intel vPro technology helps IT technicians meet their maintenance challenges by helping to streamline processes, increase automation, and dramatically improve technician efficiencies for monitoring and maintenance of all PCs with Intel vPro technology during a scheduled maintenance cycle.
Remote problem-resolution is simplified with Intel vPro technology because it allows IT to accurately diagnose hardware problems and troubleshoot and resolve more software and operating system problems, including OS rebuilds, without leaving the service center.
The remote inventory and discovery features of Intel vPro technology help IT eliminate manual inventories, improve compliance with government and industry regulations, and reduce management costs.
Remote configuration options allow IT to remotely configure both notebook and desktop PCs during deployment without a desk-side visit.
Companies that use Intel vPro technology are also finding that it is helping deliver substantial power savings by letting IT be more effective in power management. IT can use Intel vPro technology to securely and remotely power systems up for maintenance and management anytime, so PCs can be powered down when not in use. Combined with third-party management applications, the new generation of Intel vPro technology allows IT administrators to simplify maintenance, eliminate a significant number of desk-side visits, reduce overspending on existing resources, and minimize interruptions to business.
Notebook and desktop PCs with Intel vPro technology use the same management console and communication mechanisms as other PCs. You can manage both notebook and desktop PCs with Intel vPro technology from the same IT console. Leading management software companies such as HP, LANDesk, Microsoft, and Symantec have optimized their software to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of Intel vPro technology.
With the ability to remotely wake, power up, maintain, and manage a PC anytime, technicians can ensure that IT tasks are performed when needed for security, and also performed at advantageous times for mobile and remote users—without requiring user participation.
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