White Paper: The All New 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processor Family: Intelligence that Adapts to Your Needs

Now that IT administrators have KVM Remote Control built into the PC’s hardware, they also have the built-in ability to remotely resolve even complex edge problems. IT administrators can now increase efficiencies and lower manual labor costs, without increasing service costs in their IT environment.

PC Alarm Clock – local wake from any sleep state

A new feature in PCs with a new Intel Core vPro processor is PC Alarm Clock. PC Alarm Clock is a secure, policy-based client-side (local) scheduled power-on.

ROI studies, such as from the University of Plymouth, have shown that companies can reduce power bills by up to 50% by powering down PCs during off-hours15. IT technicians simply use the built-in remote power up/down capability of a new Intel Core vPro processor to remotely power systems down during off-hours. They can use the same secure capability to remotely power systems back up from the service center. This lets technicians minimize power consumption, but still maintain access to the PC to perform off-hours work – or simply ready the PC for the next work shift.

Two forms of this feature – BIOS timers and ACPI interfaces – exist in the market today. However, BIOS timers are not universally available or easy to configure, and ACPI interfaces allow wake only from S3 and S4. In contrast, a new Intel Core vPro processor’s alarm-clock feature allows a PC to wake from any powered-off state or sleep state, including from a full power down. Also, because this is client- side intelligence, no network is required. IT can use this capability

to schedule tasks even for PCs that are not on the network.

Potential uses for PC Alarm Clock include waking PCs:

•To ensure that virus scans run according to policy

•To ensure PCs pull and apply scheduled updates from the central server

•To execute periodic backups

•In anticipation of start of work

•To run periodic disk defragmentation

IT administrators can now be more confident that maintenance and key security tasks are performed regularly, even for laptop PC users who are not always on the corporate network.

Power down at night and save on power bills15

Businesses are increasingly concerned about power consumption. Battery life in laptops is one consideration. Just as important are on-site energy costs – a significant operating expense. In addition, with a global presence, businesses are faced with increasingly stringent energy regulations around the world, and an ever-increasing corporate focus on environmental responsibility.

Positive ROI in 9 months –just from reducing power consumption15

Unmanaged PCs waste energy. Simply by using the secure remote power up/down capability, some companies have recouped their investment in a PC with a new Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor in as little as 9 months15. By implementing other capabilities of a new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor, businesses can realize further savings.

Actual customer savings from moving to a PC with a new Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor

When managing PCs with a new Intel Core vPro processor, businesses can experience exceptional performance while lowering power consumption and power bills.

•Calgary Health Region: Total projected savings of $276,80027

•Cleveland Clinic: Power savings 66% over 4 years28

•EDS Call Center: Power-efficiency improvement of 25%29

•CSK (Japan): Saved approximately $61,000 in energy costs30

•State of Indiana: Projected savings of over $1.4 million in 4 years31

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