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

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Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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All-New 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processor Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The way we do business has changed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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New and proven technologies pair up to deliver intelligent performance,

 

manageability, and security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PCs can now be managed as strategic assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Spend wisely and recoup costs rapidly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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New in the all new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Key features of the all new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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What, exactly, is Intel® vPro™ technology? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Intelligent features to solve key challenges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Manage PCs regardless of power state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Use an existing management console for both laptop and desktop PCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Remote communication – virtually anytime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Communication outside the corporate firewall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Communicate remotely with wired or wireless PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

PC-initiated secure communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Robust security schemes for remote communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Better protection through smarter security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hardware-based acceleration for encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Push updates down the wire — regardless of PC power state. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Filter threats and isolate PCs automatically based on IT policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Automated, continual checking for agents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Receive alerts even if a system is off the corporate network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Out-of-band management even with 802 1x, Cisco SDN, and Microsoft NAP. . . . . . .

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Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Faster, easier remote manageability helps reduce costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Remote upgrades save IT and user time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Resolve more problems remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Accurate, remote discovery and inventory for wired or wireless systems. . . . . . . .

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KVM Remote Control lowers support costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PC Alarm Alock – local wake from any sleep state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Power down at night and save on power bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Virtualization enables flexible computing models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Usage models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Virtualization: Virtual containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Virtualization: Multiple OSs (traditional model). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Intel® VT is compatible with other technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Key benefits of virtualization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Go mobile – cut costs and improve productivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Wireless mobility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Responsive, energy-efficient intelligent performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Energy Star compliance and energy efficient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Simplify and speed up activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

General provisioning process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Methods to establish security credentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Activation models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ready for the future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Stable, standards-based, and with broad industry support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Wired or wireless: The intelligence of security and manageability on every chip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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