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

Stable, standards-based, and with broad industry support

To help the industry get the most from its technology investments, PCs with a new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor are:

•Built on standards. The all new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor family is built on industry standards to give you many choices in selecting OEMs and software vendors. Some of the standards upon which the new Intel Core vPro processor is built include ASF, XML, SOAP,

TLS, HTTP authentication, Kerberos, DASH,* and WS-MAN.

•Broadly supported by the industry. The all new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor family is supported by major software vendors in security software, management applications, and business software. PCs with a new Intel Core vPro processor are available from leading, worldwide desktop and laptop PC manufacturers and are supported by major IT managed service providers.

•Stable and simple. The latest PCs with a new Intel Core vPro processor are available under the Intel® Stable Image Platform Program18 (Intel® SIPP), so businesses can avoid unexpected changes that might force software image revisions or hardware requalifications. Intel SIPP for the new 2010 Intel Core vPro processors begins in February 2010, and extends for 15 months after that month. With Intel SIPP-compliant laptop and desktop PCs, IT can be more assured of having a stable platform that simplifies the deployment of new computing systems.

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

The all new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor family delivers cost-cutting efficiency and maximum productivity with the intelligence of hardware-assisted security and manageability.

For IT organizations, the result is a professional-grade system designed from hardware to software with proven, built-in capabilities that resolve the most critical challenges of business and IT: proactive and intelligent security, powerful remote manageability, and energy-efficient perfor- mance. With PCs based on a new 2010 Intel Core vPro processor, IT organizations can improve security, reduce operating costs, improve efficiencies and increase productivity, while realizing a return on their investment for years to come.

To learn more about the built-in intelligence of security and remote manageability in laptop and desktop PCs with a new Intel Core vPro processor, visit www.intel.com/vpro.

Blog with the pros who have deployed a new Intel Core vPro processor, visit www.intel.com/go/vproexpert.

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