vPRO Technology

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vPRO Technology

• Hardware
• Group 5 presentation
• Brad Smith, Shana Hayes, Lauren Childress, and
  Katie Overstreet

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WHAT IS vPRO?

• Intels New Business PC Platform
• Released to corporate Buyers This Week!
• Changes the expectations of Businesses and
  Consumers
• Addresses Businesses Biggest Problems
• Security threats
• Resource Allocations
• Cost of Ownership

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WHAT IS vPRO? (Contd)

• Intels New Platform uses
• Core Dual Processor
• New Q965 chipset
• Intel 82566 gigabite network
• Also incorporated is
• Intels Active Management Technology
• Virtualization Technology

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WHY SO GREAT?

• Claimed to reduce
• IT maintenance cost
• Energy consumption
• Offers security features for corporate PCs
• Average cost savings of 40

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WHY SO GREAT? (contd)

• AMT (active management technology) will help IT
  Managers
• Monitor their PC Systems
• Identify and fix problems from a remote console
• Allows IT managers to create virtual environments
• Tracks the status of anti-virus applications

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WHY SO GREAT? (contd)

• Will have the performance to handle Windows
  VISTA Operating System
• Graphics are powerful enough for VISTAs full
  aero graphics 3D uses interface
• Allows Virtualization Technology

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WHOS ON BOARD?

• Supported software from
• Adobe
• Microsoft
• Altiris
• Hewlett-Packard
• Cisco Systems
• CA
• Symantec
• Symantec and Altiris were the first selected to
  create specialized appliances for vPRO

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WHOS ON BOARD? (contd)

• These PC makers have pledge to launch at least 1
  vPRO desktop model
• Dell
• Gateway
• Hewlett-Packard
• Lenovo Group
• HP and Lenovo are expected to be the first out
  of the gate

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APPLICATIONS

• vPro will be focused on mainstream business PCs
• Used in businesses that have a network system

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PITFALLS

• Software must be able to interface with Intels
  AMT
• Intel has refrained from introducing VT into
  chipsets or platforms targeted towards home users
• vPRO is limited to PCs

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CONCLUSION

• vPRO will change the way businesses is uses PCs
• Desktop PCs will become easier to
• Manage
• Protect
• Network
• Will help businesses save money and energy