Intel Core i5 vPro Brings Intelligence to the Processor

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"Intelligence" is the word Intel is using a lot to describe the features of the new 2010 Intel Core i5 vPro processors. Yes, they are faster than the chips you bought with your last refresh, but you'd expect that from a new processor. They're also more energy efficient, which is something you've also come to expect from the latest processors.

But Intel Core i5 vPro processors can help IT managers with what is perhaps their biggest headache on a daily basis: security. The truth is your old fleet of PCs and laptops is less secure than new systems. Older systems are harder to patch, harder to protect, and carry more risks than a new system with Intel vPro technology.

New Security Solutions Using Intel® vPro™ Technology Intel IT security specialists have identified significant new enterprise security use cases that we can implement using Intel vPro technology. We focused on three high-priority, high-value categories and successfully performed lab tests to validate each use case.

Intel vPro technology is now in its fourth generation and if you weren't sure about the benefits when it debuted, it's definitely worth exploring the technology now. Intel vPro is proven, deployed in organizations of all shapes and sizes, and is supported far and wide by software vendors and hardware manufacturers alike. It's easier than ever to find Intel vPro technology as well because more vendors are featuring it on more SKUs when you're looking for Intel PCs.

Security

Intel Anti-Theft Technology 2.0 is one of the key security enhancements in the 2010 Intel Core i5 vPro processors. It allows laptops to be disabled if they are lost or stolen, regardless of whether they make a connection to the Internet or a corporate network, which is helpful when you consider the Ponemon Institute estimates 12,000 laptops are stolen each week from airports alone. It can also block the OS from loading and/or disable access to hard disk encryption keys.

Laptops with Intel Anti-Theft Technology 2.0 can be disabled using a "poison pill" sent through the network, or they can be set to automatically disable themselves if they have not connected to their management console within a preset period of time. Access to the laptop and data can be restored if the laptop is recovered.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-NI acceleration, which ensures speedy encryption and decryption of data, is included in 2010 Intel Core i5 vPro processors, The Core i5 is optimized for a number of technologies, including WinZIP file compression, McAfee security, the BitLocker in 64-bit Windows 7, and PGP security.

Manageability

Security isn't the only area where Intel Core i5 vPro processors show their intelligence. Managing a fleet of PCs creates headaches of its own beyond security for IT managers. The remote management capabilities of Intel Core i5 vPro processors can cut PC maintenance costs by up to 50 percent, speed patch saturation by 42 percent, and reduce patch deployment costs by up to 98 percent.

New hardware-based KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) Remote Control in Intel vPro technology can remotely diagnose and repair PCs even when the operating system isn't responding. Even PCs that are powered down and disconnected can take part in centrally scheduled diagnostic events run locally.

Intel Core i5 vPro processors help IT managers ensure that PCs in their fleet are in compliance by initiating a secure connection to the management console when there is a critical event. The Ponemon Institute says the processors improve your ability to inventory previously undetected software on laptop PCs by 47 percent.

Virtualization

Picking up where previous generations of Intel Core processors left off, the 2010 Intel Core i5 vPro processors continue to support the latest virtualization efforts being made in the enterprise. Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) and Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT) continue to mature, offering features within the hardware that help organizations virtualize their environments in any number of ways.

Using Intel VT it's possible to create a single build with multiple operating system and software configurations, and allow access to each OS based on user ID. You can also stream an operating system or application into a virtual container on a PC to maintain control of the build. It all adds up to increased security, flexibility, and manageability for your virtualization efforts.

Performance

We can't discuss new processors without mentioning performance. The 2010 Intel Core i5 processors include Intel Turbo Boost Technology to support intelligent performance and energy efficiency. Intel Turbo Boost Technology allocates extra processing power to the applications that need it the most. It can accelerate the clock speed by up to 20 percent.

What does this mean for PC users? Intel Hyper-Threading Technology allows for faster multitasking by letting each processor core work on two tasks simultaneously. And the improvements over a three-year-old PC will make a clear difference to users whose new PC is powered by an Intel Core i5 vPro processor. Compared to a three-year-old PC, business productivity applications will be more than two times faster; multitasking will be 80 percent faster; and the encryption of sensitive data will be 3.5 times faster.

Improvements in security, manageability, and performance are what you expect to see when you're upgrading your PC fleet, but in the end, the decision about if or when to upgrade comes down to money. With processors as intelligent as the 2010 Intel Core i5 vPro to help with managing and securing your infrastructure, Intel expects organizations that upgrade their PC fleet to see a return on their investment in nine months. That's a number that will make you look intelligent.