Stressed out IT managers may get some help with the availability of PCs based on Intel's "vPro" platform. The computers, part of the firm's professional business platform, use the Q965 chipset that not only integrate virtualization, but also Intel's second generation Active Management Technology with a circuit breaker support.
vPro is only available for the recently launched Intel Core 2 Duo processor and specifically aims to provide features Intel for corporate environments. Using virtualization, the dual-core system can easily run multiple operating systems with their own virus scanners and diagnostic tools. AMT allows IT staff to automate the maintenance of individual desktop computers.
Intel officials demonstrated a beta version of vPro to TG Daily a few months ago at the firm's qualification labs in Oregon. Employees showed off the remote control features which can turn off and diagnose problems. Since the technology runs at the chipset level, it does not require an actively runninf operating system.
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