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Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology

Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology Spend smart, do more, and be more secure

Protect and manage your business better while reducing costs with notebooks powered by the Intel® Centrino® 2 processor with vPro™ technology. Hardware-assisted diagnostics and repair let you manage your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system's OS is unresponsive.¹ And you'll increase productivity with industry-leading performance, faster wireless connectivity, and great battery life. Plus, replacing older PCs help you avoid the escalating costs associated with supporting older software and hardware while reducing system downtime. New power-efficient designs help keep energy costs low and built-in security features help combat the expense of security threats.

Features and benefits

Reduce energy costs by using an average of 50 percent less power than older PCs.² Plus, remotely shut down, wake up, and update PCs more securely during off hours to minimize user downtime and reduce energy costs even more.¹

Reduce maintenance costs by remotely configuring, diagnosing and repairing infected PCs, even if they're shut down or the OS is unresponsive.³

Safeguard PCs from malware and malicious attacks by continually and intelligently polling for the presence of software agents. If an outbreak should occur, get up to 56 percent faster time to patch saturation.

Maintain accurate asset inventory by conducting hardware and software inventory up to 94 percent faster² and ensuring you only paying for software you actually use.

Maximize employee productivity with industry-leading performance² that runs today's advanced software even faster.

Upgrade to Microsoft Windows* 7 quickly, remotely, and overnight without losing access to your legacy applications.

Stay unplugged longer with unique energy-saving components designed to give you great battery life.

Get unprecedented wireless freedom with up to 5x faster connectivity speeds and more reliable connections than current 802.11g Wi-Fi.Ω

Improving the bottom line

The Indiana office of technology CIO tells how Intel® vPro™ technology will help save over $1.2 million in power costs and reduce over 850 pounds of CO₂ emissions.

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Product and Performance Data: ¹ Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm.

² System performance, battery life, power savings, high-definition quality, video playback and functionality, and wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware, chipset, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. References to enhanced performance refer to comparisons with previous generation Intel technologies. See www.intel.com/products/centrino/index.htm and www.intel.com/performance/mobile/index.htm for more information on performance, power savings and energy efficiency.

³ Measured using Microsoft* MovieMaker* compression software, while simultaneously converting a Microsoft* Word* 2007 document into an Adobe* Acrobat* PDF, with McAfee* Virus Scan running in the background, comparing Intel® Centrino® 2 P8600 processor-based notebook to theoretical installed base using an Intel® Core™ Duo T2700 processor-based notebook with comparable frequency . Mobile System Configurations - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 (3M Cache, 2.40GHz,1066 MHz FSB), on Lenovo* T400 with Intel® GM45 Express Chipset Dual channel Elpida* 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 5-5-5-12 with Intel® GMA 4500MHD + Hitachi* 200GB SATA (BIOS: Lenovo* 7UET45WW, INF: 8.0.7, Graphics: 7.15.0010.1502). Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2700 (2M Cache, 2.33GHz, 667 MHz FSB) on Lenovo* T60 with Intel® 945GM Express Chipset, Dual-channel Micron* 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-667 5-5-5-12, with Integrated GMA950 + Hitachi* 100GB SATA (BIOS: Lenovo* 79ETE1WW, INF: 8.1.1.1010, Graphics: 7.14.0010.1329)

ς Based on a Model Company developed by Wipro Technologies in a March 2009 study titled "Using Total Cost of Ownership to Determine Optimal PC Refresh Lifecycles." Actual results may vary based on the number of use cases implemented and may not be representative of the results that individual businesses may realize. For additional implementation examples refer to Intel ROI Analysis Studies available at communities.intel.com/openport/docs/DOC-1494.

° Intel® Centrino® 2 Processor Technology with Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T9600 and Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset versus Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology with Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2700 and Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset. MobileMark 2007 Productivity and Battery Life benchmarks.

Φ No computer system can provide absolute security under all conditions. Intel® Active Management Technology requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. With regard to notebooks, Intel AMT may not be available or certain capabilities may be limited over a host OS-based VPN or when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm.

Ω Up to 2x greater range and up to 5x better performance with optional Intel® Next-Gen Wireless N technology enabled by 2x3 Draft N implementations with two spatial streams. Actual results may vary based on your specific hardware, connection rate, site conditions, and software configurations. See www.intel.com/performance/mobile/index.htm for more information. Requires a Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology certified wireless n access point. Wireless n access points without the Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology identifier may require additional firmware for increased performance results. Check with your PC and access point manufacturer for details.

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