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Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology: Performance

Notebooks powered by Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology deliver industry-leading performance, longer battery life, enhanced wireless connectivity, and improved security, giving your business a competitive edge in challenging times. Upgrading now will help you avoid the escalating software and hardware support costs of older PCs¹, while reducing system downtime.

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Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency
Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency

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Keeping Notebooks Past Their Prime (PDF 338KB)

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Increase security and productivity (PDF 240KB)

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Introducing the 45nm Hi-k Next Generation Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture (PDF 136KB)

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Six billion Slurpees* and Counting (PDF 1.32MB)

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Business PCs demo

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Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency
Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency

Maximize the efficiency of your processors with Intel's hafnium-based Hi-k silicon technology.

The move to Intel® 45nm process technology
The move to Intel® 45nm process technology

Achieve better performance and energy efficiency with Intel® Xeon® processors.

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Terry Cutler

Terry Cutler is an Intel solution architect, who works on the deployment and integration of Intel® vPro™ technology. For over seven years, Terry has been collaborating with leading enterprise customers to advance their IT.

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1 "New Insights on PC Management: Benefits of Controlled Hardware Diversity," Wipro Technologies 2004. Optimizing PC Refresh Cycles to Maximize Business Value," Wipro Technologies, October 2006. Optimizing PC Refresh Cycles to Maximize Business Value (PDF 1.05MB)