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Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology

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Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology

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.

  1. What is Intel® vPro™ technology?
  2. Using TCO to determine optimal PC refresh cycles
  3. Take business PCs to the next level with PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology Filetype/Size: PDF 1.71 MB
  4. White paper: Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology and Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ technology Filetype/Size: PDF 2.32 MB
  5. Product brief Filetype/Size: PDF 183 KB
  6. Activate Intel vPro technology for immediate cost savings and recoup your investment in as little as ten monthsς
  7. Performance benchmarks: Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology

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

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  • 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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