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Today's business PCs run a constant stream of background applications. Security agents, management tools, monitoring platforms, and compliance software. Individually, each is essential. Collectively, they can become one of the biggest drains on battery life, responsiveness, and overall device performance. Employees also rely on a growing ecosystem of connected accessories—from docks to displays and headsets—that are essential to getting work done.
It's a challenge every IT organization knows well.
Employees complain their systems feel sluggish. Battery life falls short of expectations. Support tickets increase. IT teams investigate. Yet the culprit often isn't a single application. It's the cumulative impact of business-critical software and connected workplace technologies that employees depend on throughout the day.
Intel believes business software and connected experiences should work with the platform, not against it.
That's why Intel launched the Intel vPro® Certified Program, bringing Intel engineers together with software and accessory partners to optimize the technologies businesses rely on every day. The goal is simple: ensure critical software and workplace accessories run efficiently and reliably on Intel vPro® systems, enhancing battery life, responsiveness, connectivity, and overall user experience.
The New Badge That Means More Than Compatibility
Certification isn't new. But Intel's approach goes beyond traditional compatibility testing.
The Intel vPro Certified Apps and Accessories Program evaluates and optimizes applications and accessories for power efficiency, responsiveness, and real-world behavior on Intel commercial PCs. Applications and accessories that meet the program's criteria earn Intel vPro Certified status, signaling to IT departments that they have been validated and optimized for enterprise deployments.
Intel works directly with ISVs and device vendors using enterprise telemetry, diagnostics, engineering collaboration, and interoperability testing to identify inefficiencies, compatibility issues, and other factors that can negatively affect users. The result is measurable improvement, not just a certification logo.
For IT leaders, that means greater confidence that business-critical software and peripherals are helping deliver the experience employees expect rather than quietly undermining it.
Security Doesn't Have to Cost Performance
Security remains one of the most important workloads running on business devices, which makes optimization particularly impactful.
ESET, a leader in providing modern endpoint security for businesses, joined Intel as part of the Intel vPro® Certifed Apps program to ensure that strong endpoint protection and great user experiences can coexist.
For security teams, this matters because cybersecurity effectiveness should never force a compromise in employee productivity. By aligning software with the underlying platform architecture, organizations can help ensure protection remains robust while minimizing unnecessary system overhead.
“At ESET, we believe that world-class protection must never come at the cost of performance. Reaching Intel vPro Certified App status reflects our dedication to innovation by engineering highly efficient security solutions. Through our collaboration with Intel, we’ve been able to elevate the performance and energy efficiency of ESET PROTECT by leveraging the advanced features of Intel’s hardware technologies,” said Juraj Malcho, ESET’s Chief Technology Officer.
Measuring What Employees Actually Feel
If security is about protection, digital employee experience is about perception.
Employees rarely notice when software is working correctly. They notice when meetings stutter, applications lag, or batteries run out halfway through the day.
That's where DEX platforms such as Nexthink play an important role.
The Nexthink Infinity Platform helps organizations understand how devices, applications, and infrastructure impact employee experiences. Through its participation in the Intel vPro® Certified Apps Program, Nexthink worked to further optimize how Nexthink Infinity Platform operates on Intel vPro platforms.
Nicolo Raffaele, head of Nexthink’s ecosystem partnerships said, “the certification is another step toward delivering the digital experience every employee deserves. By combining Nexthink Infinity with the Intel vPro platform, our customers can turn rich endpoint data into proactive, cost-saving actions that keep every device performing at its best, enabling employees to get the most from today’s AI-enabled workplace.”
It's Not Just About Apps
And software is only part of the equation. From docks and displays to headsets and other workplace accessories that employees rely on every day can have an equally significant impact on reliability, compatibility and the overall user experience. That's why Intel applies the same rigorous validation standards across both software and accessories through the Intel vPro® Certified program.
Accessories that earn Intel vPro Certified status must meet demanding performance, interoperability and manageability requirements, including capabilities such as fast Bluetooth pairing, sub-two-second audio switching and optimized Thunderbolt charging
Why IT Should Care
Every IT organization is under pressure to do more with less.
Less downtime. Less complexity. Fewer support tickets. Better employee satisfaction.
The Intel vPro Certified Program addresses these challenges by bringing Intel and its ecosystem partners together around a shared objective: maximizing the performance and efficiency of business PCs.
For IT professionals, certified apps and accessories can help deliver:
Better system responsiveness
Improved battery life
Reduced background resource consumption
More predictable fleet behavior
Better digital employee experiences
Greater confidence in software deployments
More reliable peripheral experiences and connectivity
In a world where enterprises may run dozens of managements, security, and productivity services simultaneously, those benefits compound quickly across thousands of devices.
Building an Ecosystem IT Can Trust
The modern workplace depends on an ecosystem.
When PCs, software, and accessories are optimized to work together, employees stay productive, IT teams stay efficient, and organizations get more value from every device they deploy.
That's the promise behind Intel vPro® Certified Apps and Accessories.
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