2 -- Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology

Designed from the ground up to empower IT while meeting the needs of business,

Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ technology provides enhanced security, remote manageability, energy-efficiency, and performance so you can spend more time on strategic initiatives and less time on PC issues and downtime.¹
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Features and benefits
Get peace of mind with hardware-assisted security features.Designed from the ground up, Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology provides built-in hardware-assisted security features that IT can rely on. New filters have also been included that identify malicious patterns, viruses, worms, or potential attacks in network traffic. Plus, with the addition of Cisco Self-Defending Network* (PDF 289KB) and 802.1x support, there is no need to lower security for OS-absent management.
Reduce deskside visits for software and hardware problems up to 56 percent.² Using powerful out-of-band access and management, you can automatically isolate, remotely diagnose, and repair infected PCs using hardware-based remote manageability features¹—even if your PCs are turned off or the OS is unresponsive. And with convenient remote configuration, you now have an option for over–the–wire set–up.
Conduct hardware and software inventory up to 94 percent faster.² Maintain accurate asset inventory, and up-to-date licenses; helping to ensure that you're only paying fees for software you're actually using.
Decrease energy requirements without compromise to performance. Built on the latest 45nm Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology offers reduced electrical current leakage, and increased performance while meeting ENERGY STAR*³ requirements.
Enjoy broad industry support from leading manageability and security independent software vendors (ISVs) like Symantec, LANDesk, HP, Microsoft, and Cisco that take advantage of the Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology.
Remain compliant with next-generation management standards. More capable, extensible and secure than ASFΔ and standardizes management between console and PC as well as inside the PC, Intel Core 2 with vPro technology supports next generation communication protocols such as WS-MAN and DASH.
Prepare for the future with Microsoft Windows Vista*. Get breakthrough performance for 64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista* and next-generation multithreaded software with Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology. With powerful Intel® Graphics you can run Microsoft Windows Vista with full Aero* graphics support without the expense of an external graphics card.
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