Take control of managing your PCs
Increase your capability to remotely manage network PCs with fewer desk-side visits. Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT), a component of Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ Technology and Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology, lets you manage desktops over the network regardless of system state.¹
Intel AMT complements Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003* (SMS 2003), a widely deployed network-management engine, to dramatically improve desktop manageability:
Drive down total cost of ownership
Manage business PCs on your network remotely, even if they are powered down or have a non-functioning operating system. Use Microsoft SMS 2003 with the Intel AMT Add-on for Microsoft SMS 2003 and Intel Centrino with vPro Technology or Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology-based PCs to improve support while decreasing costs.
- Discover company assets. Perform inventory on hardware and software more accurately and less expensively, since you can remotely access powered-down or agent-less systems.
- Heal malfunctioning business PCs. Remotely correct issues, avoiding the need for costly deskside support visits, using remote boot and console redirection. If a deskside visit is required, dispatch staff with the right field-replaceable parts on the first trip.
- Increase automation. Microsoft Windows Vista* enables better centralized management, and group policy settings make almost every aspect of Windows Vista centrally configurable, automating tasks.
Make it easier to maintain your network
- Decrease the time needed to deploy software. Power up and restart business PCs remotely during off-hours, to push out security patches, malware definitions, and application software more efficiently and with less user impact.
- Simplify compliance with licensing and platform standards. Complete system audits quickly using persistent asset identification.