Proactive Protection of Business PCs
Improve business PC security
Overcome the age-old trade-off between security and efficiency. PCs with Intel® Centrino® with vPro™ Technology and Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology and Microsoft Windows Vista* mark a new era of data protection with less compromise.
Desktops based on Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology and notebooks based on Intel Centrino with vPro Technology provide advanced, hardware-based security features. These PCs also have processing power to spare for Windows Vista's security services to run in the background:
More secure business PCs with less impact on end users
The Intel® Core™2 Duo processor has headroom to help to ensure that security tasks don't impact user productivity.
- Scan for malware. While running Windows Defender* in the background, create a PDF file 232 percent faster.¹
- Protect your data. With Windows BitLocker* drive encryption running in the background, copy a hard-drive volume 143 percent faster.¹
- Halt malware execution. The combination of Intel Centrino with vPro Technology and Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology and Windows Vista provides full support for the Execute Disable Bit², which can help prevent buffer overflow attacks that attempt to execute unauthorized code.
Implement network security with flexible control
Intel Centrino with vPro Technology and Intel Core 2 Processor with vPro Technology and Windows Vista work together to secure business PCs with innovative combinations of hardware and software technology.
- Deploy security patches anytime. Push Windows patches or malware definitions to business PCs, even if they are powered down or inoperable.³
- Quarantine malware-infected machines. Proactively isolate business PCs where spyware, worms, or viruses have been discovered, before they can affect the rest of the network.
- Ensure running software agents. Make sure critical applications, like your management console's agents, are running, even if users try intentionally or inadvertently to alter or delete them.³
Secure your workforce
Get a demonstration of the security capabilities of Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology.
Built-in manageability and proactive security for business desktop PCs.
Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.
¹ Compares against Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8 GHz. Source: Principled Technologies, Inc. Configuration: Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ technology based PC with Intel Core™2 Duo processor E6700 2.66 GHz – Intel® Q965 Desktop Board, 1024MB PC2-6400 5-5-5-18, Seagate ST3808110AS SATA 300Mb/s hard drive, Intel® GMA 3000 graphics card 256MB, Intel® 7.14.10.1111 graphics driver, Integrated Intel® 82566DM Gigabit Ethernet adapter; Intel® Pentium® D processor 930 3.0 GHz -Intel® i945G Desktop Board, 1024 MB PC2-5300 5-5-5-15, Seagate ST380811AS SATA 150Mb/s hard drive, Intel® GMA 950 graphics card, 128MB, Intel 7.14.10.1111 graphics driver, Integrated Intel® PRO/1000 PM Gigabit Ethernet adapter; Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 630 with HT Technology 3.0 GHz -Intel i945G Desktop Board, 1024 MB PC2-5300 5-5-5-15, Seagate ST380811AS SATA 150Mb/s hard drive, Intel GMA 950 graphics card, 128MB, Intel 7.14.10.1111 graphics driver, Integrated Intel PRO/1000 PM Gigabit Ethernet adapter; Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.8 GHz -Intel® i865G Desktop Board, 1024 MB PC2-3200 2.5-3-3-7, Seagate ST3802110A ATA100 hard drive, Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 graphics card, 224MB, Intel® 6.14.10.4656 graphics driver, Integrated Intel PRO/1000 CTGigabit Ethernet adapter. All platforms: DirectX* 10, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate RTM. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Full results available at:
www.principledtechnologies.com/clients/reports/Intel/vProVistaEmp.pdf (PDF 570KB)
www.principledtechnologies.com/clients/reports/Intel/vProVistaPred.pdf (PDF 334KB)
www.principledtechnologies.com/clients/reports/Intel/vProVistaAero.pdf (PDF 321KB)
² Enabling Execute Disable Bit functionality requires a PC with a processor with Execute Disable Bit capability and a supporting operating system. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Execute Disable Bit functionality.
³ Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the computer system to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software, as well as connection with a power source and a corporate network connection. Setup requires configuration by the purchaser and may require scripting with the management console or further integration into existing security frameworks to enable certain functionality. It may also require modifications of implementation of new business processes. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/.
