Remote management
Intel vPro is a suite of technologies combining hardware and software, with the aim of making it easier for IT managers to maintain and manage business desktop PCs.
A key element to this is enabling remote management of things like software roll-outs and troubleshooting. Now, it seems, this has been taken a step further by allowing PCs to self-manage, to some degree.
One manifestation of this is a self diagnosing feature called Remote Alert. This allows even a PC that is turned off to alert the IT support team whenever it starts to experience "symptoms outside preset parameters".
"Intel vPro Technology has been a win-win for the IT industry and high-tech industries, and each year we've unveiled unique innovations to solve IT's biggest challenges," said Gregory Bryant, Intel VP and GM of the Digital Office Platform Division. "For 2008, vPro Technology continues that trend, automating repair and maintenance functions to not only free IT professionals' time, but rapidly accelerate the time it takes to get end-users up and running."
