Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology



Over View


Protect and manage your business better by upgrading to notebook PCs built with Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology inside. Designed from the ground up for multi-core performance and the needs of IT, your workforce will be able to work efficiently on the go, while IT remains in complete control.¹ And with new power-efficient designs, notebooks powered by Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology can aid in keeping energy costs low, while built-in security features help combat the expense of security threats.
Including hardware-assisted isolation, diagnostics, and repair, you can reduce the need for desk-side maintenance by managing your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system's OS is unresponsive.¹ With the ability to initiate a protected tunnel back to IT via wired LAN, notebooks can be managed and repaired even outside of the corporate firewall.¹ And with the ability to remotely shut down and update notebooks, you'll save power and money while increasing security.


Features and benefits
Best for business, providing unique features built right into the chip that deliver added protection from viruses and attacks with hardware defense filters and agent presence checking.Φ
Mobile performance. Providing industry-leading performance,² new Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology offers 30 percent faster multitasking performance,³ for future 64-bit applications,Δ and next-generation multithreaded software.
Increased energy-efficiency. Upgrading from desktop PCs to notebooks with Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology reduces energy consumption by more than 26x.°
Stay unplugged longer with the best possible battery life. Based on next-generation hafnium-based 45nm technology, Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology offers unique energy-saving components designed to give you maximum battery life.
Get unprecedented wireless freedom with up to 5x faster connectivity speeds and more reliable connections than current 802.11g Wi-Fi.Ω
Manage your mobile workforce wirelessly. Remotely diagnose, isolate, and repair infected notebooks using hardware-based remote manageability features that work even if notebooks are off or the OS is unresponsive.¹
Broad industry support from leading manageability and security software providers like Symantec*, LANDesk*, HP*, Microsoft*, and Cisco*.
Reduce maintenance costs and stay compliant. Provide routine patching and maintenance ensuring that you're only paying software license fees for what you're using while keeping your licenses up-to-date.¹
Get the most out of graphics-intensive Windows Vista*. Powerful Intel® Graphics allow you to run Windows Vista* with full Aero* support-without the expense of an additional graphics card.²
It all adds up to mobile computing without limits and a lower cost of ownership. It's just what your business needs, right when it needs it most. Experience it now with industry-leading performance² from Intel.