The new, fourth-generation Centrino wireless platform is the first to offer a business version that boasts Intel's Active Management Technology, which enable enterprises to remotely manage and maintain business laptops.
Called Centrino Pro, the enterprise dual-core processor, chipset and software bundle essentially gives IT managers the same remote functionality as its desktop cousin vPro, which Intel rolled out last September.
AdvertisementActive Management Technology, or AMT, has been around for two years now, but only garnered significant OEM support at around the time vPro was launched. AMT is handy if only for its ability to repair or manage a computer no matter what state it may be in: AMT works if the machine is turned off or if its operating system has crashed.
AMT also enables security updates and patches to be pushed remotely. "This is not just about diagnosing and repairing PCs," said Intel PR manager Christine Dotts.
Centrino Pro and the latest version of Centrino Duo, its consumer counterpart that launched alongside it yesterday, also promise better security, manageability and energy efficiency. And Turbo Memory, previously codenamed Robson, makes it debut with the new chips. It includes a nonvolatile flash memory cache that promises to quicken a system's responsiveness and boost multitasking performance...
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