Intel vPro

Intel vPro is a platform for the manufacturer Intel desktop PCs in the office environment. It is the third platform next Centrino ( Mobile Devices ) with Viiv (multimedia).

Under the umbrella brand of a processor based on the Core microarchitecture, a chipset, a flash memory and the integrated Intel Active Management Technology (AMT ) is sold. It is part of the Stable Image Platform, which guarantees compatibility of drivers and system software from the product launch for another five quarters.

Functions

AMT offers in its current version on devices the vPro platform, the following functions:

  • Reading status information
  • Changing configurations
  • On and off of the PC.

These functions allow enabling management, inventory, diagnose and repair PCs even when turned off or crashed systems.

Another part of vPro virtualization technology VT. Together with the AMT functions can be for example to remotely isolate compromised systems from the network in order to curb the spread of the infection.

AMT can technically be seen as a Trusted Execution Environment, since programs can monitor independently of the operating system manage the Platform or.

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