Intel Unveils New Family Of Business Processors

Intel Corporation has unveiled its newest family of business processors. The new 2nd generation Intel Core vPro processor family features the performance and capabilities of Intel’s new microarchitecture, enhancements to Intel vPro technology and new security features, including a 3G “poison pill” option to help protect a PC’s data.

“Businesses face numerous challenges today, but also opportunities in the wealth of new technologies that are helping workers be more productive, businesses to be more creative and IT to be more innovative,” said Rick Echevarria, Vice President, Intel Architecture Group, and General Manager, Business Client Platform Division. “Providing the right combination of technologies at the right time, the new Intel Core vPro processor family continues Intel’s advancement in performance, security and management. Possibly more critical, it readies businesses for major changes to come in such areas as desktop virtualisation, cloud computing and the complementary relationship between PCs and the growing variety of other computing devices.”

The new Core vPro processors offer the increased performance of Intel’s new microarchitecture, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and new Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). To provide stronger defence against the problem of laptop theft and data loss, Intel has introduced Intel Anti-Theft Technology Ver. 3.0 (AT 3.0), included on all 2nd generation Intel Core and Core vPro processors. The Intel Identity Protection Technology (IPT) helps stymie phishing attacks aimed at gaining unlawful access to corporate, e-banking, e-commerce and other secure sites.

The 2nd generation Intel Core vPro processors also feature Host-Based Configuration that automates the process of setting up the vPro functions on new computers.

“This kind performance equates to enormous promise for the PC, for example, as the ‘hub’ for the varied combination of tablets, smart phones, netbooks and operating systems filling our pockets and briefcases,” said Echevarria. “The new Core vPro processor family has the capacity to offload tasks or even better share them to get the most from companion devices. With such performance, the PC could be a service provider, coordinating encryption, virus scanning, near transparent syncs and remote control.”