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Darrell Proctor is a longtime observer of business and technology, from the art of the deal to reviews of consumer electronics. He's the author of the Mile High Tech blog and a veteran of the publishing industry. Questions for Darrell? Drop him a line at techexaminer@gmail.com.
  

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Intel's updated vPro adds IT upgrades

POSTED July 18, 9:01 AM
Darrell Proctor - Business Technology Examiner
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Intel's updates to vPro have been eagerly awaited.
Corporate IT departments were waiting for Intel to release its Centrino 2 platform for notebooks, and it happened this week.

The updates and upgrades are detailed in this eWeek.com article.

Here's a key passage: "With the notion that laptops need to be as secure as desktops, Intel made a number of incremental improvements to the technologies that are now included with the Centrino 2 vPro platform. While none of the improvements made headlines during the July 14 launch, the vPro technologies are important to IT departments looking to bring a sense of order to a corporate client fleet that is increasingly becoming mobile."

In other words, because so many workers now use a laptop as their primary computer, those laptops need to be every bit as secure as a company's desktop PCs.


Topics: Intel , Centrino 2 , laptops

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Palin sparks renewed interest in Down Syndrome testing

POSTED August 29, 9:35 PM
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Interest in surprise Republican vice presidential choice Sarah Palin is running high, particularly among those who have learned for the first time that she's a mother of five - the youngest of whom, Trig, was born earlier this year with Down Syndrome.The... Read More
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Colorado student was on board with Palin long ago

POSTED August 29, 3:42 PM
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POSTED August 29, 8:07 AM
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Obama could be 'first technology president'

POSTED August 28, 2:54 PM
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Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 8

POSTED August 28, 7:10 AM
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New Orleans activates evacuation plan as Gustav looms

POSTED August 27, 9:23 PM
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Baseball replay - technology makes it happen

POSTED August 27, 9:03 PM
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 As someone who covered major-league baseball for several years, I've seen my share of bad calls - though I also know umpires are right about 99 percent or more of the time.But instant replay, which will be used beginning today in major-league parks,... Read More
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New Orleans in projected path of Gustav

POSTED August 27, 8:49 AM
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POSTED August 26, 11:19 AM
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