Monday, October 30, 2006 Intel to release version for laptops of vPro, using four cores next year
WHILE anyone can download computer security software from the Internet, nothing is as sure as having a package of compatible applications.
This is why the vPro technology platform developed by Intel Microelectronics Philippines is guaranteed to work well, said company country manager Ricardo Banaag.
Intel said in a statement that the vPro platform includes software solutions that are not only compatible but are designed to “optimize” the technology.
Banaag led Intel officials in introducing the vPro platform to local businesses in Cebu last Wednesday.
In a presentation to the press on the same day, Banaag said that while there are people who would opt to get software solutions from less costly sources —either by downloading from the Internet or buying pirated software —they may face the problem of having several applications that are not compatible.
In the case of pirated or unlicensed software and computer security applications, one cannot also get support and version updates from the Internet, said Intel marketing manager Jerome Matti.
Intel said solutions that can be built into the vPro platform include those from Adobe, Altiris, Cisco, HP (Hewlett-Packard) Open View, LANDesk, Microsoft, Symantec and Zenith.
The vPro platform is specifically designed for companies, large and small. It packs in hardware and software that allows for better manageability, proactive security, higher performance but better energy efficiency, the Intel statement said.
Improved
Banaag said that at present, the vPro technology is applicable only for PCs, but Intel plans to release a version for notebooks by next year. Next year, Intel will also come up with an improved version of the vPro, using quad core processor.
Intel presented the vPro platform in branded PCs, such as Hewlett-Packard and Acer, in a forum with company executives at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino last Wednesday.
But Banaag said the platform will be available in assembled PCs within this quarter.
He said, though, that it is not practical to install the vPro platform as an upgrade of an existing personal computer system with lower capabilities.
“It would involve changing the motherboard and to do that would be like buying a new one,” he added. (LAP)
