California-based Intel Corp., has this week chosen to shine its technological spotlight on two significant unveilings, the first of which sees the introduction of a brand new high-performance laptop processor, which the leading chipmaker refers to as Intel Centrino Pro processor technology.The new Centrino Pro processor will essentially consist of a mix of Intel’s vPro technology, which is a set of popular features designed specifically for desktop business PCs, and the chipmaker’s hugely successful mobile Centrino brand – thus combining to bring Centrino Pro technology to expectant laptop owners.From a business efficiency perspective, IT (Information Technology) departments utilising the benefits of Centrino Pro technology will be in a position to “reliably manage both desktop and notebooks and deal with what plagues them most – security threats, cost of ownership, resource allocation, and asset management – and do so wirelessly,” claims Intel in yesterday’s official release, which also boasts that Centrino Pro technology will result in enhanced protection and IT compliance for PCs as well as more accurate inventories, and reductions in desk-side visits and business interruptions.“This is an ideal time for this product as we continue to see notebook penetration rates increasing in business,” commented Mooly Eden, VP of Intel’s Mobile Products Group, concerning the announcement. “Intel Centrino Pro processor technology brings the best of our offering with Intel vPro processor technology and adds it right into our highly successful Intel Centrino brand for laptops.”With Intel outlining that existing desktop vPro technology is already being implemented by more than 200 of its business customers, including the likes of 3M, BMW, FujiFilm, ING, John Hopkins, Pioneer, and Verizon, it would seem only natural for Centrino Pro technology’s integration to follow when it becomes ready for deployment during the second quarter.Furthermore, industry corporate software support is also well positioned for the arrival of Centrino Pro processor technology and Intel has bolstered interest with software application and solutions already on offer from the likes of Altiris, CA Inc., Cisco Systems, Credant Technologies, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft Corp., LANDesk, and Trend Micro.“Intel has been one of the best in terms of understanding and internalizing manageability and building manageability into their platforms with Intel vPro processor technology, and now Intel Centrino Pro mobile processor technology extends this management capability to mobile PCs,” said Kirill Tatarinov, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Windows Enterprise Management Division regarding Microsoft’s approach.“With new Intel Centrino Pro processor technology support in SMS 2003 and System Center 2007 products, this combination will help enterprises realize the promise of dynamically managing their infrastructure
