A quick look at some comments and stories about the new vPro core family of processors…

Brad Anderson, Microsoft

Anderson claims vPro is key to helping Windows 7 fulfil its potential of helping businesses improve energy efficiency, security and virtualisation. “vPro has enhanced Intel’s reputation as an innovator,” he said.

Steve Morton, Symantec

Symantec has built its new Client Management Suite 7.1 based on the knowledge of vPro. Morton said that vPro has enabled Symantec to “support things like KVM and the idea of a fast call for help.”

The Register http://bit.ly/dizsiZ

“The vPro management capabilities will no doubt appeal to harassed sysadmins…”

ZDNet UK http://bit.ly/cvBz90

“The new KVM functions will let engineers control a PC remotely while seeing what is on the screen, irrespective of which — if any — operating system or application software is running.”

The Inquirer http://bit.ly/ccelih

“Security is further bolstered by Intel's inclusion of six new instructions to speed up AES hardware based encryption and decryption, while remote encryption management allows IT personnel to remotely manage PCs with encrypted hard drives.”

Ken Chan, Toshiba UK http://bit.ly/ambujb

Talking at the launch of Toshiba’s new laptop range, Chan said that the difference in the new machines is the new remote management capabilities provided by Intel's Core vPro update, on which the new Tecras are based, and which "offer up a whole new proposition to the market,” he said, according to news site V3.co.uk . "Suppose I'm a business, and I'm concerned about supporting my laptop users, and I don't want to have to keep them up to date with patches and anti-virus. I can pay some service provider to take care of that for, say, £20 per month."