Intel is making its first platform pitch to the enterprise with its new vPro package, promising desktop security and manageability, energy-savings and support from a long list of technology partners, including Symantec, Cisco, Lenovo, Microsoft, Novell and others. While Intel indicates the effort will resemble its wireless platform push with Centrino and its more recent home entertainment push with Viiv, industry observers indicate it is a much greater messaging challenge with vPro and the enterprise market.
Intel Makes vPro Enterprise Platform Pitch
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 25, 2006 09:30 AMIntel is making its first platform pitch to the enterprise with its new vPro package, promising desktop security and manageability, energy-savings and support from a long list of technology partners, including Symantec, Cisco, Lenovo, Microsoft, Novell and others. While Intel indicates the effort will resemble its wireless platform push with Centrino and its more recent home entertainment push with Viiv, industry observers indicate it is a much greater messaging challenge with vPro and the enterprise market.