Intel Promises New vPro Chips For Business
In an attempt to check a slide in its market share, Intel said Monday it would deliver a new package of chip technologies later this year to better differentiate its products from those of rival Advanced Micro Devices.
The technologies, dubbed vPro, aim to set Intel-powered PCs apart by introducing a new microprocessor, chipset, and software that can increase computer uptime, better secure PCs from viruses, and cut down on energy consumption while maintaining speed. Intel plans to release the technologies for business PCs during the third quarter. Power costs and labor for managing PCs have become larger portions of IT budgets in recent years, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said during a press conference in San Francisco. "IT spending has become problematic," Otellini said. Nearly 90% of companies' IT budgets are allocated to support costs rather than new projects, he said. And while notebook PCs have evolved in recent years to include new technologies for power efficiency and wireless communications, "the good old business PC hasn't changed very much," he added.
