Activation Blog : 2008 : June

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Get vPro STUFF!! We want your story!

Posted by Michele Gartner Jun 24, 2008

Tell us about your vPro deployment* and receive something from our goody drawer! We have shirts, radios, backpacks, and more!

We want to hear about your unassisted activation. We are interested to know how many machines were involved in your deployment, which provisioning model you went with, and the implemented use cases. Contact Michele Gartner

with the details.

*Offer valid for individuals deploying vPro without the use of an IT outsource, system integrator, or Intel engineer on site.

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ROI Analysis - State of Indiana deploys vPro and saves BIG

Posted by Michele Gartner Jun 18, 2008

Here's a new ROI analysis document about the State of Indiana. They are using vPro systems for remote services and power management. If I read this right, they reduced their energy costs by an incredible 45%!!

Check it out:

ROI Analysis: Reducing 856,000 Pounds of CO2 Emissions through Remote Services and Off-Hours Power Management

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Intel® AMT Reflector - New Release Posted w/Video Tutorial Too!

Posted by Timothy Duncan Jun 12, 2008

Intel® AMT Reflector is a software tool designed to allow local management of Intel® AMT Mangement Engine functionality from the local operating system. Removing the need to reboot to verify and change the Intel® AMT host computer name or un-provision Intel® AMT on the computer. This functionality improves debug and factory operations in activating and building Intel® AMT based client environments. This release completes DOPD SW Engineering's original functionality plan for the tool and is therefore marked as a production level release.

This release has the following updates from the Beta release:

· Added a timestamp to Intel® AMT events in the logs generated by the client-side applications.

· Fixed the XML logfile format so that it will be properly recognized by external applications that support the XML file format.

· Fixed the issue where some commands may not succeed on the first call for some Intel(R) AMT systems.

· Fixed the "Browse" button functionality in the Intel(R) AMT Reflector Server configuration window.

· The Intel® AMT Reflector Server now logs the client FQDN for each event.

· Removed the View Log window from the Intel® AMT Reflector Client application.

· Improved the error handling of the Intel® AMT Reflector Client application.

Download the tool here

Here's a 5 minute video overview of the tool's capabilities (Click here to view video on YouTube) :

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New wiki! Ways to use vPro in your environment

Posted by Michele Gartner Jun 11, 2008

Check out Intel vPro Use Cases: Ways to use vPro in your environment to learn what vPro can do in your environment. This is a growing list of use case documents - I'll add to it as more become available.

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Updated - Ordering an Activation-Ready PC

Posted by Michele Gartner Jun 11, 2008

Added some info to the Order an activation-ready PC document. I fine-tuned the Panasonic notebook info to include the exact model number and also added Acer notebooks.

Anyone interested in info on a specific OEM? Please let me know.

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Provisioning models: Definitions

Posted by Michele Gartner Jun 9, 2008

Wondering about the different types of provisioning models? A new matrix was just published that defines the three provisioning models: Basic, Standard, and Advanced.

This naming convention replaces the terms SMB and Enterprise modes. Why? SMB was confusing because it refers to Small-Medium Business - when in actuality, there are enterprise-sized companies that have activated in SMB/Basic mode and SMB-sized companies that have activated in Enterprise/Standard/Advanced mode.