In prior posts I shared out the CIRA (Client Initiated Remote Access) technology. Since the release is coming closer it's time to start talking about what this means for the IT shop and what the exact touch points are. here is a quick flow that shows the touch points, whic highlights this new MPS (Management Presence Server), which sits in your DMZ and acts like a proxy between the client and the management console. this is that final mile of connecting your notebooks when they are out of your corporate enterprise. I listed out the limitations in my last post that I reference below.

(note: Thanks to Kyle in Brand Promise Validation for this great flow..)

Here are the prior posts on CIRA

Client Initaitied Remote Access - vPro in 2008 - IDF

Here is the Centrino2 one stop shop wiki

Centrino 2 vPro - One Stop Shop Wiki

I'm working on posting a video to showcase CIRA and also will be looking to post who supports this capability in their console.