Intel vPro Expert Center Blog

vPro Tweetup @ IDF

josh.hilliker@intel.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:27:30 GMT

September 23rd - 4-5PM PST we are going to do a tweetup for vPro, SCCM SP2 & Win7. I'll post out the hashtag shortly and details so you can join us either @ IDF or online.

Videos showcasing how Intel® Anti-Theft Technology works

justin.van.buren@intel.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:50:13 GMT

Last month, Intel introduced Intel® Anti-Theft Technology with support from Lenovo and Absolute Software.

There are various use models that this new technology enables, such as:

The ability to disable a lost notebook PC and the data on the hard drive even if it never connects to the network (based on IT policy)
The ability to send a "poison pill" so that the notebook PC is disabled, along with the data on the hard drive, if the notebook PC is connected to the internet
The ability to re-activate the notebook PC if it is found again

Watch the following Intel Anti-Theft Technology demo with Intel executives Dadi Perlmutter and Pat Gelsinger from Fall IDF 2008 and learn more about how this new technology helps with theft deterrance.

For a more in-depth demonstration of Intel Anti-Theft Technology with Absolute Software, watch the following video:

Listen to industry analysts discuss benefits of Intel Anti-Theft Technology and why this technology is an important milestone that will help with notebook PC theft deterrence in the future.

Listen to a Lenovo executive discuss the benefits that Intel Anti-Theft Technology will bring to Lenovo based notebook PCs.

Listen to Absolute executives discuss how they are taking advantage of Intel Anti-Theft Technology in their software and services.

Last, listen to Intel's Anand Pashupathy, George Thangadurai and Duncan Glendinning comment on the benefits of the new technology.

Another Add, here's Josh Hilliker talking about Anti-Theft Technology @ the beach.

IDF Class - Activation, Integration & the Expert Center

josh.hilliker@intel.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:26:53 GMT

Yesterday Jeff Marek, Big Dave & I taught a class on the value of vPro, Intel IT's experience and more on tools. Here's a quick link to the presentation.

http://intel.wingateweb.com/US08/published/sessions/PROS005/SF08_PROS005_100t.pdf

If you attended yesterday's session please let us know if you have questions, comments, etc. .

IDF: Lucky little intern!!

stallsd@gmail.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:22:35 GMT

I am so lucky to experience IDF (thank you Jason Davidson, Josh Hilliker and Kevin Ma). The atmosphere here is amazing. Wide varieties of people are here to enjoy what is new coming out of Intel. Opening key notes were invigorating and exciting. Craig Barrett kicked off the experience with his speech, "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned," what a simple and powerful saying in Craig Barrett's speech.

Going through show floor area, where the majority of the demos are located, there is so much exciting new stuff, everything from virtualization to new hardware. Let me key you in on something that is going to big with vPro: remote help for your home computer. With this technology, you can have a key stroke on your PC, it will send a signal to several qualified providers that you can choose from, they will receive a code, and the one of your choice can fix your PC remotely. You would not even need to bring in your PC or have a tech come to your place of residence for most problems. Josh Hilliker is going to be putting up w a PDF about it here on the vPro Expert Center. Keep your eye out for some clips and more cool new features from different people on the Open Port site.

(Some cool give-a-ways!!)

2008 San Francisco IDF Intel vPro Technology Zone Setup

daniel.w.brunton@intel.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:39:55 GMT

Here are some behind the scenes photos I took while we set up the Intel vPro Technology Zone on Monday 8/18. Josh Hilliker and the vPro Expert Center will be there. You will also find booths with members of the ISV community. There's going to be a lot of great information available, cool SWAG and some cool prizes for those of you attending who take part in our passport program. Prizes? Who really cares about those anyway. The real deal is getting to meet contributors to the vPro Expert Center in person! We look forward to seeing you there!

When you see this sign, walk towards it!

Our friend, Mike Baum, from the Ultimate Geek Challange helped us get a lot of stuff set up at our booth. Thanks for all your help Mike!

Here's Brian Brougham and Mike Baum finishing off some work on the registration laptops.

Here are all the registration laptops in all their glory. That blur of a man you see on the left side is Mike Baum, he's quick!

Here are some of our ISV booths inside the vPro Technology Zone.

A few more ISV booths.

Here are Michele Gartner and Leanne Marinace.

Here's Tom Wallington on the phone, cracking the whip.

Here is everyone as we finished up for the day.

Live @ IDF

josh.hilliker@intel.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:23:50 GMT

Just arrived, checked out the booth and we are ready for this afternoon. Definitely come by @ 6PM in the vPro Zone today.

Stay tuned for more video's from Pat's keynote in a few moments. along with a quick video on the booth.

Josh H

IDF 2008 - Join us to learn more about vPro

josh.hilliker@intel.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:27:25 GMT

If your headed to IDF (Intel Developers Forum) in San Francisco this year we will have a booth, classes and great folks to talk with about Integration, Activation & tools.

I will post out a list of Client classes in the next few days.

Need information about upcoming events?

kelsey.e.witherow@intel.com — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:03:38 GMT

Meet the Experts and Learn More About vPro at these Events!

Check out the new events page here: Learn the Latest and Greatest on vPro(tm) at these Events!

I put up a new page last week on the vPro Expert Center to inform the community about places where they can meet the experts and get more information on vPro. You can get an overview of the event including location, dates, classes offered, and even links for registration to attend. So far I've got the following five events & more will be coming soon:

- Intel Developers Forum (IDF)

- ManageFusion 2008 Conference

- Intel Application and Desktop Virtualization Forum

- Stay Ahead of the Curve: Virtualization and Security Best Practices

- Microsoft Management Summit 2008

vPro Challenge at IDF

josh.hilliker@intel.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:05:00 GMT

Before the opening bell on the IDF showroom floor, Matt Wallington explains what the vPro challenge is all about. The question is who's the proest of pro's & ready to take on the challenge..

PRO's Notice - IDF Classes on PRO

josh.hilliker@intel.com — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:10:00 GMT

IDF - PRO Classes

If your headed to IDF, here are the specific PRO classes & speakers

Session ID Title Speakers

SCIC001 Security Technologies - Chalk Talk Doughty/Smith/Grawrock
SCIS001 Security Kickoff: Providing World-Class Security
and Data Protection for the PC Platform Rob Crooke
SCIS002 The Intel Safer Computing Initiative and Trusted
Computing Grawrock/Brickell
SCIS003 Making Security Practical in the Enterprise with
Client Technologies Grobman/Smith
SCIS004 The Front Door of Trusted Computing: Controlling
the Software Stack with Intel® TXT Grawrock
SCIS005 Delivering Security Requires More Than Features David Doughty
SCIS006 Research on Platform Security Technologies David Durham

Session ID Title Speakers

BDOL001 Intel® Active Management Technology Lab Ylian Saint-Hilaire
BDOP001 Panel: "Software as a Service" (SaaS) Chuck Brown
BDOS001 Directions on the Business Desktop and Mobile PC Marek/Tucker
BDOS002 Intel® vPro^TM Processor Technology Value Proposition
to Managed Service Providers Supporting SMBs Kevin Havre
BDOS003 "Software as a Service" (SaaS)/Streaming Compute
Initiative Technical Session Khosravi/Fraser
BDOS004 Intel® Active Management Technology Hedrick/Maresky
BDOS005 Intel® Virtualization Technology on Next-Generation
Client Platforms Klotz/Bailey
BDOS006 Pro Platform Interoperability and Integration -
Are You Pro Ready? Chan/Hilliker
BDOS008 Small Business: Jump-start your eCommerce
Development with Overviews from eBay, PayPal
and Skype* Kumar Kandaswamy

If your headed to IDF let me know.. if you can't make it, we're going to get whatever we can on PRO material & post here.

Live presentation of the Intel AMT Developer Tool Kit at IDF

ylian.saint-hilaire@intel.com — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:30:00 GMT

For people wanting to learn more about Intel Technologies, the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) is a great place to meet engineers and have an in-depth look at many of the cool new technologies Intel is working on. Intel AMT is one of these and I will be presenting two identical hands-on labs that are two hours long each at the upcoming San Francisco IDF .

Using Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) to its fullest -

Saving time, Money and Power

Session ID: BDOL001

Date: 9/18/07, Start Time: 10:00 AM

Date: 9/18/07, Start Time: 2:00 PM

In these labs, we will have a room full of computers and participants get to try Intel AMT on their own. The plan is to start by covering the Intel AMT hardware, Intel AMT firmware and how it works, then, launch into the Intel AMT DTK tools (Intel AMT Commander, Outpost, Director, Monitor, Switchbox) and have a great time. I will answer all technical questions, and will also be available afterwards to help any developers with their own questions or projects.

I will start with slides that are much like the one are already public, but most of the lab will be hands on demonstrations and won't involve any slides at all. In the end, you may end up so jazzed about Intel AMT, you may end-up getting one as a home computer like I did. Since the lab is two hours long, we will have the time for more interaction and fun. I hope many of you will come and join in. Next month, I also plan on attending the Taiwan IDF with the same hands-on lab.

Ylian (Intel AMT Blog)