Security News > 2020 > September > The Intel vPro Platform is ‘Built for Business’ – what this means to you
The Intel vPro® platform has been around for over a decade as the company's official branding for business-grade laptops and desktops, combining specific technologies and enhancements that differentiate vPro platforms from those that may have comparable specifications but are otherwise essentially consumer hardware.
Since its introduction, the vPro platform - tagline 'Built for Business' - has evolved from an early focus on helping IT to effectively manage systems into a comprehensive suite that enhances performance and the end user experience, delivers greater manageability, strengthens security and provides greater stability of the platform for corporate buyers.
"What we're trying to achieve overall with the Built for Business terminology is, we're trying to look at these competing forces, we're looking at what is required and building those capabilities into the modern vPro® platform that service their needs," says Jeff Kilford, Client Compute Group UK Director at Intel.
This is one of the original vPro platform features, and provides remote management capabilities built into the hardware at the silicon level, so that an IT admin can reach into a system and fix any issues, even if the operating system is missing or will not start.
The vPro platform incorporates security capabilities built into the hardware to help combat threats, not just by detecting them but also by preventing them from getting a foothold.