Intel Active Management Technology (vPro) support for Apple?

Even if it's not full-blown iAMT (the idea of which may freak out private users), wake-on-LAN would be nicer if it could wake an "off" machine and not only a sleeper. Things can always be brought up to date at the next boot, but at least a better possibility to make things happen overnight would rule.

Just how much is saved in the non-volatile memory? :confused:

Even if it's not full-blown iAMT (the idea of which may freak out private users), wake-on-LAN would be nicer if it could wake an "off" machine and not only a sleeper. Things can always be brought up to date at the next boot, but at least a better possibility to make things happen overnight would rule.

Would be an immensive energy saver for a big company/institution. Anyway, inexpensive marketing is always welcome, isn't it? :D

Apple getting a foothold in large cooperations would be a great thing.

Go for it!

Not sure I like the idea of a powered-off machine being able to be accessed remotely. Or, at least, I see some potential security issues which may outweigh the benefit derived.

Not sure I like the idea of a powered-off machine being able to be accessed remotely. Or, at least, I see some potential security issues which may outweigh the benefit derived.

I agree. It'll be a strange world when not even turning a computer off will make it secure against attack!!

What about using this technology in new devices that just use the processing power to get things done which power down when not in use and start up when a job is ready to start. Maybe something like the a new media center that start downloading or streaming movies, then power saves off when done.

Interesting development for us IT workers. I hope to see more from Apple in the business/education sector using this integration.

Having trouble following this. Shouldn't it be:

vPro is essentially a marketing initiative that is targeted toward business customers who incorporate Dual Core, 64-bit chips, and virtualization as well as the Active Management Technology (iAMT).

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This would be great for like education computer labs.

Not really familiar with this, but I had comment/question concerning what this may mean in relation to the page 2 story yesterday concerning apple not fitting MBP's and MB's with core 2 duo's until next year. While I don't believe that article from The Inquirer about the lack of C2D's for apple, doesn't this seem to solidify that Intel is going to support Apple as much as possible, going to the point of mentioning 64-bit chips in apple's computers?

This report inadvertantly seems to contradict the claims made in The Inquirer about C2D not making it into MBP's and/or MB's. Am I way off target with this postulate?