By Kane Fulton
Everybody knows that in business, time is money, a message that Intel spent almost two hours communicating at the launch of its fifth-generation vPro processor in London.
The latest version of the chipmaker’s business-focused CPU aims to deliver the company’s vision of a no-wire workplace, where employees can connect laptops and tablets to displays and projectors without wasting time fiddling with cables and dongles.
Intel Pro WiDi is the technology that lies at the heart of this vision. It allows content to be beamed from vPro-powered devices to HDMI-equipped TVs and monitors using a compatible adapter, the first of which is being launched by California-based Actiontec — and Intel says that third-party alternatives are on the way.
Cutting wires and costs
Speaking at the launch, head of Intel’s Business Client Platforms group, Tom Garrison, noted how vPro’s wireless capabilities can allow businesses to take advantage of the increasingly common trend of downsizing to cut costs on office real-estate.
He said: “Initially the motivations around workplace transformation was real-estate savings, getting them into smaller and more confined areas to save on costs, but one of the side benefits of that was around collaboration and creativity.
“[vPro] allows you to capitalise on those savings — not only in …read more
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