Software Solutions using Intel® vPro™ Technology
This matrix illustrates the offerings from Intel Software Partner Program members. The use cases are noted for each solution and free trials are noted when available. (8.7.09)

Become a Facebook fan of the Intel/Symantec* eBook
To further promote the recently launched Intel/Symantec eBook, we’ve created a Facebook page. Take a look, become a fan, pass it along. (8.6.09)

The Intel PC Total Cost of Ownership Estimator is now available
This tool calculates the IT and power savings of a 3 year refresh, uses default settings based on the average value derived from106 interviews with European and North American firms, and reports savings and productivity gains in 14 currencies. (7.29.09)

Firmware update available for download: Hewlett-Packard* 5.1.10.1175 (7.28.09)

New Feature:

• VeriSign* G2 Root Certificate hash added to Legacy AMT

Issues Fixed:

• When using Intel® AMT with Kerberos Authentication, after 25 continuous days with the Intel® Manageability Engine (Intel® ME) in the M0/M1 state, the IT console loses the ability to manage this system due to a Kerberos authentication failure. The exposure is limited to provisioned platforms using Intel® AMT with Kerberos Authentication enabled.
• EAP-FAST-MSChapv2 and PEAP-MSChapv2 Intel AMT 802.1x authentication fails with Cisco ACS 5.0
• EAP-TLS in AMT ignores the “domain” field.
• AMT rejects chain of certificate from client side if the key size of one of the immediate certificate is 4K.
• Kerberos: users with ticket size bigger than 4Kb fail to pass Kerberos authentication.
• When opening a SOL or IDER session in a Kerberos environment, the action fails with an Authentication Error if the Kerberos ticket is larger than 3Kbytes.

Firmware update available for download: Lenovo* 4.1.11 (7.28.09)

Issues Fixed:

• When using Intel® AMT with Kerberos Authentication, after 25 continuous days with the Intel® Manageability Engine (Intel® ME) in the M0/M1 state, the IT console loses the ability to manage this system due to a Kerberos authentication failure. The exposure is limited to provisioned platforms using Intel® AMT with Kerberos Authentication enabled.
• When opening a SOL or IDER session in a Kerberos environment, the action fails with an Authentication Error if the Kerberos ticket is larger than 3Kbytes.
• The Kerberos authentication fails when the Kerberos ticket size is bigger than 4Kbytes

Webinars

An Introduction to Intel® vPro™ Technology
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

Lower Your IT Manageability Costs with Intel® vPro Technology and Symantec Altiris CMS
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

Beyond the Firewall: Using Fast Call for Help to Manage PCs with Intel® vPro™ Technology
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

Activate Today! Realizing ROI webinar series available for on-demand viewing
This webinar series is now available for on-demand viewing. Join the team from the Intel® vPro™ Expert Center for an informative webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology.

• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager*
  Q&A now available
• LANDesk*
  Q&A now available
• Symantec Altiris*
  Q&A now available

Intel® vPro™ Technology and Microsoft* Windows 7 wiki
Visit this wiki for the last information on Windows 7 and Intel vPro. This page was recently updated with use cases, blogs, and videos. (8.6.09)

Updated security best practices for Out of Band Management in Microsoft* SCCM SP1
Read this entry from the System Center Configuration Manager Team blog for revisions to security best practices. (8.5.09)

Cisco* ACS Configuration Guide for Intel® AMT Posture Data
This document describes the Intel AMT Posture Plug-in specific attributes required for configuring the server side (for example, in a Cisco* ACS 4.0 product). (8.3.09)

Intel vPro Wake On Advertisement and BIOS Upgrade
This video shows how to setup a Microsoft SCCM advertisement to remotely and securely wake-up (boot) Intel vPro systems and push an automated BIOS upgrade. (7.31.09)

Upgrading Intel® AMT Add-On for SMS from V3.3 to V5.1 Overview
The purpose of this document is to point out several items that can affect the successful upgrade of the Intel® AMT Add-on from version 3.x to Intel® Client Manageability Add-On for Microsoft* SMS 2003 v5.1. (7.29.09)

Known Issues, Best Practices, and Workarounds (6.5.09)