Intel® Core™ processors with vPro® Technology, along with the Xen® hypervisor, provide the foundation for the upcoming product, Citrix XenClient.

Citrix XenClient & Intel Core with vPro Technology

Citrix XenClient takes advantage of Intel vPro technology—a collection of powerful manageability solutions powered by Intel® Core™ i5 and Intel® Core™ i7 processors—to bring a wealth of benefits to XenClient users, including integrated graphics capabilities. Intel vPro technology also enables unparalleled performance: Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology makes higher throughput possible on multi-threaded software, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology allows processor cores to run faster when necessary, and the integrated memory controller offers stunning memory read/write performance. With these and other features, you get better performance, lower power usage, and more manageability than ever before.

Citrix XenDesktop & Intel Core with vPro Technology

Citrix XenDesktop is a desktop virtualization solution that delivers Windows desktops as an on-demand service to any user, anywhere. With FlexCast delivery technology, IT can deliver every type of virtual desktop – hosted shared desktops, hosted VM-based VDI desktops, hosted blade PC desktops, local streamed desktops, virtual apps to installed desktops, and local VM-based desktops – each specifically tailored to meet the performance, security and flexibility requirements of each individual user. XenDesktop, deployed in conjunction with Intel vPro technology, delivers an uncompromised IT centralized manageability and end user experience. This combination provides IT with simple, secure remote desktop management and hardware-based security, resulting in reduced TCO and end users with a full desktop PC experience. Together, Citrix and Intel provide a robust desktop and PC management solution.

Intel Core with vPro Technology

Offering expanded remote manageability, select laptop and desktop PCs—powered by the Intel Core vPro processor family—provide new KVM Remote Control capabilities along with enhanced data and asset security. Including programmable defense filters that systematically guard against viruses and malicious attacks, the Intel Core vPro processor family helps to automatically protect PCs from tampering or disabling of security software. PCs powered by the new 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family adapt to the needs of your business with smart security, cost-saving manageability, and intelligent performance. The Intel Core vPro processor family is designed to keep downtime and desk-side visits to a minimum, enabling remote monitoring, diagnosis, and repair of PCs—even if they are shut down or the OS is unresponsive.