Fine, in some instances the new vPro technology bundle from Intel does seem pretty impressive I suppose. Still, I think it will be the marketplace itself that determines just how good or bad all of this will be in the long term.

Intel Corp. is set to announce next week that Hewlett-Packard Co. and other vendors are ready to ship the chip company’s vPro technology bundle in business desktops, according to sources.

Intel first announced the vPro system in April, when executives described the benefits of this combination of hardware and software. A desktop PC with vPro technologies will offer lower IT maintenance costs, higher security and better energy efficiency than the average business desktop, Intel says.
The linchpin of the system is the “Conroe” Core 2 Duo desktop chip, launched in July. Intel combines that processor with a chipset and networking card, then uses Active Management Technology (AMT) and hardware-based virtualization to make it more efficient.
The bundle is also expected to include network management tools from Altiris Inc. and security tools from Symantec Corp…. Source: InfoWorld