In October of 2012, Microsoft will launch their new Windows 8 Operating System.  There are two main components of Windows 8:  the traditional Desktop  interface and the  New Windows* 8 User Interface (UI). This blog will cover the following topics: Development implications for  Windows 8 Desktop  apps vs. Windows 8 UI apps Developer Tools for Windows [...] Read more >

Soon Ultrabooks will become widely available and will come with new features.  Developers will want to know what tools they can use to take advantage of the new capabilities.   There will be two main components of the new, supporting OS:  the traditional Desktop  interface and the  New Windows* 8 User Interface (UI). This blog will [...] Read more >

We at Intel are very excited about  both the existing (based on the 2nd Generation Intel®  Core™ processors) and newly released Ultrabooks (based on the 3rdGeneration Intel® Core™ processors.)  While this first blog in my series, it will be fairly high-level and introductory. Future blogs will progressively get into deeper information and cover topics that developers [...] Read more >

We at Intel are very excited about  both the existing (based on the 2nd Generation Intel®  Core™ processors) and newly released Ultrabooks (based on the 3rdGeneration Intel® Core™ processors.)  While this blog will be fairly high-level and introductory. Future blogs will progressively get into deeper information and cover topics that developers will need to know in [...] Read more >

There are various communication modes that can be established when working with Intel AMT.  Many IT shops will provision their Intel AMT capable systems using TLS (Transport Layer Security), others will provision their systems without any security. Regardless of how a company decides to work with Intel AMT, most will want to use the Remote KVM feature. [...] Read more >

With the recent launch of the 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors, Intel has introduced a new breed of Ultrabook and it’s a game-changer.  Ultrabooks and Convertibles based on the 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors come with new touch and sensor features.  In this blog, we will focus on the sensors and how to detect their [...] Read more >

Whether you are interested in writing software for the Windows 8 Desktop or for Windows 8 Metro UI there are some basics things that you should know in order to get started.  This blog will cover a number of points: Navigating the Windows 8 Metro User Interface (UI) Significance of the Metro UI (vs. the [...] Read more >

Whether you are interested in writing software for the Windows 8 Desktop or for Windows 8 Metro UI there are some things that you need to know in order to get started.  This blog will cover a number of points: Navigating the Windows 8 Metro User Interface (UI) Significance of the Metro UI (vs. the [...] Read more >

The Intel AMT Firmware (FW) can be backed up and saved using two different methods:  Using the fpt executable or by using a Dediprog. The fpt software can be found as part of the tool-set that comes with the Manageability Engine (ME)  FW update packages, usually found on an OEM’s support/download website. Using a Dediprog [...] Read more >

I just ran into an older blog post on our vPo Expert Center. While the Expert Center favors End Users of Intel vPro Technology, this blog: Known Issues, Best Practices, and Workarounds, may be very useful to many of our vPro Developers.

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Prior to Intel(r) AMT 6.1, if you wanted to connect to the AMT Web UI, it had to be done remotely.  Starting with Intel(r) AMT 6.1 we are able to connect to the WebUI locally.  If your system has AMT 6.0 firmware, check with your OEM’s support site and there might be a newer 6.1 or [...] Read more >

In a nutshell: Intel® Secure Key, was previously code-named Bull Mountain Technology. It is the Intel name for the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures instruction RDRAND and its underlying Digital Random Number Generator (DRNG) hardware implementation. Among other things, the DRNG using the RDRAND instruction is useful for generating high-quality keys for cryptographic protocols. The [...] Read more >

I just wanted to let everyone (who is intersted) know that I have updated the Intel AMT Start Here Guide to include information on Intel AMT release 8 to go along with the platform launch. As this document is one of our most often viewed articles on our Community, if you have any thoughts about [...] Read more >

Intel is launching  the latest Ivy Bridge processors supporting Intel (r) AMT Release 8.0. This marks the 3rd Generation Intel(r) Core(tm) i5 and i7 Processors.  Sometimes it can be challenging to figure out what systems, on an OEM’s website will support Intel(r) AMT features,  so here are the ingredients that you must look for: (Intel(r) [...] Read more >

There are two utilities that are packaged with the Intel SCS (Setup and Configuration Software) that are very simple to use and can help you enable Intel AMT quickly. Starting with Intel AMT 6.2, we have what is called “Host-based Provisioning.” This means you can now configure and enable Intel AMT directly on the system [...] Read more >

I have already blogged quite a bit on this tool, but since it is pretty popular I thought I’d turn it into a video as well.  Running the  SCS Discovery tool is often my first suggestion to our developers who are having questions about why something about Intel AMT is not working for them.  In [...] Read more >

If you have just purchased and Intel(r) AMT Client and are wondering how to get started managing your new system, you can watch this short ~10 minute video on how to quickly configure Intel AMT. This video also demonstrates how to unconfigure Intel AMT from inside the MEBx environment. Still have questions? Please go to [...] Read more >

If you have either a Notebook or a Desktop equipped with Intel(R) vPro Technology and you are also working with one of it’s components, Intel(R) Active Management Technology, chances are you have the “Intel Management and Security Status” software installed on your system. In this video, we start this software and take a closer look [...] Read more >

The first thing you may think about after you have purchased an Intel(r) vPro Platform with Intel(r) AMT Technology, is “Where do I start?”  Getting to “know” the MEBx* menus is probably one of the first things you might want to do.  This video shows you how to get into them and how you can [...] Read more >