Comodo Delivers New Levels of Security and Accessibility for Intel - Comodo Delivers New Levels of Security and Accessibility for Remote PC Management through Collaboration with Intel Intel® vPro™ and Intel Centrino Pro processor technology-based PCs and notebooks, incorporate Comodo SSL Certificate technology to provide hardware authentication for remote system management. Jersey City, NJ (September 4, 2007) - Comodo, one of the world's largest Certification Authorities (CA) and global leader in Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions, today announced that it has developed and launched a new type of SSL certificate designed in collaboration with Intel. Comodo Pro- Series SSL Certificates are specifically designed for use with PCs based on Intel® Active Management Technology, a feature of Intel® vPro™ processor technology-based PCs and Intel® Centrino Pro processor technology-based notebooks, to provide secure out-of-band remote system management.
Intel® vPro™ processor technology-based PCs and Intel® Centrino Pro processor technology-based notebooks feature a unique management-enabling technology called Intel® Active Management Technology. These PCs and Notebooks consists of dedicated memory, communications channel and isolation hardware that allows authorized IT technicians to remotely access networked Intel® vPro™ processor technology-based PCs and Intel® Centrino Pro processor technology-based notebooks, regardless of the state of the OS or even in a powered-off condition.