GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions, today announced support for the Intel^® vPro™ technology platform. Featuring the combination of the Intel^® Q965 Express chipset and support for the Intel^® Core™2 Duo processor, Intel's next generation digital office platform offers remote out-of-band manageability, improved security and energy efficient performance.

Intel^® vPro™ with Intel^® Active Management Technology gives businesses the ability to remotely inventory, diagnose and repair PCs, helping to dramatically decrease the number of onsite repair visits and increase computer uptime. Additionally, vPro™ includes Intel^® Virtualization Technology, a virtualized environment that runs outside of the main OS, which isolates and protects against viruses, worms and other threats as well as Intel^® Matrix storage Technology which helps to ensure the safety of critical business data.

As an integral component of the vPro™ platform, the Intel^® Q965 Express Chipset was designed for specifically for business applications and is a key ingredient of the Intel^® Stable Image Platform Program. When combined with the Intel^® Core™2 Duo processor this new chipset delivers the most advanced manageability, data protection, collaboration and stability capabilities to help address businesses' top concerns in the areas of asset management, safer computing and support for energy efficient performance.

To see how Intel® vPro™ can benefit your small or medium business, please visit the GIGABYTE website at:http://event.gigabyte.com.tw/redirect/vpro.htm.