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eiPower Saver Solution Introduction Integration Easy Set-Up Proven Cost Savings Offsite Detection Production System Features Literature

Are you buying special, more expensive hardware just to turn on a computer?

What is vPro™?
vPro™ is a technology invented by Intel to power on computers from power off state using the Intel processor. vPro™™ computers demand a premium for this functionality compared to non-vPro™™ computers. Symantec uses Out of Band management, a free solution to use the power on feature. Powering on computers is the vPro™ feature we are concentrating on for this comparison.

Do you need vPro™™ or Wake on LAN to wake computers? Not if you are using eiPower Saver Solution. IT departments need to maintain software patches and hot fixes on distributed desktops and laptops without getting in the way of user productivity. One of the many production system features of eiPower is called Wake on Demand. This feature brings computers out of low power mode (hibernate or standby) on a schedule, or 5 minutes before a Symantec Software Delivery or Patch job is scheduled. Once set, no further communication to the server is required.

What is the Difference between Hibernate and Power Off?
Out of 26 PC models surveyed, 20 models consume 1 watt or less, and only 6 computers consumed 2 watts or less than Power Off. Even when the computer is powered off, it draws power from the Network Interface Card (NIC) and BIOS. Hibernate is very close to off AND saves the complete state of the operating system AND any open applications

When switching a computer off, there is no way to tell if:

• Someone is using it.

• A long running job is in progress.

• You will lose application data if open during shutdown.

• There are dependencies on remote drives.

eiPower Saver Solution can put computers into hibernate, at any time of day. It will never put the PC into low power mode unless it has been idle longer than the specified policy setting. The administrator can coordinate PC maintenance with eiPower Saver Solution maintenance periods.

When maintenance is complete, the following end period options may be chosen:

If the administrator chooses to shutdown the computer after maintenance, all computers will be safely powered off. If Hibernate was chosen, another policy can be set to bring the PCs out of Hibernate then to Standby before users arrive in the morning. When users arrive in the morning, computers will be at the Windows locked screen:

• Overnight tasks will have run so the user can be immediately productive.

• A crush on domain controllers and the network when users arrive at the same time will be avoided.

To accomplish this with a vPro™ computer, you need to spend upwards of $300 more per PC than a non-vPro™ computer. For this you get one feature related to power management, the ability to turn a computer on. Additionally configuration of vPro™ environment is difficult.

eiPower Saver Solution accomplishes maintenance schedules AND Wake on Demand for much less PLUS:

• Organizations prefer to source their power management from their CMS vendor.¹

• Simple set up, power management with no special hardware required.

• Full kWh usage, cost, and carbon emissions reporting.

• Integration with SWD and Patch Management so computers Wake 5 minutes before the job is scheduled to arrive.

• Secure Remote Power On. Wake PCs for secure remote access.

• Off-Site Detection for laptops, potential rebates for laptops.

• Production Power Management Features including user override of polices, application detection, user set of power schemes if more aggressive than administrators

• Rebates from utility companies.

• Backed by Symantec, a 6.5 billion dollar company.

Request our study, showing how eiPower Saver Solution provides much more value than vPro™. Study includes real life comparisons of implementing eiPower Saver Solution and vPro™ at Symantec customer sites.

¹ Forrester Source: December 18, 2008, “Energy Efficiency: IT’s Interest, Significance, And Responsibility By Industry, 2008