Though still profitable, on down revenues in recent months.

Slower PC upgrades mean that many enterprises haven't tried out The first desktop PCs featuring the technology began shipping about several months later.

vPro enables a number of services such as that allow IT managers to remotely configure and set policies for PCs, and (TXT) to enforce security policies.

According to independent analyst, Jack Gold, only 10% to 15% of enterprise PCs deployed today have vPro today. showing that upgrading laptops makes financial sense, primarily due to the cost of maintaining breakage-prone, out-of-warranty hardware.

Desktop PCs don't have that problem, Gold said. Upgrading to new vPro-enabled PCs on the desktop side can still be financially smart, though he said the payback is less straightforward than Intel may make it sound.