Intel announces four new motherboards that will include Remote Wake, the ability for VOIP calls to wake a PC. Similar to Wake-on-LAN or Wake-on-WAN, Remote Wake is supported by VOIP provider Jajah. Orb Networks and CyberLink also announced support for Remote Wake for media management, evidence the technology will likely be used to perform tasks like recording TV programs.Intel announced four new motherboards Aug. 14 that will include Remote Wake
capability, an improved form of the Wake-on-LAN
or Wake-on-WAN technology now in use. Intel's Remote Wake motherboards will
allow a VOIP call to wake up the PC.
Intel said the motherboards, which use either the G45 or G43 chip set, are
the DG45FC, the DG45ID, the DG43NB and the DP43TF.
Wake-on-LAN technology lets a remote user
"wake up" the PC through an alert signal, a key technology for IT
admins involved in remote management of corporate PCs or servers. But the
potential security risk has kept the technology from achieving widespread
adoption.
VOIP provider Jajah, which received a $20 million investment from Intel in
May 2007, was selected by Intel to be the first telecommunications provider to
implement Intel's Remote Wake capability.
Orb Networks and CyberLink also announced support for Remote Wake for media
management, evidence the technology will likely be used to perform tasks like
recording TV programs.