At Symantec Vision 2010 - Symantec and Intel demonstrated an interesting use case for out-of-band management. Take a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tigr19IMda0 Imagine being able to reclaim an application license even when the remote system is powered off. See the demo The opinions expressed on this site are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or strategies of Intel Corporation or its worldwide subsidiaries