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My personal musings re opertunities for Wave.
Trusted computing and Yachting? An interesting thread of conversation came across a boating mail list I'm a member of. (I've included it below- redacted to remove names- you could visit the website and see originals). It started with someone lamenting the theft of high $$ electronics from their boat. It goes on a bit suggesting "hardware" securtiy (mounting the pricey bits well off the deck, fiberglassing them down, using special screws, etc.) Then the last person suggested why couldn't the manufactures somehow secure these technologically. I wish I'd thought of that.
Marine electronics today generally use a networking protocal called NEMA (yes there are others... the discussion of the merits and failings of each are sometimes the topic of heated discourse among sailors.) Additionally, the use of electronic charts (among other things) mean that a computer is onboard and managing the information transmitted from all the electronic sensing equipment (GPS, wind direction/speed, radar, depth transducer, speed log, weather station, etc.)
I hope someone else sees where I am going with this. Give each component a TPM and tie/manage them with Wave on the PC. Maybe several years out... but it's an interesting idea.
Have a good weekend everybody,
-R
The email....
It sounds like we should be asking for simple security features to be included in our cockpit electronics. If you lose power to my truck radio it locks until I enter my PIN. It even has a bilking led to remind thieves the security is armed.
DVD drives for PC's look at the first DVD you insert in them for a region code and then program themselves to only play that region's DVDs.
A variation off the two schemes might be a NEMA or HSB module that sends your boat specific PIN in reply for an ID request every time the cockpit electronics get turned on. When the unit is new it learns which boat is his home. If a thief steals that generation of cockpit hardware it will be just dead like my truck radio when he goes to use it.
It might also be useful to display "error code" followed by your MMSI# when the stolen unit has locked. That way manufacturer's "1-800- Support Line"
can contact the local police see it's returned to the proper owner. We had a piece of stolen property brought in by a wife trying to get the item fixed for her husband as a Christmas present one year. He got bracelets instead so thieves can be that dumb.
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Unfortunately they took the entire NavPod off of its lower mounting, thus by-passing the need to unbolt anything with the special tool.
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The Nav Pod uses a special screw to hold the instrument pod together. Unfortunately I changed them to Phillips screws as they were a
pain as I would misplace the special wrench. Did yours have these special
screws ?
I am wintering at a different boatyard this winter. I have the RL70CRC. Maybe we should take the things home for the winter. Maybe I
should put the special screws back in.
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That is terrible. But there are thieves about. My RL80CRC radar/chartplotter and my ST7001+ autopilot control head were stolen out of the cockpit last winter. I've nothing to go on, but I'd guess that in my case the equipment was stolen by someone who had a customer for it. I imagine in your case whoever took it wanted it for himself (thieves are men, right?)
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MessageHere is a topic for you Sean.... I got my new Waas 120 Raymarine GPS
antenna cut off my boat. WOw huh ? Like has anyone else had this
"surprise" and what did you do in the future ???
I now sport the new 125 model. I am thinking about writing our boat name
on the darn thing just to maybe prevent the next thief from cutting the
cable and stealing it.
I could screw the top on and off, but I might also flip it overboard.
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Installing a radar can open up a can of discussion worms as well.
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Wavexpress Broadband Video Entertainment Services to Include Internet Syndicated Content for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005; Wavexpress to Offer Media Center Users Automatically Updated RSS Channels
Business Wire - October 14, 2005 11:45
NEW YORK, Oct 14, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wavexpress, Inc. today announced version 3.0 of its TVTonic broadband video entertainment service for PCs running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005. Wavexpress TVTonic gives Media Center PC users access to high quality cached video delivered through the Internet. Now with version 3.0, users can subscribe to any video feed publicly syndicated through the popular RSS format.
Wavexpress TVTonic is available via the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Online Spotlight feature. Online Spotlight is an on-demand component of Media Center that provides a convenient, central location where consumers can discover and enjoy the latest online services and software designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Wavexpress specializes in delivering high-quality internet media services. The company builds and operates a subscription management system for media services as well as a media distribution network. The company is majority-owned by Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX), a leader in trusted computing.
Wavexpress TVTonic makes a true television viewing experience out of broadband video content. Users select content from an on-screen guide and TVTonic takes it from there: fetching new content when available and formatting the content into a familiar experience designed to be watched from the couch with a remote. Wavexpress offers a number of DVD-quality channels including movie trailers, music videos, news and more.
The latest enhancement to the Wavexpress TVTonic service is for the inclusion of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) content. RSS is a popular Internet XML format designed for sharing headlines and syndicating other web content, such as news, community sites and personal weblogs. RSS is the syndication format behind podcasting and is used by an ever-growing number of video bloggers. Through RSS, users can subscribe to video feeds from thousands of publishers, large and small.
"Windows Media Center Edition 2005 is a great platform for entertainment services. The flexibility it provides has allowed us to fully realize a television experience for Internet content," said Michael Sprague, president, Wavexpress. "Media Center users can now get the content they want, the way they want it."
"We've heard from our customers that they want quick and easy access to a wide range of on-demand digital entertainment content through their Media Center PCs," said Dave Mendlen, director of Windows Consumer Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "Wavexpress' RSS capability offers customers the flexibility they want to customize their entertainment and enjoy a broad range of digital entertainment options."
TVTonic 3.0 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 is now available for download from http://www.tvtonic.com.
More information about Wavexpress products and services is available from http://www.wavexpress.com.
About Wavexpress
Wavexpress enables secure broadband distribution of premium digital content. The company delivers full-screen, DVD-quality video, games, music and software. Wavexpress supports a variety of business models, including subscription, pay-per-view, and advertising services.
About Wave Systems
Consumers and businesses are demanding a computing environment that is more trusted, private, safe, and secure. Wave is the leader in delivering trusted computing applications and services with advanced products, infrastructure and solutions across multiple trusted platforms from a variety of vendors. Wave holds a portfolio of significant fundamental patents in security and e-commerce applications and employs some of the world's leading security systems architects and engineers. For more information about Wave, visit http://www.wave.com.
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Except for the statements of historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include general economic and business conditions, the ability to fund operations, the ability to forge partnerships required for deployment, changes in consumer and corporate buying habits, chip development and production, the rapid pace of change in the technology industry and other factors over which Wave Systems Corp. has little or no control. Wave Systems assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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mundo: OK. That's what I thought. I followed the first link you provided and thought I was missing something.
-R
mundo: Huh? What should I see? (California environmental impact fee... wonder how much $$)
-R
OTOTOT VH- Thanks. I've got two to replace!
Indeed. I believe (purely subjective "dot connecting") that the government is interested in subverting the acceptance of secure computing by the people before they can interpose their own (fed) "hooks". Of course this plays both ways: TC works and the gov is rabid about it (in a positive sort of way); or, the gov (generally) doesn't have as much as a lucid ignorance (I at least know what I don't know as opposed to blind ignorance where I don't even know what might be known) of TC and won't until the consumer and business markets are creating problems for them. IMHO we'll (as investors) be good either way.
Just a tought,
-R
Week 6- Seattle
I've been following him... for minutes.
Happy Birthday! Oh. Yeah.
It's nice to see Brian Berger list his position within Wave Systems as well as chairing the TCG. I had gotten tired of all the interviews he had done with no mention of wave.
-R
In IT Business Edge today: It's an e-newsletter.
IT Business Edge [knowledgereports@itbusinessedge.com]
QUESTIONS:
Building Trust Into Mobile Computing
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With Brian Berger, executive vice president, marketing and sales for Wave Systems and marketing chair for the Trusted Computing Group. In late September, the group unveiled "use-cases" that describe secure ways in which to implement features and functions of mobile devices.
Question: Can you describe the announcement The Trusted Computing Group recently made?
Berger: The Trusted Computer Group has released use-cases for potential uses of security in mobile phones. The reason that we released use-cases — which is a pre-release of information prior to a spec, but not a spec — is that we wanted to share what the TCG is doing in mobility and solicit feedback. We felt it is very important from an organizational standpoint to be transparent in our work and what the work does from a higher level. Our organization produces specifications and building blocks for security to be integrated into products from vendors, software companies or service providers.
Question: Why did TCG — which has initiatives in a number of areas — decide to focus on mobile computing?
Berger: There is public information about viruses starting to be addressed in mobile phones, public information about people who lose their phones [and valuable data]. Mobile phones are getting more sophisticated. Things like Blackberrys and RIM devices and Treos are used to go on private networks of organizations to get e-mails. The amount of security on those devices is quite low. If I have a Blackberry and you pick it up, you can read my e-mail. People are using these devices for more than making phone calls. You have a device that's pretty powerful, e-commerce is being deployed throughout world... The need for security for privacy and e-commerce is growing. You have two market segments being addressed. One is the consumer, one is the corporate user. When you look at business uses of mobile phones, you have regulatory and compliance [concerns].
Question: How will the use-cases be utilized?
Berger: The specifications will be building blocks on how to enable phones with hardware security. So you look at use-cases. Organizations say, "What's this used for?" We make sure we've covered as many of the potential uses as possible. That's what we published. The specification will be released in the first half of 2006. That will go public and anybody can download it from the TCG Web site. The development of the spec is done by the membership. It doesn't specify how the third party does it. We're not an organization that stands over the users and tells them how to do it. We give them the tools to do it. We publish a spec that is free and available for the market to use. We enable the technology. We don't do certification or compliance testing.
Phil- What is an RS?
I hope for 750k + 500k deferred. Less than that and I will let you know.
-R
Not millions. Progress. Traction. Something around $.75 mil.
-R
One week after the Q3 reporting will be my decision point. TC will be well down the runway and ready to take off. If we aren't nearly off the runway we're toast, IMHO. (I need a week to read the board, news and digest the report before I pull the trigger.)
-R
z8- He doesn't need my defence-- BUT, LD doesn't change his colors. I believe that anyone who has been around the board for a week or two (at any point in time) knows he is a trader. He is pretty straight up person (he may tend to post more when he is invested... but, that makes sense). I don't think he bashes. He knows how Wave trades and applies his understanding of the movement of the SP to his advantage. On his board he doesn't bash (or for that matter pump) WAVX. His reasoning is pretty clear and actually, in a way, admirable. He has discipline that I hope to have. (I develop stochastic models of distributed heterogenious networked computing enviroments for a living, and) I am mostly impressed by his attempts at measured views of stocks (although sometimes amused).
Bottom line is he gives a different perspective of Waves ups and downs in a palatable (yes, to me) way. Please don't chase him away.
IMHO,
-R
Edit- BTW solas are a reference to reformation (the five solas) not solace (to give comfort).
An observation: Looking at the 1 minute volume an interesting pattern of 5k trades every 50 or so minutes pops out(except for a lunch break). It looks like someone is carefully accumulating. Good for them.
Sorry for my lame attempt at contrubuting... It seems we are all suffering a dearth of meaty DD or good PR. (Judging by the size of my ignore list, just as with a lawn, when the grass gets thin (DD) the weeds pop up (diatribes and rants).
-R
Anybody else show bid and ask stuck at .93 (This is in my streamer and all my other stocks are updating normally.) It has been this way for more than 25 minutes now. In my level two book it shows .93-.94 on nas and .93 -.97 on inet.
-R
Week #5 -Jacksonville Jags
As- They certainly need multi lingual products. "The deployment will also help TRW consolidate its data centers down to four located in North America, Germany, Brazil and Kuala Lumpur."
-R
I wonder...
http://www.amtdrt.inlumen.com/bin/story?StoryId=CqZJdWbKbmJCWyJK5nJe
TRW Automotive Standardizes on Dell; Dell to Provide Enterprise-Class Technology and Services to More Than 200 Facilities Across 24 Countries
Business Wire - September 27, 2005 09:00
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sep 27, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today announced a three-year contract extension with TRW Automotive (TRW) to standardize on Dell enterprise products and services for its 200-plus facilities in 24 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. The deal is the third agreement with Dell since 1999.
TRW, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, serves major vehicle manufacturers, including General Motors and Ford. The company specializes in manufacturing safety systems, including airbags and seat belts. Under the agreement, TRW will purchase a mix of hardware and services, including 24,000 Dell OptiPlex(TM) desktops, Latitude(TM) notebooks and Dell Precision(TM) workstations, hundreds of Dell PowerEdge(TM) servers and dozens of Dell/EMC storage systems.
The deployment will further support TRW's move to a standardized IT environment to streamline operations and help reduce costs across its global manufacturing process. The deployment will also help TRW consolidate its data centers down to four located in North America, Germany, Brazil and Kuala Lumpur.
Additionally, the agreement will include the extension of TRW's investments in high-performance computing clusters (HPCC), made up of PowerEdge servers running Linux, to support its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in North America.
"Our customers worldwide rely on us to be flexible and agile at all times," said Joe Drouin, global CIO of TRW. "Dell helps ensure that our systems are always running, our factories are operating at full potential, and that we are focused on our mission -- producing the widest array of safety products in the automotive industry. Dell's flexibility and commitment to delivering technology and services at competitive prices have been key factors in the growth of our partnership."
As part of the agreement, Dell will provide Custom Factory Integration (CFI) services by preloading software on 24,000 systems and saving the customer time and money in deploying them in TRW's networked environment. Additionally, Dell will provide assessment and design services to help TRW implement its storage area networks (SANs) to store data critical for running its business.
"Global organizations like TRW are realizing the benefits of standards-based computing from the desktop to the data center," said Bill Rodrigues, vice president of Corporate Business Group, Dell Americas. "TRW's investment in Dell technology for mission-critical operations is a testament to the growing demand for the advantages of scalability in the enterprise."
About TRW Automotive
With 2004 sales of $12.0 billion, TRW Automotive ranks among the world's leading automotive suppliers. Headquartered in Livonia, Mich., the Company, through its subsidiaries, employs approximately 60,000 people in 24 countries. TRW Automotive products include integrated vehicle control and driver assist systems, braking systems, steering systems, suspension systems, occupant safety systems (seat belts and airbags), electronics, engine components, fastening systems and aftermarket replacement parts and services. All references to "TRW Automotive," in this press release refer to TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. TRW Automotive news is available on the Internet at www.trwauto.com.
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is a trusted and diversified information-technology supplier and partner, and sells a comprehensive portfolio of products and services directly to customers worldwide. Dell, recognized by Fortune magazine as America's most admired company and No. 3 globally, designs, builds and delivers innovative, tailored systems that provide customers with exceptional value. Company revenue for the last four quarters was $52.8 billion. For more information about Dell and its products and services, visit www.dell.com.
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Week 4- Tampa Bucs
USPS- In the course of googling POS TPM I happened upon this. It's from January of this year and is a PowerPoint Titled United States Postal Service Information Technology. I've cut and pasted foil 10.
www.actgov.org/actiac/documents/whatsnew/Otto.ppt
-R
Do I Believe in Using Vendors?
HP (PC, Servers, Server Mgmt., SW Engineering, Hqtrs. Support)
EDS (Field User Help Desk, Remote Mgmt., UNIX Operations)
NG (Project Support, Systems Development)
IBM (Websphere, MF Software, POS, DB2)
CISCO (Network Switches)
NCR (Terradata, Enterprise Data Warehouse, POS, TPM)
Does Diebold make a POS terminal? (That's Point Of Sale.)
-R
The pizza gig... while I admit Papa Gino's isn't CINCLANT, they actually may have a perfect environment for piloting trusted computing. When I was in High School I was as a shift manager at a pizza store that was part of a regional chain (Noble Roman's when they still served beer and wine if anybody knows/cares). Although it was several decades ago (pre-Internet) we would transmit nightly receipts to "HQ" for accounting, sales analysis, promotional assessment and inventory. Today I can imagine this is accomplished via the net. This data is very high value and critical (to them).
I'm looking forward to hearing more from Papa
My $.02
-R
flat- Thanks for the insight. Thanks for the effort with case study. Good luck!
-R
Has anybody here every been to one? I'd never heard of them before (lived midwest and CA). They are rather large and growing (plans to open 120 more stores in the next 5 years.
-R
http://www.papaginos.com/corporate/realestate_sales.php?s=da
Papa Gino's has nearly 180 restaurants and D'Angelo Sandwich Shops has over 200 shops in the New England region. Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Sandwich Shops are highly recognizable brands that have a reputation for quick, convenient, high-quality, and value-priced meals. The restaurants and shops are typically located in high-traffic areas, with freestanding or end-cap positions in strip centers.
In addition to our traditional restaurant formats, Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Sandwich Shops also have successful restaurants in non-traditional venues such as colleges, hospitals, regional malls, transportation centers, gas/convenience stores, and sports and entertainment complexes including: Fenway Park, Foxboro Stadium, and Worcester Centrum.
PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS:
Papa Gino's Restaurants
Property Size: 40,000 SF
Prototype Buildings: 3,000 - 3,500 SF (30' - 35' X 100')
Parking and Seating: 76 Seats and 40 Spaces
Papa Gino's Targeted Development Areas:
CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT and Albany, NY Area
HP ProCurve? TCG TNC.
-R
http://www.amtdrt.inlumen.com/bin/story?StoryId=CqZDYqbKbmJy5yJG3ot
ProCurve Networking by HP Expands Innovative Network Architecture to Enhance Performance and Security
Business Wire - September 26, 2005 07:45
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sep 26, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ProCurve Networking by HP today announced the continued expansion of its Adaptive EDGE Architecture with new products that offer a more secure, resilient network.
The new offerings include the industry's first InterConnect Fabric (ICF) switch, an upgrade to its popular Identity Driven Manager software, new ProCurve Mobility Manager software, which delivers seamless, unified management to WLAN Access Points, and a new Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch designed to simplify the deployment of WLAN Access Points.
ProCurve Networking by HP's Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy is based on an intelligent edge, connected through a reliable interconnect, that is automatically configured through business policies with command from the center and control to the network edge. The architecture is the framework for products launched today that provide high-performance and availability, dynamic and granular control over network security, reduce network and business complexity, and increase productivity.
"The ProCurve focus is continuous innovation," said John McHugh, vice president and general manager, ProCurve Networking by HP. "By driving next-generation elements of the Adaptive EDGE Architecture such as the high-performance and resilient InterConnect Fabric and major enhancements to our Identity Driven Manager software for easy management of secure access, ProCurve ensures that customer demands are met by delivering reliable, affordable networks with comprehensive security."
ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8100fl family
The ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8100fl family is ProCurve's first generation InterConnect Fabric solution developed through ProCurve research and development using technologies acquired from Riverstone Networks in 2004.
The solution focuses on high availability and resiliency and features a simpler auto-configurable design that takes advantage of the decision-making power of the intelligent edge. The benefit is in reducing the overall cost of ownership of a secure, mobile, converged network. The first products in the ProCurve 8100fl family include the 8108fl and 8116fl InterConnect Fabric switches and a family of Gigabit and 10 Gigabit blades.
In developing the ICF Switch 8100fl family, ProCurve partnered with Oregon State University for an inventive application of the product. The College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (COAS) at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., is ranked among the top five graduate institutions in oceanography in the United States. According to COAS, both the volume and the complexity of oceanographic data sets are increasing at unprecedented rates, requiring new approaches and tools for maximizing the usage and effectiveness.
"To facilitate our vision of a smart network of connected devices and processes, COAS constructed an intelligent network because real-time data and measurement demands intelligence at the network edge," said Chuck Sears, manager, research computing, COAS. "To achieve a cost-effective, resilient, reliable and technologically advanced solution we partnered with ProCurve. We are utilizing ProCurve's new family of InterConnect Fabric switches in our network to enhance our ability to intelligently understand, collect, synthesize and route real-time data flows from a wide variety of computational models, networked sensors, satellites and scientific instrumentation."
ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 2.0
ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 2.0 (IDM 2.0) is a plug-in to ProCurve Manager Plus 2.0 that represents the latest development in secure, automated access control software for wired and wireless network access. Based on the RADIUS standard, IDM 2.0 allows the administrator to centrally manage access rights given to users as they connect to the network. In addition, IDM 2.0 dynamically sets parameters in ProCurve edge devices that enforce access rights, priority and bandwidth.
The IDM 2.0 upgrade includes an innovative client integrity solution based on the Trusted Computing Group's Trusted Network Connect (TNC) that allows users to select their antivirus and personal firewall client software from a range of providers who support the TNC architecture. IDM 2.0 supports dynamic Access Control List configuration providing adaptive control to critical IT applications and information assets. IDM 2.0 is also much easier to deploy with the addition of automated corporate database driven set-up and synchronization of IDM access policy groups. As a result, IDM 2.0 delivers enhanced ease-of-use, superior integration and better overall access security.
ProCurve Mobility Manager 1.0
The new ProCurve Mobility Manager 1.0 is a plug-in module for ProCurve Manager Plus. It further enhances command from the network center by delivering efficient, affordable, powerful management tools to centrally configure, update, monitor and troubleshoot ProCurve wireless LAN components.
When compared to competitor products, Mobility Manager 1.0 and ProCurve Manager Plus uniquely provide pertinent information and control of both wired and wireless aspects of the network via a fully integrated approach built on a single user interface and a single all-inclusive database. The result is an easy-to-use, unified management system that ensures quality service for users and applications.
ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR with Gigabit Uplink
The intelligent edge is enhanced with the addition of the ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR supporting a lower-cost, mobile and converged network. It is a fully managed, stackable switch with eight auto-sensing 10/100 PoE ports and one dual-personality Gigabit Uplink.
With integrated PoE and enterprise-level software features in a low-density form factor, this cost-effective switch has better functionality (including an optional redundant power supply to increase reliability) to support wide deployment of wireless access points. It is also ideal for small workgroups or remote offices that require general network connectivity and PoE for IP phones and wireless access points.
Pricing and Availability(1)
Pricing for the ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8108fl is $27,999, with the ProCurve InterConnect Fabric Switch 8116fl priced at $38,999. Both switches are expected to be available Oct. 1. ProCurve Identity Driven Manager 2.0 is expected to be available Dec. 1 for $5,499. ProCurve Mobility Manager 1.0 is expected to be available Dec. 1 for $1,999. The ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR with Gigabit Uplink is expected to be available in October for $899.
About ProCurve Networking by HP
The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers enterprise networking solutions comprising wired and wireless LAN and WAN networking products, services and solutions. Recognizing the necessary migration of intelligence and functionality to the network edge, the ProCurve Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy is the industry's only comprehensive and inclusive network design strategy that is adaptable, scalable and completely interoperable for achieving command from the center with control to the network edge. ProCurve was positioned in the challenger quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.'s 2004 Magic Quadrant Report for Global Campus LANs.
Further information on ProCurve networking solutions and products is available at www.procurve.com.
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HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $85.2 billion. More information about HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
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Hill & Knowlton for HP
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I think via wants to be the next e-machines.
-R
Thanks. This is a really good validation of the rising tide of trusted computing. Someone else recently posted a link to a review of a computer without a TPM... what the heck was that?!? Then I looked at the pros and cons... con- NO TPM.
It's coming, I just hope that Wave still has the stamina to paddle as hard as needed to catch the wave before it passes.
-R
A bit OT:
(This was in the same newsletter as the TPM story.)
-R
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/36876-1.html
09/01/05
Agencies, OMB pushing security requirements through contracts
By Jason Miller
GCN Staff
As the new CIO of the Housing and Urban Development Department, Lisa Schlosser is on a mission to improve the agency’s cybersecurity, and one of her first steps is to put language in all vendor contracts requiring minimum baseline standards.
Schlosser, who came to HUD in February from the Transportation Department, is modeling the program after similar ones in the Air Force and her former agency.
“We got an F on the Federal Information Security Management Act report card, but we are starting the process to improvement,” she said yesterday at a CIO Council’s symposium on cybersecurity in Washington.
The effort to include security requirements in contracts also is happening in the SmartBuy program, the administration’s enterprise software agreement initiative.
Karen Evans, the Office of Management and Budget’s administrator for e-government and IT, said at the symposium that the CIO Council is working with the General Services Administration’s SmartBuy office to build security into the existing and future agreements.
In fact, OMB issued a memo on SmartBuy this week outlining the details of the deal with Oracle Corp.
An administration official said the memo was released to remind acquisition personnel that the terms and conditions are mandatory for purchasing Oracle products, such as database software.
The official added that SmartBuy is working on redoing the other five other enterprise agreements to standardize the terms and conditions for all purchases for those specific products.
At the CIO Council symposium, Schlosser — who while at Transportation led that agency’s climb to an A- in the 2004 report card from a D+ — hopes to use her experience, which includes putting security provisions in contracts, to help HUD improve.
She said HUD is looking at ways to automate the capture and benchmarking of security test results, possibly using a government-owned software program from the Environmental Protection Agency called the Automated Security Self-Evaluation Reporting Tool.
HUD also is looking at a configuration management and testing tool from BindView Corp. of Houston.
All of this work Schlosser and other CIOs have been doing is to meet the FISMA reporting requirements. But more importantly, the efforts are improving the security of their systems, Evans said.
Evans said agencies are minimizing their risks, which mean they earn good grades on the FISMA scorecards. “The goal is for us to be in the best cybersecurity position we can be in so when things happen like Zobot we can deal with it,” Evans said. “We have to have a system in place to continuously analyze the risks.”
More news on related topics: E-Government, FISMA, Lines of Business, Management, Security
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http://www.toptechnews.com/news/Trusted-Computing-Making-Headway/story.xhtml?story_id=0300031O0G1U
Trusted Computing Making Headway
By Jack M. Germain
September 12, 2005 10:30AM
According to Brian Berger, the TCG's marketing chair, the TCG has taken several giant steps to make computers and peripherals more security friendly. He listed among those accomplishments the development of a framework specification that can help protect passwords at the hardware level.
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Sponsors of the trusted-computing movement say that momentum for encrypted hardware is growing worldwide. Major players in the computer industry -- including Dell, IBM, Lenovo, Fujitsu, HP, Intel, Trend Micro, Toshiba, Gateway and Microsoft -- now are building security around the trusted-computing standard.
Research-firm IDC predicts that 50 percent of all computers shipped by 2007 will contain hardware-encryption chips, a key component of the trusted-computing initiative. Other industry watchers report that more than 20 million encryption chips will be shipped by year's end.
The Trusted Computing Group (TCG), which formed three years ago with 14 company members, charted a course to push the concept of hardened security through hardware. The group's mission was to create open specifications to secure hardware against attacks leveled at PCs, servers, peripherals and even mobile phones.
Giant Steps
According to Brian Berger, the TCG's marketing chair and executive vice president of Wave Systems , the TCG has taken several giant steps to make computers and peripherals more security friendly. He listed among those accomplishments the development of a framework specification that can help protect passwords at the hardware level.
"A lot of the I.T. community thinks the TCG effort is farther in the future than it really is," Berger said. "In the enterprise, many are starting to realize the security benefits of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for a variety of functions and compliance requirements, including secure e-mail, password management, data protection, strong authentication, network security and others."
He said that as notebook and desktop systems are replaced around the enterprise, more TPMs will be available and more systems will be better protected. "We are working to educate people on what they can do now and what's coming later," he said.
The organization also has released a server specification and a specification to protect networks. Berger said the group will release guidelines for mobile-phone security and security specifications for storage systems and other peripherals. "The idea is to provide strong security for every computing device on the network," said Berger.
Goals and Timeframe
The TCG essentially is focused on helping the industry create interoperable computing products throughout the enterprise to protect against virtual and physical attack, theft, data loss and other incidents that can compromise the enterprise. A related goal is to educate the industry and the I.T. community about trusted-computing concepts and how to enable security with the TCG building blocks in products already in use.
Berger emphasized that several TCG applications already exist to protect data and transactions, including e-mail and passwords. And by year's end, vendors should be ready to distribute products for the Trusted Network Connect effort, which will help control network access. "We anticipate that a specification for mobile phones will be made available in the first quarter of 2006 with products to follow late that year and into 2007," said Berger.
Berger said the I.T. community must look at ways to bring effective security into the enterprise because of the great potential for attacks against systems and networks and because of the many regulatory requirements, such as SOX and HIPAA. "The technology that vendors offer today with the TPM can really make an I.T. manager's life much easier and help secure mission-critical data and transactions," said Berger.
But those involved in using technology have to push the standards forward, he said. "The I.T. community needs to begin thinking about the 'tomorrow' of security and consider how to incorporate some of these coming things, such as secure storage and peripherals, into strategic areas of their shops," Berger concluded.
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Dell Wins Contract Worth up to $100 Million from U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration
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http://www.amtdrt.inlumen.com/bin/story?StoryId=CqY:jqbKbmJyZyJu4mty
Dell Wins Contract Worth up to $100 Million from U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration; Agreement Includes Clients, Servers and Peripherals; Available DOT-Wide
Business Wire - September 20, 2005 11:00
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sep 20, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for desktops, notebooks, servers, storage and peripheral products such as printers.
The one-year agreement, valued up to $20 million per year with four one-year renewal options, is available to contracting officers and IT purchasing agents throughout the Department of Transportation.
Over the past several years, the FAA has worked toward maintaining an efficient, reliable and standardized computer environment. Through the BPA process, the FAA has successfully driven configuration consistency, helped reduce maintenance and administrative costs, and maximized its buying power. With the newly awarded BPA, all of the Department of Transportation can begin to realize the same benefits.
The agreement is also designed to reduce the administration's total cost of IT ownership, create a standard method of purchasing IT equipment agency-wide, and create a method of reporting and measuring outcomes. It also includes asset recovery services for disposing of the systems at end-of-life in an environmentally sensitive way.
"The FAA's approach to IT procurement, particularly its focus on total cost of ownership, is a model for other agencies to reference," said Troy West, vice president of Dell Federal. "Acquisition cost represents a small portion of a computer's total cost, and it's important for agencies to factor in elements such as maintenance, systems management and asset recovery or recycling when purchasing their systems."
The agreement was awarded and will be managed by DOT's Enterprise Services Center in Oklahoma City.
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