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I agree. And I don't think last Monday had anything to do with yesterday either.
There is something else underlining this whole move in my opinion, and I think we will see something very soon.
Maybe you should do that.
We were $2.20 in November. Sometimes you just can't make everyone happy.
On a spike, a stock normally retracts about 50%. So, from $2.20 to $5.30 means we should go back to $3.70. Don't think that's going to happen, but I suppose it could.
The stock is doing just fine, regardless that you are so disappointed.
Just listened to SKS at the Needham presentation today and he was very much in command.
He was very clear, and I've got to believe that some of the investors there will be investors in the stock.
The thing that impressed me the most was the many questions he got as he was talking. It seemed to me that the people there really wanted to know about securing the internet, open standards and the govt involvement that is sure to come.
Terrific day today all around.
From the Street.com
Wave Systems, Biodel: Small-Cap Winners
By Shanthi Bharatwaj 01/13/11 - 12:37 PM EST
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of biotech company Biodel(BIOD_) were topping the small-cap space on Thursday, jumping 27% to $2.49.
Biodel, a development stage biopharmaceutical company is focused on the diabetes market. The company will be presenting an update at the J.P.Morgan Heatlhcare Conference at 9:30 a.m PST. The update will include information about the development of new follow-on formulations of its lead product, Linjeta including milestones and timelines, according to its press release.
Nearly 5 million shares were changing hands on Thursday afternoon against an average trading volume of 900,000.
Wave Systems(WAVX_) was also riding on heavy volumes, soaring 14% to $5.03. Over 4 million shares were changing hands on Thursday. The Obama Administration is working on a cybersecurity ID program that would allow users to log onto different sites without having to remember different passwords for each one. That has led to a pop in the shares of Wave Systems, which offers software that enables hardware encryption and the ability to do away with multiple passwords
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10972727/1/wave-systems-biodel-small-cap-winners.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
By definition we are not a penny stock any longer at the present time.
Gemalto, WAVE Systems, and Alpha Technologies Discuss Security Solutions in SecurityStockWatch.com Interviews
marketwire
Press Release Source: SecurityStockWatch.com On Thursday January 13, 2011, 12:01 am EST
RYE BROOK, NY--(Marketwire - 01/13/11) - "From our roots in the smart card industry, Gemalto has grown to become the EUR 1.65 billion ($2.2B USD) global leader in digital security. Last year we produced and personalized 1.5 billion secure digital devices, which we complement with systems and services to provide total solutions for our customers. Online Banking and Online Authentication growth stems from the need to replace passwords with a stronger form of identification and authentication." These are among the observations discussed by Mr. Thomas Flynn, Vice-President, Online Banking and Authentication, Gemalto North America. www.Gemalto.com, (Paris:GTO - News) (ISIN Code : NL0000400653).
For the Gemalto interview: http://www.securitystockwatch.com/Interviews/in_Boardroom_GEM_TF.html
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WAVE Systems recently announced that it has received $5.2 million in additional license and maintenance orders through its PC OEM partners on behalf of a U.S.-based automotive company. The orders hasten the deployment and increase the total value of the automaker's software orders to $10.9 million, $6.7 million of which will be recorded as revenue over the next 12 months, $1.9 million of which was recorded as revenue in 2010 and $2.3 million of which is expected to be recognized as revenue in 2012 through 2014.
"Having utilized our solution during 2010, the customer has accelerated and significantly expanded its deployment of ERAS seats, furthering our belief that a centrally managed, hardware encryption solution can offer superior data protection," said Steven Sprague, President and CEO.
For the WAVE interviews with:
Lark Allen, Executive Vice President: http://www.securitystockwatch.com/Interviews/in_Boardroom_WAVE_LA.html, and,
Steven Sprague, CEO and President: http://www.securitystockwatch.com/Interviews/in_Boardroom_WAVX.html.
www.wave.com , (NASDAQ:WAVX - News)
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Alpha Technologies recently announced that it was recognized by noted international consulting and market research firm Frost & Sullivan for one of its highly-coveted Best Practices awards. Alpha joins the elite group of Frost & Sullivan award winners which this year includes such corporate luminaries as IBM, Hewlett Packard, SAP, Siemens and Verizon.
"This is a great honour and a testament to our 30 year history of developing innovative, high quality products that address our customer's unique powering challenges," said Mark Schnarr, Alpha's President and CEO. "Frost & Sullivan are generally considered to be the preeminent market analysts in the world. To be recognized by them for our product strategy is very exciting and rewarding for our team, and bodes well for our customers."
For more information: www.alpha.ca
For the Alpha interview: http://www.securitystockwatch.com/Interviews/in_Boardroom_ALPHA.html
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Just thinking about tomorrow morning and I don't think it matters one bit if there is news tomorrow or not. The fact that SKS is being interviewed on a major national station says all the news you could want.
How many CEOs are interviewed on national T.V.?
Tomorrow morning is a big deal in my book. There must be a reason they invited him.
If you've got a few minutes, check out this link. I think you will like it.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/246099-energy-storage-the-valley-of-death-and-the-elephant-hunters?source=from_friend
Yes Mig, SKS was on with his dad on Father's day years ago when Wave did not even have a product. This time it is different.
What is going to take for you to say something good about the stock?
We closed in November at $2.20. We added $.45 cents on Monday with 2.6 million shares and have only given back THREE CENTS. The stock is at $4.41.
Come on, smile for once, it won't hurt I promise you.
I don't believe Monday's price and volume was due to the auto deal. For the street, that is old news. There is something else at work here, in my opinion.
SKS once told me that someday the stock would act like an IPO and will catch the shorts big time. Maybe that big time is almost here.
SKS is very appreciative of the shareholders, as we have kept Wave in business to get them to this point and SKS knows this.
One way or the other, we will be rewarded. That's what I feel.
With the additional money coming in, in Q1, I was actually thinking of an acquisition or a buy in. Just thinking about different possibilities.
Awk, thank you. eom
Does anyone know if Wave still has money left on the shelf? eom
FWIW, you might want to look at the chart from last year and see what the stock did RIGHT AFTER the Needham & Company's presentation.
It went ballistic.
I was talking & hoping this week. eom
awk, Thanks for the links. They are all in the IBOX now, along with the Pods
We will probably set up Las Vegas when we approach $7.00-$8.00.
Will work on shirt at a latter time, as we get closer to Las Vegas
Just got back upstairs with the paper and low and behold, we are back in the 40s. Fantastic.
If $4.32 is as far as we are going to correct on this latest move, that would be terrific.
Profit taking was expected, but the scope of the profit taking is very small so far.
Still very positive for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, about this time, I went down to get the paper and in the 15 minutes I was away from the tape, the stock shot up dramatically.
I am going down now. Let's see if it works two days in a row.
Telstarjohn, you could be right, but I am hoping we are getting another major upgrade like the auto deal. It feels the same to me, and the timing is right.
Don't forget, SKS was pretty confident there were deals in the works, just did not know when they would close. I believe something closed, and with the action today, I think we will see that deal this week.
If the fourth quarter was the biggest in our history, and with big money coming in from the auto deal this quarter, another major upgrade will push this stock to new highs.
Weby I like today's action. If the volume was driven up by momo traders there would have been a sell off at the close. They would not have held the stock overnight.
Also the MM did not take it down to get more inventory.
I think this move is very real. Give me an HP announcement with numbers or a Govt announcement with numbers, and you will see the share price in double digits over night.
Looking for some follow through tomorrow.
Good Call. Can't wait for you to zone in on $10.00. LOL
Doesn't this point to TPMs?
The new system will probably hasten the death of traditional passwords, Clippinger said. Instead, users may rely on devices such as smartcards with embedded chips, tokens that generate random codes or biometric devices.
“Passwords will disappear,” said Clippinger. “They’re buggy whips. The old privacy and security conventions don’t work. You need a new architecture.”
Fly, here the link opened.
Bloomberg
Internet Identity System Said Readied by Obama Administration
January 07, 2011, 7:10 AM EST
By James Sterngold
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration plans to announce today plans for an Internet identity system that will limit fraud and streamline online transactions, leading to a surge in Web commerce, officials said.
While the White House has spearheaded development of the framework for secure online identities, the system led by the U.S. Commerce Department will be voluntary and maintained by private companies, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement.
A group representing companies including Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc., PayPal Inc., Symantec Corp. and AT&T Inc. has supported the program, called the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, or NSTIC.
“This is going to cause a huge shift in consumer use of the Internet,” said John Clippinger, co-director of the Law Lab at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “There’s going to be a huge bump and a huge increase in the amount and kind of data retailers are going to have.”
Most companies have separate systems for signing on to e- mail accounts or conducting secure online transactions, requiring that users memorize multiple passwords and repeat steps. Under the new program, consumers would sign in just once and be able to move among other websites, eliminating the inconvenience that causes consumers to drop many transactions.
Fewer Passwords
For example, once the system is in place, Google would be able to join a trusted framework that has adopted the rules and guidelines established by the Commerce Department. From that point, someone who logged into a Google e-mail account would be able to conduct other business including banking or shopping with other members of the group without having to provide additional information or verification.
Bruce McConnell, a senior counselor for national protection at the Department of Homeland Security, said NSTIC may lead to a big reduction in the size of Internet help desks, which spend much of their time assisting users who have forgotten their passwords. Because the systems would be more secure, he said, it may also result in many transactions that are now done on paper, from pharmaceutical to real estate purchases, to be done online faster and cheaper.
A draft paper outlining NSTIC was released for comment by the White House in June.
‘Who Do You Trust?’
“NSTIC could go a long way toward advancing one of the fundamental challenges of the Internet today, which is -- Who do you trust?” said Don Thibeau, chairman of the Open Identity Exchange, an industry group based in San Ramon, California, representing companies that support development of the new framework.
“What is holding back the growth of e-commerce is not technology, it’s policy. This gives us the rules, the policies that we need to really move forward.”
The new system will probably hasten the death of traditional passwords, Clippinger said. Instead, users may rely on devices such as smartcards with embedded chips, tokens that generate random codes or biometric devices.
“Passwords will disappear,” said Clippinger. “They’re buggy whips. The old privacy and security conventions don’t work. You need a new architecture.”
Secure, Efficient
Development of a more advanced security system began in August 2004, when President George W. Bush issued a Homeland Security Presidential Directive that required all federal employees be given smartcards with multiple uses, such as gaining access to buildings, signing on to government websites and insuring that only people with proper clearances would have access to restricted documents. The system was intended to be more secure and more efficient.
The Obama administration advanced the process when it issued its “Cyberspace Policy Review” in 2009. One of the 10 priorities was the security identification system.
The federal government is facilitating what it calls a “foundational” system in two ways. It is developing the framework for the identification plan, and it will make a large number of government agencies, services and products available through the secure system, from tax returns to reserving campsites at national parks.
“Innovation is one of the key aspects here,” said Ari Schwartz, a senior adviser for Internet policy at the Department of Commerce. “There’s so much that could be done if we could trust transactions more.”
Schwartz said use of the system, once companies voluntarily choose to participate, may spur a range of efficiencies and e- commerce similar to the way ATM machines transformed banking, opening the way to a growing number of services little by little.
Privacy Concerns
Civil libertarians have expressed concern that the system may not protect privacy as well as the government is promising.
“If the concept were implemented in a perfect way it would be very good,” said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst for privacy and technology at the New York-based American Civil Liberties Union. “It’s a convenience. But having a single point of failure may not be good for protecting privacy. The devil’s really in the details.” He said the ACLU would “vehemently oppose” anything that resembled a national ID card.
Aaron Brauer-Rieke, a fellow at the Center for Democracy & Technology in Washington, a civil liberties group, said it was important that the system would be operated by private companies, not the government. He said he was concerned about how the data on consumer online transactions would be used.
“New identity systems will allow moving from one site to another with less friction and open up data flows, but might also enable new kinds of targeted advertising,” he said. “We have to make sure privacy doesn’t get lost in this.”
Schwartz and McConnell said the new system wouldn’t be a national identity card and that companies, not the government, would manage the data being passed online.
“There will not be a single data base for this information,” McConnell said.
--Editors: Elizabeth Wollman, Joe Winski
To contact the reporter on this story: James Sterngold in New York at jsterngold2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: David Scheer at dscheer@bloomberg.net.
Went down stairs to get the paper 10 minutes ago and the stock was at $4.01.
Very big volume coming in now. Something happened
Barge, many times you belittle the posters on this thread as "group think" when they don't support you on some of the things you propose like TVTonic, consumers before enterprises, the XBOX etc.
Everyone here has their own opinions on things that they post, yet they don't attack others for not agreeing with them.
I think you out of line characterising of the members of this thread, and from now on I will take such remarks as an attacks against the other posters.
awk, thanks for that. Open standards are what works for everyone.
The education is starting to pay off.
DooWopGuy, one last question: Is [hiddn] capable of doing for Govt. what the TCG is capable of doing for Govt. on a grand scale
DooWopGuy, a very very nice post. At this point in Wave's time line, you have to post more often.
One thing bothered me in your post regarding [hiddn]™. You state they will be competition (which is good), but can they totally eliminate what Wave is trying to do?
Does the fact that [hiddn]™ is proprietary help our cause? Is there room for both?
I am happy to see one of the most highly regarded techies is still bullish on Wave Systems. It makes us non-techies feel a little bit more secure when we read posts like this from techies like you.
Please visit more often as time allows you.
Now, I have to go back and read your post one or two more times. There is so much there.
Awk, thanks for all your work. This post is now in our header with all the links. If someone really wanted to know about Wave, you have provided a big portion of it.
Thanks again
CSL, Here is your link opened. Thank you
Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Trusted Computing & WAVE
Technology Update Add comments
Dec 062010
I was invited to the EU Trusted Computing Seminar last week. It was really interesting and I thought I would give a summary about what it was about.
All organisations who deal with sensitive information should take note of this. One of the major draw backs with information security is you can spend a lot of time and money securing the network with VPN’s, firewalls, encryption etc. but at the end of the day your weak point will be the end user. It doesn’t matter how secure your network is if your end users keep sensitive information locally it’s at risk of falling into the wrong hands. There have been many examples of laptops and portable devices being lost or stolen with critical information on it.
Most hardware vendors today are now including a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip in their equipment. The list of vendors who have been supporting this technology for a while is endless. I was however surprised that Apple and Cisco haven’t joined the party. I’m not sure why. I did see companies like Juniper and HP on the list.
This module controls the end device security at the hardware level. It has the ability to store certificates and keys for encryption. Prior to this seminar I thought private software certificates were fairly secure. During the workshops they demonstrated with some simple free tools downloaded from a Google search you were able to export a private certificate and install it on another device.
TPM allows you to move the management of these software certificates to the hardware level. When you try and export the private certificate the TPM won’t allow it. The TPM is also used to encrypt self encrypting disks for example Seagate so that if devices are lost or stolen the information remains secure. The TPM is enabled in the BIOS and even if the disks are removed and placed in another machine the information still can’t be accessed. These are just some of the features of the TPM. The thing is the TPM is just a module and is widely distributed but hardly enabled. It needs something to enable it and drive it. This is where WAVE (http://wave.com/) comes into play. It’s an inexpensive tool to enable and manage the TPM. It has some really advanced features which include being able to lock down USB ports, remotely manage security on devices, and works with other 3rd party applications like Microsoft Bitlocker.
WAVE has been very successful in the US and there’s going to be a big push to introduce this into the public and banking sectors in the UK. It’s very possible that it might even become a compliance requirement in the future.
If you are an IT Manager or Director and looking to refresh your desktops I would strongly urge you to make sure your device has a TPM. The TPM is very inexpensive. I was told it’s basically free so there’s no excuse. The important thing to note is that the TPM can’t be fitted to a device retrospectively. You need to purchase a whole new device. If you are looking at buying new hardware it would be worth checking that it comes with a TPM.
We are going to be working with WAVE to better understand this technology so we’re able to help you as the end customer when the time comes to enable your TPM with WAVE.
I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
http://www.lifecycle-ps.com/blog/?p=29
To All,
A PM is a PRIVATE MESSAGE. If one were to post someone's private message on this board it would not be private anymore.
Please cooperate and do not post someone's private message to you.
Thank you
I talked to Jesse Livermore last night and he is still holding Wave shares.
He has been very busy, and does not have the time to post here, but he told me to tell you all that the technicals look very strong, and with the next general correction, it might be a nice time to add to core holdings!
He will be back when he finds the time.
Might have another oldie but goodie post this week end. Stay tuned.
VC welcome back. Hope your holiday was terrific with your kids and all.
First Barge shows up now you. Hey, maybe DooWopGuy will drop in to let us know he is still with us.
awk, many thanks. eom
system-on-a-chip. Where have we heard this before?
Jan. 5, 2011, 5:57 p.m. EST
At CES, Nvidia unveils plan to build core computer chips
Graphics chip maker unveils major shift, alliance with ARM
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Nvidia Corp. on Wednesday unveiled a plan to build core computer processors for devices such as desktops, servers and supercomputers, in a major strategy shift for the graphics chip maker and a potentially serious challenge to rival Intel Corp.
The plan, which was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, also underscores the growing importance of ARM Holdings /quotes/comstock/15*!armh/quotes/nls/armh (ARMH 22.18, +0.30, +1.37%) , whose power-efficient architecture has made it dominant in the smartphone market where it has outpaced Intel /quotes/comstock/15*!intc/quotes/nls/intc (INTC 20.85, -0.09, -0.43%) .
Nvidia /quotes/comstock/15*!nvda/quotes/nls/nvda (NVDA 17.09, +0.11, +0.65%) said its central processing units, known as the brain chips that run computers, will be based on ARM technology, highlighting the Cambridge, U.K.-based company’s bid to expand beyond smartphones and cell phones.
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“That’s amazing,” analyst Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates said of Nvidia’s plan. “It tells me that they’re aiming for a higher class of CPUs [central processing units].”
In a sign of an even broader realignment in the computing world, Microsoft Corp. /quotes/comstock/15*!msft/quotes/nls/msft (MSFT 27.98, -0.02, -0.07%) also announced at CES that the next version of its Windows operating system will support “system-on-a-chip” architectures, including those based on ARM technology.
Microsoft became dominant in the PC market through its alliance with Intel, the world’s biggest PC chip vendor.
Nvidia has mainly focused on graphics processors. But it has increasingly faced pressure from PC chip makers, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices /quotes/comstock/13*!amd/quotes/nls/amd (AMD 8.91, +0.14, +1.60%) , which have been working to combine graphics functions into core computer processors.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s initiative could open up new opportunities for Nvidia, said Gleacher & Co. analyst Doug Freedman.
“It is a big announcement,” he said. “Nvidia is now, with the support of Microsoft, going to be able to build an ARM-based PC product. Windows is now going to run on ARM-based [chips] from Nvidia, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm Inc.”
Benjamin Pimentel is a MarketWatch reporter based in San Francisco.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/at-ces-nvidia-has-plan-for-core-computer-chips-2011-01-05?siteid=yhoof
We corrected down to $3.86 the other day and have tested the $3.80 today, only to close at $3.98, the high for the day.
We have support at the $3.80s now. We might test it one more time, or not, but all signs look up from here long term.
This is very little correction from $2.30 to $4.65. Looking good.
I suppose when we get to double digits next year you will feel the same about SKS. To each his own.
I know that I would not be in the black right now if it weren't for his vision and insight.
You can insult him all you want because his size but I think that's rather low.
If you own stock right now, SKS will make you very rich over the next couple of years, but, I suppose you will still belittle him because of his size.
There are always leaks on every stock. People at companies have friends and relatives.
To suggest this is a planned conspiracy is not correct.
What proof do you have for these statements? Please provide a link.