Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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awk--Without me prodding you, you'd never come up with such a terrific post! lol! The only aspect of your post that I take issue with is this line:

"Steven Sprague anticipates programmable platforms for secure application execution by approx. 2006"

The specs for TCG 1.2 will be available by the end of this year. I think the push for programmable Embassy Chips will begin there. Otherwise, you're going to have the situation where a business purchases a Trusted ThinkPad PC which is LOCKED into, for example, IBM WebSphere Trusted Applications, but LOCKED OUT from ALL other Trusted Applications outside of the IBM WebSphere Trust Domain. That type of CLOSED SYSTEM is untenable, especially if an OPEN INTEROPERABLE SYSTEM is AVAILABLE.