Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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AWK

I did not say they had bypassed TCG or would intend to do so in the future. Rather I said that these drives could work without the use of a TPM (wasn't there even an option to encrypt or not encrypt) and that Hitachi might be checking out the market before they decided it was necessary to accomodate TPMs and in turn enter into a contract with Wave. And I was responding to the immediate conclusions people often reach when they immediately equate a product release with money immediately in Wave's coffers.

As far as I know (which may be lacking) Wave and Hitachi do not have a signed contract. In your opinion could Wave's software work with Hitachi's drive without any specific up front engineering work on Wave/Hitachi's part? Or is it so clear to you that they have engineered and tested the design collaboratively like they did with Seagate?

My inference from SKS' comments was that that had not entered into anything specific with Hitachi but that they had talked a lot. That sounded like classic SKS doublespeak.