Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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Dell USB TPM?

Did not see this before. Photo looks like it says Dell 256?

USB Smart Card.

http://www.deepnettechnologies.com/downloads2/Deepnet%20SmartID.PDF

SmartID
is a 3-in-1 solution that combines virtual smart card, plug-and-play USB flash drive and onboard TPM (Trusted Platform Module) security chip, providing the same advanced security functionality as conventional plastic smart cards. SmartID is designed to support public key infrastructure (PKI) for authentication, digital signatures and file encryption as well as securely storing Windows credentials for authentications but at the fraction of the cost of the conventional smart cards

Wave Systems and Deepnet Security Sign Licensing Agreement;for Hardware-Based Security for Virtual Smart Cards
Next-Generation Security Chip Equips Cards with Strong Key Encryption

London, UK and Lee, MA – January 3, 2007 – Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Deepnet Security, a leading provider of strong, two-factor authentication solutions, to permit Deepnet to arm Deepnet's Smart ID™ virtual smart cards with Wave's hardware-based security technology designed to protect users' digital identities.

Wave's technology is designed to enable the encryption keys used for and by Deepnet's Smart ID virtual smart cards to be automatically generated and protected by the unique standards-based Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware security chip. This new level of security supports the advanced functionality of the Smart ID, which can hold users' personal credentials, such as private encryption keys, passwords, digital certificates and biometrics, inside the protected environment of the internal file system.

Using Wave's Trusted Computing Group-Enabled Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) , Deepnet can deploy its Smart ID virtual smart card application with hardware-generated and stored cryptographic keys. Traditionally, these keys are vulnerable to attack; one solution is to store the keys in a Trusted Platform Module vault.

“This agreement allows us to offer a higher level of security to enterprise customers,” said Yurong Lin, CEO of Deepnet Security. “We are very pleased to have signed the agreement that will benefit our customers. We value the TPM technology Wave Systems has developed and see it as a good complement to our virtual Smart Card.”

The TPM chip, embedded directly on the motherboard of new business PCs, performs a variety of business security features when combined with Wave Systems' EMBASSY™ Trust Suite software — such as, security policy management, data protection, password management and strong pre-boot authentication. The solution can substantially improve protection against password, data and personal information theft, and is designed to provide enhanced application security, strong wireless authentication, secure email and more — all while increasing productivity.

“TPM technology has not only shipped in tens of millions of PC platforms, but it's also beginning to saturate additional markets as trusted computing dramatically improves the security of technologies such as virtual smart cards,” says Steven Sprague, president and CEO of Wave Systems. “By collaborating with the innovators at Deepnet Security, we are enabling Smart ID to leverage the security features of the Trusted Platform Module, which is backed by an industry standards body of over 150 technology vendors collaborating to mitigate the risks of unauthorized user access or hacking theft. We believe that this collaboration significantly raises the bar on security for mobile device tokens.”

Under the agreement, Wave is to receive a per-unit royalty based on Deepnet's distribution of products equipped with Wave's technology. The agreement does not provide for minimum royalties or distribution volumes.
Trusted Computing Solutions for the Enterprise
In addition to the EMBASSY Trust Suite, Wave also offers four enterprise solutions which deliver improved trusted computing features for government and enterprise markets. Wave's EMBASSY® Key Management Server (EKMS) and EMBASSY® Authentication Server (EAS) provide trusted computing solutions for network policy management, data protection and strong authentication using biometrics, smart cards and TPMs.
Wave's EMBASSY ® Network Access Control (ENAC) leverages existing network infrastructure and open industry standards for IT control over PC client access to the network, designed to lock down the network from unauthorized access to thwart many common and damaging network attacks. EMBASSY ® Endpoint Enforcer (EEE) is Wave's open, standards-based network security solution designed to work with any network access control solution. It is also designed to capture, report and validate platform integrity metrics on PCs equipped with TPM security chips and to enable third-party applications and services to make informed network access decisions.