Posted by: Weby
In reply to: warbil who wrote msg# 164692 Date:5/13/2008 11:50:10 AM
Post #of 164714
Warbil
Wave's relationship with Seagate is complicated. Wave, as far as I can tell, gets NO money directly from Seagate. It's even become a bit of a mystery how Wave is getting paid for the drive management by Dell.
At this point in time, Seagate has NOTHING to do with TPMs although that should change in the future as the TPM once turned on makes key management and liability protection simpler and better for the companies that need it.
So why the fuss?
Turning on the TPMs to manage the drives is the HEART of Wave's marketing strategy. While the $7.50 per drive seems to be missing, It can be found in the average ERAS pricing of a bit over $50 a unit on average. Today's approval means more rapid purchase by DoD, government, and states...and extension into the HUGE Federal supply chain. It's the key to rapid ramping. Use of FDE causes (doesn't require) TPM turn ons.
Hope the above (is correct) and helps
