Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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NEC Versa S970

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This is the first notebook to use Seagate’s 120GB FDE (full drive encryption) hard disk. With encryption enabled, you must type in a password when you switch the laptop on. The security mechanism resides on the hard disk, so if someone removes the disk and sticks it in another notebook, they’ll still need to know the password before data can be accessed – and that includes booting into Windows. It’s a secure design and performance wasn’t affected. NEC also fits a TPM 1.2 chip, which gathers your various passwords in a secure hardware chip. Core system performance was very good, thanks to a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 and 2GB DDR2 667MHzRam, but its integrated graphics mean gaming is out. The chassis is a little bland but has a reasonable selection of ports, including three USB ports, a Firewire port and a multiformat card reader. Some notebooks use a two-pronged aerial for Wifi connectivity, but Nec has a three-pronged version attached to its Draft-N Wifi card, resulting in great Wifi reception. Less appealing is the 14.1in screen, which is dimmer than many other modern notebooks. It also lacks a webcam, has stiff trackpad keys and the spacebar sits next to a high plastic rim so your thumbs continually whack it when typing at a fast pace. A large 5,200mAh battery powered it for three hours 28 minutes in the Mobilemark Reader test, which improved by 12 per cent with the ECO mode enabled (dims the screen and lowers CPU frequency). If you need top-notch security this is the best in the business, but if you’re after a solid workhorse the S970 is rather mundane.

from Wave last December: The NEC laptops, Versa M370, P570 and S970, combine an advanced, hardware-based security chip - the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), an encrypting disk drive and client management software. These features enable organisations to deploy and manage secure laptops easily and meet data privacy regulations.

“With so many high-profile data breaches making headlines, securing sensitive information at the source—the laptop itself—is fast becoming a top priority for most organisations,” said Olivier Chevance, Client Products Marketing Manager, NEC Computers. “That's why NEC Computers is providing its customers with the most advanced security and management available today within its Versa line of laptops.”

The new data security offering combines the Seagate® Technology (NYSE: STX) Momentus® FDE.2 (Full Disc Encryption) hard drive with DriveTrustTM technology and Wave's (NASDAQ: WAVX) EMBASSY® software into an easy-to-use and scalable solution that enables organisations to provide comprehensive data protection and automated compliance auditing for lost, stolen or recycled laptops. DriveTrust™ is a security platform that combines strong, fully automated hardware-based security with a programming foundation to make it easy to add software security applications and multi-factor authentication including biometrics and smart cards. Momentus 5400 FDE.2 is a 2.5-inch, 5400-rpm hard drive with native government-grade AES encryption.