helpfulbacteria - you are so right-on!!
In the interest of clarity, I also want to initiate discussion on Wave's place in the "enterprise storage" market. That is, Wave is not a player.
This is not a new development; I do not recall Wave ever making any claims to the enterprise-class storage space, and these 2 markets seem to be coexisting separately and peacefully. It's unfortunate that the word "enterprise" has multiple usages, and this I think is the reason for the confusion.
This situation has been a subject of non-debate, oft-times alluded to by many posters, and never properly commented on (that I'm aware of), and as such I think has grown to become something of an elephant in the room.
So, to put my stake in the ground:
o Wave has FDE management products that address client-device security requirements. These client devices are primarily PC's; standards are covered off by the TCG OPAL specification.
o IBM / LSI / Seagate (and possibly others) have FDE management products that address Data Center server storage-device security. These devices are not PC's, but instead feature high-availibity-archtecture deployments with redundant disk-arrays. These standards are covered off by the TCG Enterprise Security Subsystem Class specification.
There are subjects that I would like to understand better with respect to these domains, eg. key management is often mentioned, and intuitively it would be an attractive extension to ERAS if it were able to manage both clients and servers.
Should Wave pursue the enterprise-class space? There may be some technocratic logic that would support this over time, but I don't relish taking on IBM on their turf, and I think we have plenty of potential business along with the attendant costs as things exist now. Far better to wait for a hardware partner to take us into that space. Plus, I would not be anxious to arouse IBM into taking a corresponding interest in the client-side market.
cliff
