rachelelise re: users activating
I believe when a Dell user turns on their TPM-enabled PC for the first time they are alerted that a TPM exists and are directed to the Dell website for the TSS/user utilities download. I know it's done this way with IBM because they told me it is. This makes sense.
Now if an enterprise government user buys the ETS upgrade they are obviously doing it with intention of activating their TPM, so they hardly need a prompt to inform them what they have a TPM, but I am pretty sure they still need to go to the Dell website to get the BRCM TSS. Actually at the present time I believe they would still get the BRCM utilities when downloading the BRCM TSS, but naturally they will shelve those in favor of the ETS platform they have paid extra for. And I believe they will go on to pay more for KTM server and ACM.
Getting back to the issue of the users who have not opted for ETS, they will activate with BRCM, unless they simply ignore the TPM. I suppose ignoring the TPM will happen with some buyers who do not know they are buying a TPM-enabled machine. But, I think some non-ETS users will activate and use the BRCM utilities. Of course they would be better off with ETS and would need ETS's server functions to do e-commerce, VPNs etc..
Other scenarios to consider:
1. Dell uses a TPM chip other than BRCM and the TSS comes bundled with Wave's ESC as a setup utility (I believe this would happen with either NSM or STM).
User would still have to activate, but this time ETS will be on the machine, not the BRCM Infineon-based utilities. From that position it would be easier for the user to access Wave upgrades...presumably the ETS name would be attached to the utility.
2. The machine comes pre-installed with the TSS, and perhaps the Wave ESC setup utility per the above scenario.
Then activation would be simpler. No download, just taking ownership. I am not sure about that.
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All of the above is quite superflous to Dell marketing ETS to the enterprise and government network buyer. If they buy ETS they will install it. My point about initial non-ETS users is not so much whether or not they activate, as whether or not they will upgrade to Wave after activating...and my further point is that when it comes to Dell users who do not initially upgrade to an ETS upgrade, if their TSS comes with Wave, as I believe an NSM or STM TSS would, then ETS's calling card will be installed with the TSS. I realize this is speculative, I just don't see BRCM utilities playing a dominant role on Dell machines...I doubt Dell or Wave think it will play out that way either.
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