Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[goin fishn]

Hi Alea

The non TPM option is necessary because not all of the governments computers have TPMs yet. If you issued a mandate that all BIOS integrity checks were required to use a TPM to safeguard the hash then you would in effect kick a large number of machines off your networks. Wouldn't be too smart to do that, so no absolute TPM requirement yet. But it is coming.

If I remember correctly, all new DoD computers are required to have TPMs in them. IMO, there is very little wiggle room in this new BIOS requirement.

As near as I can see, all signs are pointing to some very good progress this spring-including large government orders of Wave products.

As far as a similar timepine in the U.K. and Israel, I would agree, but don't see the delays that you apparently do. Don't forget to add in the NATO countries among thos who will order at the same time as the U.S./U.K./Israel. We aren't going to secure our secrets, then share them with countries who don't have the same level of security.