RACHELISE....WAVE Embassy, DELL QUOTE
Spoke to DELL today about their Latitudes and here is what the DELL REP's said: (MY BOLDS)
Latitude D410, D610, D810 and X1 all come with the TPM. When I asked about the software to utilize the TPM, he had to contact a SOFTWARE person to give me a quote. I spoke to Leslie (DELL REP) and she said it is based on quantity purchased.
Wave Systems Dell Embassy Trust Suite 2.0 (A0489031)
A 3 pack would be $175, or $58.33 each.
A 20 pack would be $960, or $48.00 each.
(these are before applicable taxes)
Let the calculations begin; Like Dig said, large government entitities will pay a lot less per seat.
The regular rep reminded me that I need XP PRO as OS, since it is not available for LINUX yet.
In addition, he emailed me the following about TPM's.
FROM DELL EMAIL DATED TODAY:
What is TPM? The TPM, or Trusted Platform Module, is a security hardware device on the system board that will hold computer generated keys for encryption. It is a hardware based solution that can help avoid attacks by hackers looking to capture passwords and encryption keys to sensitive data.
The security features provided by the TPM are internally supported by the following cryptographic capabilities of each TPM: hashing, random number generation, asymmetric key generation, and asymmetric encryption/decryption. Each individual TPM on each individual computer system has a unique signature initialized during the silicon manufacturing process that further enhances its trust/security effectiveness. Each individual TPM must have an Owner before it is useful as a security device.
TPM Applications TPM is useful for any customer that is interested in providing an addition layer of security to the computer system. The TPM, when bundled with an optional security software package, can provide overall system security, file protection capabilities and protect against email /privacy concerns. TPM helps provide security that can be stronger than that contained in the system BIOS, operating system, or any non-TPM application.
Which Dell systems support TPM? The TPM 1.1b security hardware device comes standard on the following LatitudeTM notebook systems: Latitude D410, D610, D810, X1 and Dell Precision Mobile Workstations M20, M70. Dell recommends the use of Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional XP Professional operating system with TPM which includes advanced security, mobility and networking features. TPM is currently not supported by Dell on Red Hat® Linux® operating systems. Customers who deploy TPM should also purchase Wave Systems Embassy Trust Suite from Dell Software & Peripherals to enable full TPM features including key archival and migration.
Dell SMB Sales and Leasing
Systems Consultant
Phone: 1-800-901-3355 Ext. 7957079
Feel yourself being quietly drawn by the deeper pull of what you truly love.- Jelaluddin Rumi
