Replies to post #148597 on Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[micro59]

Floridawave,

Yes, wave is on every FDE.2
THe drive needs software to manage it and that is what TDM does. It gives the owner the tools to manage that encrypted drive.

Hope this helps,

micro...

[Ispro]

FloridaWave.......remember the 8Ks with ALL bundling deals say "...are ALLOWED to ship..."

All partners CAN ship our software with their devices, but they need not. For example, when BRCM delivers TPMs to HP, there is NO ESC bundled, since HP has their ProtectTools. Same for Winbond with Lenovo.

Our software is shipped with these devices ON DEMAND, so...

1. NO we are NOT in all FDEs.
2. The Seagate FDEs provides onthefly encryption without any performance penalty. The real security issue is the ACCESS to the drive. You need to have some authentication mechanism otherwise the system boots and you can read all the data without any PIN or biometric. It´s all about ACCESS here....

Without a preboot authentication the drive is nearby worthless, not to say it has to be necessarily Wave, but I guess its the choice number one, since we are the only provider with a BUNDLING arrangement with Seagate.

BR

ISPRO