Replies to post #156486 on Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[zen 88]

Jeff- One small correction: I think the ad says,


"The World's Most Secure Notebook", not computer. Carry on!

[isnore]

HP is late to the party-

As security moves to the front burner in purchasing decisions I find it almost beyond belief that HP has not adopted a more
proactive role in bringing forth a position that would prevent it from falling behind Dell's WAVE based solution.

Is it possible that for whatever internal reason HP will bypass WAVE(just to be differentiated from Dell) in favor of some type of software "answer" to security that has been waiting in the wings?

The first half of '08 is going to be the end of our long SLOG!!!

[go-kitesurf]

White, "but any longer than that would be sheer business ignorance."

we thought it was ignorance that HP didn't turn on the TPM, or they didn't bundle software with the TPM, and that it wasn't preinstalled. HP has a history of ignorance, or they recognize the TPM is not an effective tool as of yet.

I believe it would be more accurate to consider when HP feels the TPM is necessary as a product tool toward sales and better support fo their customers.

Interestingly enough, I believe HP will have to "up" their offering soon. the NEC announcement was important in showing the world that Trusted Computing is moving into a higher importance. Let's face it, NEC didn't need to search out a solution they are going to pay for (Wave). they could have simply chosen the HP way of bundling nothing and doing nothing, but saying (yeah, we have a TPM).

So why did NEC choose to pay for an option at this time? What's going on for them to want to have a better solution and not just a statement of "we have it too".

I think by mid to end 2008, all enterprise PC OEM builders will have a working solution for the TPM. Hope I'm right as it will open a whole lotta new doors for Wave.

[Snackman]

Jeff, thanks for the kind post. I wish all a happy and healthy holiday.

As to HP, I recall that when Awk were at the RSA show last Spring in San Francisco, we talked to, I believe, the International Sales Manager of HP, and he suggested to us that if we were interested in remote access control that we should go over and talk to Brian Berger at Wave Systems. This was told to us in HP's booth by an HP executive. I also recall him saying back then in Spring, that HP would not be able to offer RAC until after the first of the year. (2008)

I also recall someone saying that an HP customer was demanding FDEs for their computers and that Wave System made the sales call. It was either building the computers with FDEs or switching over to Dell. I don't recall which way it went or if anything happened at all. Or maybe I was just dreaming? LOL.

Again, enjoy the holidays and may 2008 be the beginning of all that we have waited for.