Replies to post #78459 on Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[Fly Fisher]

rooster, like this quote from your link:
"It is not hard to imagine that the excitement around the Longhorn wave will be causing a lot of people to replace systems that they would not have [replaced] otherwise," said Poole.

Never mind the "wave" this will cause, but it will drive IT departments to replace PC's sooner than later. Sooner is better :=) FlyFisher

[TheBerkshires]

Microsoft has stepped back


from giving the h/w specifications required for Longhorn other than indicating that a TPM will be required. So.....the questions beg....(i) how do the manufacturers know what to plan to build 6 + months from now, and, (ii) how do enterprises know the $$ millions they spend on hardware today for "trusted computing" will not be outdated within a year ?
I guess the answer for both is they (manufacturers, enterprise)already know....it's just not public yet.

Question for the board. Phoenix Technology. First with the press release this week and a sponser to WinHec. No worries that the secure startup from Longhorn has Phoenix on board with additional options from Phoenix on the menu bar ?