Intel confirms future PC products to use Wave TCPA

Wave said it will demo its Embassy Trust Suite apps across different "trusted" computer types at the RSA Security 2003 trade show, which starts mid April.

Intel is giving the imprimature to Wave using its Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which we've dealt with at some length in another article today.

TPM - claims Intel - is a "root of trust" semiconductor device, otherwise known as Fritz. Wave and Intel will show the Document Manager app on three systems, with a digitally signed document "signed" and then archived by each of the "trusted" platforms.

An Intel representative said that it was important "that OEMs and the industry in general... deliver these TPM services.. that will be deployed over the next few years". Nancy Sumrall, who is the "safer computing initiative manager" of the desktop division at Intel "bring a whole new level of value to the PC platform".

Meanwhile, Wave claimed it will be the first company to deliver interoperable and secure PC services on the industry's "leading trusted platforms".

The TCPA compliant solution and the suite will also be shown at the RSA conference, Wave said. µ

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