Security will move farther from the fallible hands of users and closer to the heart of the computer with a deal announced by Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Wave Systems (Nasdaq: WAVX) . The deal will help bridge the gap between . . .
Security will move farther from the fallible hands of users and closer to the heart of the computer with a deal announced by Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Wave Systems (Nasdaq: WAVX) . The deal will help bridge the gap between hardware and software protection. Chip giant Intel will use software from Lee, Massachusetts-based Wave Systems to support a security measure known as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in a version of Intel's desktop motherboards to be released in the fourth quarter, Intel spokesperson Mary Ellin Brooks told TechNewsWorld.

Gartner vice president of research Martin Reynolds said the move marks one of the first uses of the TPM, a smart-card-like hardware feature that is present but rarely used in PCs today. "It's not just a chip on the board, now -- it's something that's useful," Reynolds said.

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