Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Secure Data Sharing

Wave Systems will present information on Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), semiconductor chips that conforms to the industry security standards set forth by the not-for-profit Trusted Computing Group. Topics will include how this powerful security technology is the basis for strong authentication, identity management, data protection and network access control. This presentation is a must for any IT professional considering authentication and/or data protection solutions as the industry continues to migrate toward industry-standard, open platform technologies. Leveraging industry-standard, open-platform technologies has been the backbone of IT for many years with ethernet, TCP/IP and many other technologies. The advent of industry-standard hardware security in the client will lead to enhanced interoperability and standardization of security practices. With over 50 Million TPMs shipping inside PCs by the end of 2006, it is time to leverage this new and powerful technology in securing the network.

Steven Sprague, President & CEO, Wave Systems Corp. Steven Sprague is president and CEO of Wave Systems Corp., based in Lee, MA (www.wave.com). A pioneer of the Trusted Computing movement, Sprague has been an executive and technology developer in computer security and e-commerce since the late 1980s. Wave Systems addresses critical security issues facing businesses and government today, with trusted computing solutions that work with all PC security chips compliant with Trusted Computing Group specifications for strong authentication, data protection, advanced password management and enterprise-wide trust management services and more. Wave holds a portfolio of significant fundamental patents in security and e-commerce applications and employs some of the world's leading security systems architects and engineers. Sprague has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.