Wave Systems to Demonstrate Hardware Security Solutions for Strong Authentication and Data Protection at RSA Conference 2008

Demos to Showcase Authentication Solutions for Intel’s Next-Generation Centrino 2 with vPro Technology Platform, Featuring Integrated Intel® Trusted Platform Module and Management of Seagate FDE Drives
RSA Conference 2008
Booth # 728

Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX) today announced it will conduct multiple demonstrations for strong authentication and data protection with its EMBASSY® line of interoperable software for managing hardware security at RSA Conference 2008, April 7-10, at the Moscone Center. Demonstrations will focus on showing available solutions that support the next-generation Intel® Centrino 2 with vPro technology platform (code named Montevina), with an integrated Intel® TPM v. 1.2. In addition, the company will also showcase its capabilities for management of the Seagate Momentus® 5400 FDE.2 line of FDE drives.

Strong Authentication through Support for Discrete TPM and Integrated Intel TPM

Wave will demonstrate its comprehensive support for the new integrated Intel TPM along with discrete TPMs. By leveraging Wave’s software plus the TPM, enterprises can immediately roll out strong authentication, including machine, biometric and smart card authentication, as well as institute stronger network policies, key management and data protection.

“Intel vPro delivers built-in manageability and proactive security on business PCs,” said Brian Tucker, Marketing Manager, Intel’s Mobile Platform Group. “Wave System’s software will complement the Intel TPM 1.2 hardware to help deliver enhanced security to mobile and desktop business PCs, including mobile and desktop systems based on the Intel Centrino 2 processor with vPro technology.”

Data Protection and Management of FDE Drives

Wave will also be demonstrating its Trusted Drive Manager and EMBASSY Remote Administration Server (ERAS) 1.5 software for managing Momentus® 5400 FDE.2 drive from Seagate Technology at the conference.

The EMBASSY Trusted Drive Manager software simplifies deployment and usage of FDE hard drives, making it easier for system administrators and users to set and control hard drive policies, security settings, and to create and backup passwords. The software also enables administrators of the FDE.2 hard drives to instantly and easily perform a cryptographic erase of all data so that the drives can be safely redeployed or discarded.

Wave’s ERAS gives administrators an easy way to remotely manage the security settings of laptop FDE drives. ERAS provides robust “zero touch” administration and password management for drives. ERAS also provides audit logs to help ensure and document compliance with the many data protection regulations and policies pertaining to lost or stolen laptops.

“The future of security is based in hardware,” said Brian Berger, EVP Marketing & Sales, Wave Systems. “Through demonstrations of its support for the Intel TPM technology in the next-generation of Intel’s mobile platform, as well as strong data protection through management of hardware-based FDE drives, Wave Systems looks forward to providing attendees at this year’s RSA conference with a view of software solutions that leverage industry standard hardware security and direction into this trend.”

For more information about Wave Systems activities at RSA Conference 2008, or to schedule meetings with company experts at the show, please contact Dave Bowker or Tiffany Archambault at 781-684-0770 or e-mail wavesystems {at} schwartz-pr(.)com. For more information about Wave’s products and services, please visit www.wave.com.

About Wave Systems Corp.

Wave provides software to help solve critical enterprise PC security challenges such as strong authentication, data protection, network access control and the management of these enterprise functions. Wave is a pioneer in hardware-based PC security and a founding member of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), a consortium of nearly 140 PC industry leaders that forged open standards for hardware security. Wave’s EMBASSY® line of client- and server-side software leverages and manages the security functions of the TCG’s industry standard hardware security chip, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). TPMs are included on tens of millions of PCs and are standard equipment on many enterprise-class PCs shipping today. Using TPMs and Wave software, enterprises can substantially and cost-effectively strengthen their current security solutions. For more information about Wave and its solutions, visit http://www.wave.com.

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