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Fuzzy Logic Ericsson and Intel to “stop” laptop theft – in 2009
Fuzzy Logic Ericsson and Intel to “stop” laptop theft – in 2009 | Ericsson and Intel to “stop” laptop theft – in 2009 |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Friday, 12 December 2008 | |
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Promising to offer a “secure and reliable anti-theft solution for mobile broadband users”, Ericsson and Intel have collaborated to bring forth a solution that minimises “the negative consequences when notebooks are lost or stolen”. Both companies are doing this in the quest to take “the profit out of stealing laptops”, as the need to protect “sensitive and important information continues to grow with the increased popularity of mobile broadband notebooks.” After all, as “the theft or loss of notebooks can have enormous financial consequences for both consumers and enterprise users, especially when sensitive data on the notebook is lost or obtained by unauthorised persons,” who doesn’t want a technology that makes thieves think twice? So, how does it work? The technology is a “theft management service residing in the network [which] can send a message via SMS to the mobile broadband module inside the notebook, which securely transfers the message to Intel’s Anti-Theft function inside the processor platform.” The Anti-Theft function then “takes appropriate actions, such as completely locking the computer, making it unusable. When the notebook is located and recovered, an unlock message can be sent to the notebook that makes the data accessible again.” Mats Norin, the VP and head of Mobile Broadband Modules at Ericsson said: “We share a common vision with Intel about offering consumers and enterprise users a secure mobile broadband experience for their notebooks. We are committed to work with industry leaders to shape a complete, end-to-end solution to drive increased mobile broadband adoption.” George Thangadurai, the director of Intel’s Strategy and Platform Planning Group, and the general manager of Intel’s Anti-Theft Program added that: “We have entered a new era for security for the on-the-go businessperson in which losing a notebook or having it stolen can have disastrous implications. “Intel’s Anti-Theft PC Protection technology takes notebook security to a new level, making notebook theft for profit an exercise in futility and with third-party software help secure data. By teaming with Ericsson, we are extending the benefits of Intel Anti-Theft PC Protection to those who use mobile broadband networks." For more information on how the technologies work, and details on when the technology will actually be available, please read on to page 2! |
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