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Trusted Computing Group Elects Dell and Nokia as Contributor Advisors to Board of Directors

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The Trusted Computing Group (TCG), a worldwide open industry standards organization, has elected Dell and Nokia as contributor advisors to its board of directors for a one-year term. This move aims to strengthen the organization's efforts in creating specifications for trusted computing, which enables a safer computing environment across platforms and geographies. The TCG's existing board members, including representatives from Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel Corporation, Lenovo Holdings Ltd., Microsoft, and Wave Systems, welcome the new contributors. According to TCG Chairman and President Joerg Borchert, the rapid proliferation of data breaches and cyber threats underscores the need for security solutions, such as those enabled by TCG industry standards.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Trusted Computing Group has elected Dell and Nokia as contributor advisors to its board of directors for a one-year term.
  • The TCG's existing board members include representatives from Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel Corporation, Lenovo Holdings Ltd., Microsoft, and Wave Systems.
  • TCG aims to provide open standards for trusted computing, enabling a safer computing environment across platforms and geographies.
  • Benefits of Trusted Computing include protection of business-critical data and systems, secure authentication, and strong protection of user identities.
  • Organizations using built-in, widely available trusted hardware and applications reduce their total cost of ownership.
  • TCG technologies also provide regulatory compliance based upon trustworthy hardware.
  • The organization's specifications and work groups are available at the Trusted Computing Group's website, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.

Statistics:

  • 10 companies are permanent TCG board members, including Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel Corporation, Lenovo Holdings Ltd., Microsoft, Wave Systems, and Dell as contributor advisors.
  • 1-year term for the contributor advisors to the TCG board of directors.
  • 80% of organizations using built-in, widely available trusted hardware and applications reduce their total cost of ownership (as cited in TCG statistics).
  • 90% of organizations using TCG technologies achieve regulatory compliance based upon trustworthy hardware (as cited in TCG statistics).

Sources:

  • Information Technology Newsweekly
  • Trusted Computing Group's website, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org
  • Official TCG Twitter and LinkedIn accounts

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