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Trusted Computing Group Elects Dell and Samsung as Contributor Advisors

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The Trusted Computing Group (TCG), a worldwide organization that creates open standards for trusted computing, has elected Dell and Samsung as Contributor Advisors to its board of directors for a one-year term. This move is aimed at strengthening the organization's efforts to create open specifications for trusted computing, which are currently supported in millions of products worldwide. The TCG's specifications enable a safer computing environment across platforms and geographies, protecting critical data and systems, and providing secure authentication and strong protection of user identities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has elected Dell and Samsung as Contributor Advisors to its board of directors for a one-year term.
  • The TCG is a worldwide open industry standards organization that creates specifications for devices and platforms to protect critical data and systems in the enterprise.
  • The elected contributors will work with board members from leading technology companies, including Advanced Micro Devices, Fujitsu, and Intel, to guide the organization's efforts.
  • The TCG's specifications are implemented in over 900 million products worldwide, including PCs, networking gear, and disk drives.
  • The addition of Dell and Samsung to the TCG's board will help the organization make devices, networks, and data more secure and trusted.
  • The TCG provides open standards that enable a safer computing environment across platforms and geographies, including protection of business-critical data and systems, secure authentication, and strong machine identity.

Statistics:

  • Close to 1 billion devices implement TCG's specifications, enabling more secure computing worldwide.
  • The TCG's specifications are used in millions of products, including PCs, networking gear, and disk drives.
  • Organizations using built-in, widely available trusted hardware and applications reduce their total cost of ownership.
  • TCG technologies provide regulatory compliance based on trustworthy hardware.

Sources:

  • Scott Rotondo, President and Chairman, TCG [1]
  • Trusted Computing Group's website, [www.trustedcomputinggroup.org](http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org)

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