Intel has planed, in 2008, to release an anti-theft technology for laptops doing the fourth quarter of the year of 2008. However, the company has not offered any details about that technology.
Called Intel Anti-Theft Technology, the new capability will be added to Intel's Active Management Technology, which is part of Centrino vPro and allows IT managers to remotely access and configure computers.
In the event of theft, the technology will "basically lock the system, lock the disk, so people can not be maliciously using and getting the data," said Dadi Perlmutter, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobility Group.
The technology, which appears to render both the processor and storage inaccessible, aims to ease concerns over valuable corporate or personal data falling into the wrong hands when laptops are lost or stolen.
The problem of lost data on stolen and missing laptops is a long-standing problem and a growing concern, particular for its impact on personal data.
Called Intel Anti-Theft Technology, the new capability will be added to Intel's Active Management Technology, which is part of Centrino vPro and allows IT managers to remotely access and configure computers.
In the event of theft, the technology will "basically lock the system, lock the disk, so people can not be maliciously using and getting the data," said Dadi Perlmutter, executive vice president and general manager of Intel's Mobility Group.
The technology, which appears to render both the processor and storage inaccessible, aims to ease concerns over valuable corporate or personal data falling into the wrong hands when laptops are lost or stolen.
The problem of lost data on stolen and missing laptops is a long-standing problem and a growing concern, particular for its impact on personal data.