Submission + - Alcatel-Lucent releases 3G PCMCIA secure card.
mcai8rw2 writes: "Does this article truly make 'Dark Reading'
It casually describes how major hardware/comms. company Alcatel-Lucent are developing and demonstrating a PCMCIA card for laptops that allow the 'administrators' remote access to the laptop from anywhere in the world.
The PCMCIA card has its own battery, operating system [and Yes...it DOES run Linux], it own 3G communication device.
From the article:
http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=117 452&WT.svl=news1_1
Is this the next big thing for corporate Laptops? Given the spate of recent laptop thefts... including Nationwides £1m fine for 'loosing' a laptop,
I for one welcome our new Big Brother Overlords."
It casually describes how major hardware/comms. company Alcatel-Lucent are developing and demonstrating a PCMCIA card for laptops that allow the 'administrators' remote access to the laptop from anywhere in the world.
The PCMCIA card has its own battery, operating system [and Yes...it DOES run Linux], it own 3G communication device.
From the article:
It acts as an "always-on" computer within the laptop so IT managers can track, secure, update, patch, and back up laptops from afar even if they are powered off. It can also let IT locate a lost or stolen laptop via a built-in GPS on the card.
Read the article here:http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=11
Is this the next big thing for corporate Laptops? Given the spate of recent laptop thefts... including Nationwides £1m fine for 'loosing' a laptop,
I for one welcome our new Big Brother Overlords."
