Trusted Computing Group

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10, 2011 - Trusted Computing Group members have elected representatives from Dell and Nokia as contributor advisors to its board of directors for a one-year term. The Trusted Computing Group (TCG), a worldwide open industry standards organization, creates specifications based on the concept of a hardware root of trust for a variety of devices, applications and services.

Permanent TCG 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.

"The rapid proliferation of data breaches, attacks on enterprise and government networks and threats to the core infrastructure of the U.S. and other countries demonstrates the increasingly urgent need for security solutions, such as those enabled by Trusted Computing Group industry standards," said TCG Chairman and President Joerg Borchert, vice president, Chip Card & Security ICs, Infineon Technologies North America Corporation.  "With the contributions of companies such as Dell and Nokia and our existing board members, TCG can continue to offer its members and the industry the most effective and innovative approaches to trusted computing."

The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) provides open standards that enable 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, and the establishment of strong machine identity and network integrity.  Organizations using built-in, widely available trusted hardware and applications reduce their total cost of ownership. TCG technologies also provide regulatory compliance that is based upon trustworthy hardware. More information and the organization's specifications and work groups are available at the Trusted Computing Group's website, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.  Follow TCG on Twitter and on LinkedIn.