engadget.com - 11/25/2008
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We've seen some pretty sophisticated laptop security measures out here in the volatile civilian world, but Lenovo's taking things all top secret with its new Constant Secure Remote Disable feature. Slated to hit select ThinkPads in Q1 2009, the Phoenix Technologies , um, technology enables ...
ohgizmo.com - 11/26/2008
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ohgizmo.com —
By Andrew Liszewski Come 2009, Lenovo will be
adding a new feature to their ThinkPad notebooks called...
‘Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable’ that was co-developed with Phoenix Technologies. The new feature works with the ...
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Lenovo Laptops To Get Disable By Text Message Feature
news.cnet.com - 12/3/2008
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news.cnet.com —
This is me being enrolled by the Y430's
Lenovo Veriface III authentication software to be a legitimate...
user of the computer. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CBS Interactive) Editor's note: CNET editor and Crave contributor Dong Ngo is spending the month of ...
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Vietnamese security company: Your face is easy to fake
ubergizmo.com - 11/26/2008
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ubergizmo.com —
Lenovo knows that notebook theft is on the
rise, and they have introduced a new security feature...
that allows users to lockdown their Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks simply by sending a text message. Known as the Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable, it ...
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New Lenovo Security Feature Locks Down ThinkPads
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Text a lockdown message to your stolen ThinkPad
jkOnTheRun —
... of a not very nice person. What's a responsible person to do? Then you remember your laptop is a ThinkPad and you breathe a sigh of relief, pull out your cell phone and send your stolen ThinkPad a text message which forces it to become unusable. All is saved due to Lenovo's Remote Disable technology that uses firmware made by Phoenix to lock down a computer remotely via text message. Now that's peace of mind. Press release after the jump.
(via engadget) "Lockdown PC Now." Lenovo Locks Out Thieves from ThinkPad Notebook ...
Stolen laptop? Lock it down from afar via text message
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... and identity theft to worry about as well.
With the new Lenovo ThinkPads you'll have a bit less to worry about if it gets stolen. That's because, once stolen, you can send a text message out confirming that it's stolen. The computer will receive it via a mobile broadband modem and lock itself down, rendering the computer useless. While it might not help you get your computer back, it will at least keep your data nice and secure, which is really half the battle.
Via Engadget
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