Trusted Computing Group
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | AMD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft |
| Headquarters | Beaverton, OR, United States |
| Website | trustedcomputinggroup.org |
The Trusted Computing Group is a group formed by AMD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Microsoft to implement Trusted Computing concepts across personal computers. The Trusted Computing Group was announced in 2003 as the successor to the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance which was previously formed in 1999. Many other companies have since joined the Trusted Computing Group, including Wave Systems Corp,Digital Management, Inc.,Cisco, Lenovo, Infineon, Juniper Networks and Fujitsu.
On October 11, 1999, the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (abbreviated as TCPA), a consortium of various technology companies including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft, was formed in an effort to promote trust and security in the personal computing platform. In November 1999, the TCPA held its Founding Conference and announced that over 70 leading hardware and software companies had joined the alliance since its inception in the previous month. On January 30, 2001, the TCPA announced the release of version 1.0 of its Trusted Computing Platform Specifications, aiming to "provide the industry with a clear direction that facilitates trust in computing platforms and environments." In December, the TCPA released version 1.1a of its Trusted Computing Platform Specifications. IBM was the first original equipment manufacturer to incorporate hardware features based on version 1.1 of the TCPA Trusted Computing Platform Specifications with the introduction of its ThinkPad T30 mobile computer on April 24, 2002.
In 2003, the TCPA was succeeded by the Trusted Computing Group, with an increased emphasis on trust in mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs.
TCG's original goal was the development of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a semiconductor intellectual property core or integrated circuit that conforms to the trusted platform module specification put forward by the Trusted Computing Group and which is to be included with computers to enable trusted computing features. TCG-compliant functionality has since been integrated directly into certain mass-market chipsets.
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