pre-boot

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pre-boot

The time between turning on a computer and loading the operating system. See boot.

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Pre-Boot Authentication is no longer done via username and password, but instead can be done using an RSA SecurID token.

SECUDE Announces Secured by RSA[R] Partner Certification for FinallySecure Enterprise

The NTAVO PXE terminal (NTA-6010P) addresses the need to integrate remote accessibility into networked terminals with the Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE).

Devon IT announces availability of two new thin client terminals for expanding market

They get this from the pre-boot environment or from other system facilities provided by the OS or other tools.

Automatic disk provisioning: the real story

Users can perform remote management, monitoring, diagnostics and recovery at different phases of a system lifecycle: pre-boot, OS-present and OS-unresponsive.

Remote device management. (New Products)

This includes the newly-launched SecureDoc with PBConnex, the first full-disk encryption solution with pre-boot networking (http://www.

WinMagic Partners with VBSOFT to Expand Presence in India

The combination of SafeSign IC middleware with DIGIPASS KEY enables pre-boot authentication with third party software solutions while offering all benefits of certificate-based authentication with the simplicity and portability of a built-in USB reader.

Switzerland,United States : VASCO and AET join forces and rally their knowledge into a concerted PKI product

In addition, SecureDoc for Lenovo will provide pre-boot support for UPEK finger-print sensors built into Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks.

WinMagic announces strategic relationship with Lenovo

B supports pre-boot authentication in hardware and up to four separate encrypted data ranges with multiple user and administrative authentication credentials.

Hitachi introduces Travelstar 5K500.B mobile hard drive

Security is extended through the use of a Linux based pre-boot authentication (PBA) system prior to starting Windows--increasing the range of hardware supported particularly in regard to new hard disks and further system components.

Security and products; SECUDE unveils new products

Earlier this year, Phoenix launched a new set of pre-boot security products, and promised it would be launching further products to fit within what it terms the "T-Zero" time (CI No 3,607).