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Old 08-09-2007   #5 (permalink)
MICHAEL


 
 

Re: BitLocker and Windows Vista Business

* Lasse:
> Hi
>
> I am the IT administrator for a company where I am preparing to use Windows
> Vista and I read about BitLocker and it sounds like a good solution to
> encrypt the users data BUT then I found out that BitLocker only works on the
> Ultimate edition of Vista.
> All most all new notebooks for companies are born with Vista Business so why
> create a Business version of Vista and leave out a function like BitLocker?
> The Ultimate version includes features that we don't need and it cost more.
>
> Can anyone recommend some 3rd party software for data encryption?


I also think that it's rather lame Microsoft did not include
Bitlocker in the Business version. Marketing and greed.
That lameness and greediness also applies to the Home Premium
version not having CompletePC Backup.

Use TrueCrypt;
http://www.truecrypt.org/


-Michael
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