[FDE] What fresh hell is this? Laptop lockdown from afar

[Saqib Ali]

Alcatel-Lucent Mobile Endpoint Management System
http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/010017.html

- The system is a 3G-based PC card that IT managers can access 24/7 --
even when the laptop is turned off.
- Remove the card and the system shuts down
- Allows IT to remotely patch, administer or deactivate the laptop if
stolen or missing.
- Perform "hardware based" encryption of the HDD, and key is stored on
the card (which can be remotely deleted ....)
- Backups important data from the HDD to the PC Card.

More info:
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2007/91265.php