The Microsoft Windows 8 operating system will bring the Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs, the basis of storage device-based encryption security as well as additional security features) to wider use for enterprise applications.

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Whether Microsoft becomes the trusted guardian for baked-in apps, the way things like fonts and printer drivers became part of the Windows operating system is another matter.

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