Multimedia Available/NEC Computers International and Wave Systems Launching World's First Secure Home PC Solution

Business Wire, Nov 5, 2002

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NEC Computers International (NEC CI), Europe's fifth-largest manufacturer of personal computers, supplying the consumer market with the Packard Bell brand, Europe's home PC leader in 2001 (Source: Dataquest), working with Wave Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:WAVX), a developer of hardware solutions and services for secure and trusted Internet commerce, is introducing the world's first trusted home PC solution.

Ten thousand Packard Bell Secure PCs, each equipped with a next-generation Wave Systems TrustEdge(R) smart card reader, will be available in retail stores within days to consumers in Belgium, France and The Netherlands.

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