Re: Encryption solutions for mobile sales force?

Encryption can be dangerous if not managed centrally--it's awfully easy to lose keys or forget passwords, and therefore access to files.

You might check out IronKey, at http://www.ironkey.com. It looks pretty easy to use, has a key/password backup mechanism, and will probably work better for a bunch of independent-minded users. A colleague of mine here at Microsoft did a review and came away impressed. I'm gonna get one of them myself soon.

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"E-Double" <EDouble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E9D59F50-93AF-4D79-A75A-41E1DB7FCD3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What would be the best encryption solution for a mobile sales force, all of
which own their own personal laptops and many of which are WinXP Home Edition
(not just XP Pro), and that would allow the remote users to encrypt and
password protect sensitive information (eg files, folders, etc...)? Ideally
this solution should be easy to use, reliable and respected in the industry,
and relatively inexpensive. TIA ...

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