Microsoft Announces Hailstorm 2.0: The Palladium System
Through its subsidiary news company, MSNBC, Microsoft has sketched the details of Palladium, an authentication system bundled with Digital Rights Management Controls. Details of the system are not fully known, however, the system appears to be a repackaged version of Hailstorm. As described by Microsoft, Palladium would make the company the gatekeeper for authentication and the use of digital content.
Why Intel loves Palladium, The Register, June 25, 2002.
The Big Secret: An exclusive first look at Microsoft's ambitious-and risky-plan to remake the personal computer to ensure security, privacy and intellectual property rights. Will you buy it?, MSNBC, July 1, 2002.
Digital Rights Management Operating System, Patent Number 6,330,670, December 11, 2001.
Loading and Identifying a Digital Rights Management operating system, Patent Number 6,327,652, December 4, 2001.
