Intel, Croma launch Anti-Theft service for laptops in India

Infiniti Retail Ltd., the force behind one of India’s popular consumer electronics mega store chains, Croma, announced the launch of a security accompaniment for laptops, yesterday, together with Intel. Called Intel Anti-Theft Service, the software, Infiniti Retail claims, uses the Anti-Theft technology to secure and safeguard laptops if they go missing, or get stolen. The software essentially would be built into the laptop’s hardware. Once set up within, Infiniti adds that the software will plainly lock down the laptop if the user ends up misplacing it. Additionally, the software, it is learnt, would also create a secure data vault service on activation. A secure data vault, claims Infiniti, would encrypt private files of the user and store them. Click here for full story