UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 21, 2005
WAVE SYSTEMS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE | | 0-24752 | | 13-3477246 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
480 Pleasant Street, Lee, Massachusetts 01238
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (413) 243-1600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 14, 2005 Wave Systems Corp. (“Wave”) signed a license agreement with Dell Inc. (“the OEM”) that permits the distribution of a custom version of Wave’s Embassy® Trust Suite security software technology on all of the OEM’s business PCs equipped with trusted computing security chips known as Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs). Wave will receive a per-unit royalty based on the OEM’s shipment volumes of products equipped with the custom Embassy technology. However, the contract does not provide for guaranteed minimum or maximum shipped quantities or royalties. An expanded and more powerful suite of trusted computing software, the Wave ETS Enterprise Security, Dell Edition version 2.0, offering enhanced security management as well as improved data protection, will continue to be available to customers as a purchase option from the OEM.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| WAVE SYSTEMS CORP. |
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| By: | /s/ | Steven Sprague | |
| | | Steven Sprague |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: November 21, 2005 | |
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