12 Months Ago, Andrew Liszewski from OhGizmo! says (in Lenovo Laptops To Get Disable By Text Message Feature) By Andrew Liszewski Come 2009, Lenovo will be adding a new feature to their ThinkPad notebooks called ‘Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable’ that was co-developed with Phoenix Technologies. The new feature works with the ThinkPad’s BIOS to allow a user to disable their notebook by sen...

And jkOnTheRun says (in jkOnTheRun:Text a lockdown message to your stolen ThinkPad) To activate Remote Disable, users create a simple text message command such as "lockdown PC now" or "PC shut off" that can be used if a notebook PC is lost or stolen. A user sends the kill command to the ThinkPad notebook via cell phone ...

And James Kendrick from jkOnTheRun says (in Text a lockdown message to your stolen ThinkPad) Remote Disable dramatically reduces the anxiety and waiting people often experience when they've been the victim of a lost or stolen notebook PC," said Bob Galush, vice president, Software and Peripherals Marketing, Lenovo." Through our work with Phoenix, we are able to reduce custom...