UPEK Launches Fingerprint Reader With Mac OS X Support in Japan

Eikon Digital Privacy Manager Allows Mac Users To Protect Their Mac and Reduce Password Headaches With the Swipe of a Finger

UPEK®, Inc., the leading provider of fingerprint sensors embedded in laptop computers, today launched the Eikon® Digital Privacy Manager in Japan, available on the Apple Online Store in Japan. The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager is a fingerprint reader USB peripheral coupled with UPEK’s award-winning Protector Suite® software that allows Mac users to swipe their finger instead of typing passwords to login, unlock their Mac, switch users, and more. The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager is the only fingerprint reader on the market that supports Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard.

The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager enhances the Mac user experience by letting users simply swipe their finger to:
Logon, at startup and when returning from sleep mode;
Unlock when returning from screensaver;
Switch user accounts;
Unlock Secure Preferences to access administrator-level settings;
Unlock Keychain to replay login credentials to web accounts and access secure notes and certificates; and
Unlock FileVault to decrypt the user’s home folder.

Typing and keeping track of passwords can be burdensome and at times frustrating. The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager allows Mac users to simply swipe their finger to access their Macs and perform everyday tasks that require user authentication.

Using passwords to access important information also poses risks when people use simple passwords that can be hacked, use the same password for multiple accounts, or write down passwords that can be stolen. The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager helps users remember stronger, more secure passwords while making log-in as simple as swiping your finger.

The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager began shipping in May 2007 and won the 2007 CES Best of Innovations Award while garnering rave reviews. Protector Suite software, recipient of the Computerworld Honors Award, has shipped on millions of laptop computers from major computer manufacturers.

For more information about Protector Suite for Mac and the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, please visit www.upek.com.

About UPEK

UPEK, Inc. is the global leader in enterprise and consumer biometric fingerprint solutions. UPEK authentication hardware and software are integrated into laptops from the world’s top five largest PC makers, as well as USB flash drives, external hard disk drives, and mobile phones from leading manufacturers. UPEK’s ecosystem of over 100 hardware and software partners enables strong authentication solutions for market verticals including healthcare, banking, education, and government. UPEK offers the only silicon-based fingerprint sensor that is FIPS 201 certified for authentication of over 10 million US government employees and contractors. UPEK also provides consumer packaged goods including the CES award-winning Eikon® Digital Privacy Manager, the only fingerprint reader on the market that supports PCs and Macs. UPEK products make your digital world safe and personal. For more info, visit www.upek.com.

Contacts

SHIFT Communications for UPEK
Amanda Munroe, +1-617-779-1816
amunroe {at} shiftcomm(.)com
or
UPEK, Inc.
Steve Hahm, +1-510-420-2630
steve.hahm {at} upek(.)com