UPEK and Agile Web Solutions Preview Ability for Mac Users to Access
Password-Protected Websites With the Simple Swipe of a Finger
UPEK®, Inc, the leading provider of fingerprint sensors embedded into
laptop computers, and Agile Web Solutions, Inc. today announced that the
companies will be demonstrating at Macworld the Eikon® Digital Privacy
Manager integrated with 1Password Password Manager, enabling Mac users
to access password-protected websites with the simple swipe of a finger.
The companies will be previewing the Eikon-1Password integration at the
Macworld Expo to show attendees and the press at booth 3526 (Digital
Media and Multimedia Section) in the North Hall of the Moscone Center in
San Francisco Jan 5-9.
The integration of the Eikon fingerprint reader with 1Password software
has been developed in response to popular demand from the Mac community.
The award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, available in Apple
online and retail stores, is a USB peripheral fingerprint reader bundled
with Protector Suite® software that allows Mac users to simply swipe
their finger instead of memorizing and typing passwords when logging in,
unlocking screensaver, switching users, modifying secure preferences,
and accessing parental controls. 1Password, the most popular password
manager for Mac OS X, keeps track of web passwords so that Mac users can
use strong and unique passwords that they don’t have to remember.
Combining the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager and 1Password addresses both
the security risks and inconvenience of creating, remembering and
entering passwords for the many websites Mac users are required to log
into from their personal and work computers. People often use passwords
in ways that make them easier to remember but at the same time make them
easier to be compromised, for example using simple passwords, using the
same password for more than one website, writing down passwords on
sticky notes, and using password reset questions with answers that can
be found on the Internet such as Mother’s Maiden Name. The Eikon Digital
Privacy Manager and 1Password let Mac users employ strong and unique
passwords that they no longer need to remember or type in - they simply
swipe their finger.
The Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, which supports Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard in addition to Windows XP and Vista operating
systems, is available in Apple’s online and retail stores.
A beta version of the Protector Suite / 1Password combination is planned
to be available end of January 2009. For more information, please visit www.upek.com/mac.
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.
UPEK, the UPEK logo, Protector Suite and Eikon are registered trademarks
or trademarks of UPEK, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
SHIFT Communications for UPEK
Amanda Munroe, +1-617-779-1816
amunroe@shiftcomm.com
or
UPEK
Steve
Hahm, +1-510-420-2630
steve.hahm@upek.com
