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UPEK biometrics application supports the
Microsoft
Windows Vista operating system
07 June 2006
UPEK(R), Inc. has announced that it is
demonstrating biometrics support for the Microsoft(R)
Windows Vista(TM) operating system at the Computex Taipei
2006 Technology Show being held this week in Taipei, Taiwan.
The company will also showcase demonstrations ranging from
mobile payments to secure portable storage solutions.
The company's product demonstrations at Computex illustrate
the growing range of applications for biometrics, including:
- The first biometrics application supporting the Microsoft
Windows Vista operating system;
- A joint wireless and online payment demonstration with
mHave, Inc.;
- A portable hard disk drive reference design demonstration
with Cypress Semiconductor;
- UPEK's Eikon USB fingerprint reader and the company's
Protector Suite(TM) QL application software;
- A demonstration of the company's new TCS4 TouchStrip(TM)
silicon fingerprint sensor.
Application features for the Microsoft Windows Vista
operating system include secure PC log-on and workstation
lock with the simple swipe of a finger, single sign-on with
UPEK's secure pre-boot authentication, convenient fast-user
switching for multiple users, and integration of the new
UPEK biometric Credential Provider with the new Credential
Provider architecture in Vista.
"We're happy to see software vendors like UPEK successfully
integrating their own biometric credential provider to
harness the enhanced convenience and security of the
Microsoft Windows Vista operating system," said Oliver
D'Hose, Microsoft First User Experience Program Manager. "We
look forward to seeing more software vendors demonstrating
their solutions in the future."
UPEK will also demonstrate with mHave, Inc., of Foster City,
Calif., a series of flexible mobile and online payment
options including vendor payments for product purchases and
other transfers into and out of bank accounts, and 'cardless'
credit card transactions. "mHave believes that fingerprint
biometrics is positioned to become an integral part of many
everyday transactions," said Marcos Vescovi, mHave Managing
Partner. "We are proud to partner with UPEK to integrate our
flexible, extensible financial transactions platform with
UPEK's market-leading fingerprint biometrics solutions."
Additionally, UPEK will demonstrate biometric applications
for portable storage devices using a reference design
created in conjunction with Cypress Semiconductor. This
reference design for a secure portable hard disk drive
features match-on-chip, hardware-based authentication for
data and privacy protection, Protector Suite Token
application software for simplified access to data,
applications and websites, and an end-to-end solution to
ensure plug-and-play ease of use and eliminate the need to
download software on a host PC.
The company will also showcase its new Eikon USB fingerprint
reader. UPEK's "trusted endpoint" security architecture is
designed to provide trust in the unprotected environments of
the PC, the network and the Internet. The Eikon fingerprint
reader can help home PC users avoid phishing scams and be
confident that online banking and shopping sites are
legitimate, as well as aid online service providers in
activating devices remotely and provisioning users for
maximum security and convenience. Software development kits
available for the Eikon ensure fast time-to-market and
reduced integration costs for third party application
providers.
UPEK will also demo the TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor (TCS4)
designed to make life more convenient by protecting privacy
and providing access to online and mobile applications with
the simple swipe of a finger.
"We're proud to be working with Microsoft and to be
providing biometrics applications running on Vista," stated
Greg Goelz, UPEK vice president of marketing. "Our partners
and customers represent some of the most advanced thinking
today on how to commercially deploy biometric-enabled
products for the benefit of their users. Every day new
biometrics applications are created with the potential to
enhance the way people conduct business and their personal
lives with added security and convenience."
http://www.itsecurityportal.com/itsecurity_news.asp?articleid=25426&arttitle=UPEK
biometrics application supports the Microsoft Windows Vista
operating system
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