UPEK Joins McAfee Security Innovation Alliance

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UPEK®, Inc., the leader in enterprise and consumer biometric fingerprint solutions, today announced that it has joined the McAfee® Security Innovation Alliance™ (SIA) partner program. Under the McAfee SIA program, McAfee Endpoint Encryption Solutions will support the tens of millions of notebook computers and USB peripherals in the market that incorporate UPEK fingerprint authentication solutions. Enterprises deploying endpoint encryption can leverage these solutions to benefit from strong biometric authentication as well as increased productivity and IT help desk cost savings due to fewer password resets.

“Our customers require that we support a wide diversity of authentication methods and our alliance with UPEK will help us respond to the growing segment of customers who need biometric fingerprinting solutions.”

With data breaches on the rise, it is important for companies to protect their information assets and comply with privacy regulations. McAfee Endpoint Encryption solutions deliver powerful encryption and strong access control features that prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and stop information loss and exposure. Support for notebook PCs with UPEK fingerprint sensors and USB peripherals such as UPEK’s Eikon® Digital Privacy Manager enhances the security and ease of use of the McAfee Endpoint Encryption solution.

"Data encryption and strong authentication are two pillars of enterprise security that are now brought under one roof," said Brian DeGonia, Senior Product Manager at UPEK. "And in today’s cost conscious environment, leveraging notebook PCs with UPEK fingerprint sensors already deployed in many enterprises is an especially attractive opportunity."

"We are pleased to see UPEK join the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance with the goal of integrating with the McAfee Endpoint Encryption solution," said Ed Barry, senior vice president of the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance. "Our customers require that we support a wide diversity of authentication methods and our alliance with UPEK will help us respond to the growing segment of customers who need biometric fingerprinting solutions."

For more information on the McAfee Endpoint Encryption solution, please visit: www.mcafee.com/us/enterprise/products/data_protection/data_encryption/endpoint_encryption.html.

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 and Eikon are registered trademarks or trademarks of UPEK, Inc. in the United States and other countries.