AuthenTec Helps Bring The Power of Touch to APC's New Biometric Mouse Password Manager; AuthenTec fingerprint sensor enables authentication and fast-user switching.MELBOURNE, Fla. -- AuthenTec, the world leader in fingerprint sensor innovation and sales for more than five years, today announced that American Power Conversion's new Biometric Mouse Password Manager A password manager is software that helps a user organize passwords and PIN codes. The software typically has a local database or files that holds the encrypted password data. incorporates AuthenTec's fingerprint sensor technology. APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , a leading provider of consumer technology solutions, joins a growing list of companies leveraging AuthenTec's The Power of Touch(TM) approach. The APC Biometric Mouse Password Manager -- with AuthenTec's EntrePad 3400 touch sensor -- eliminates the need for users to remember multiple passwords necessary to access favorite websites, corporate networks, e-mail systems and online bank accounts - greatly reducing the risks of identity theft due to lost, forgotten or exposed passwords. The APC Biometric Mouse Password Manager permits up to 20 different fingerprints or 20 different users to store passwords on a single computer system. Each user enrolls using a finger as the identification source. The software stores an unlimited number of login names and passwords. In addition to this added level of security, the new APC Biometric Mouse Password Manager provides a new level of convenience for computer users. For example, when used with Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. , the product enables fast user switching Fast user switching is a feature on some modern multi-user operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS X, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu and Fedora.[1] It allows users to switch between user accounts on a single PC without quitting applications and logging out. . With the simple touch of a finger, a shared laptop or PC recognizes each user's personal configurations and passwords - automatically authenticating them and bringing up their personalized desktop applications. The APC Biometric Mouse Password Manager combines the security and convenience of APC's popular password manager with the functionality of a mouse -- reducing desktop clutter, and improving the user experience. "The Biometric Mouse Password Manager gives users a convenient way to access their online accounts, and provides a level of security that only fingerprint sensor technology offers," said Joe Loberti, general manager, APC Consumer Network Solutions Group. "AuthenTec's sensors are the most proven in the industry, and provide our customers with the highest level of security and convenience." "APC has introduced a unique product that directly addresses the identity theft issue," said Scott Moody, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AuthenTec. "The new Biometric Mouse Password Manager offers the highest level of security in a convenient and easy to use device that is a perfect fit for both consumer and business computer users. We are proud that our product was selected for such an important product." Security and convenience features are part of AuthenTec's The Power of Touch approach, which enhances the overall consumer electronics experience by extending biometric technology beyond secure user authentication See authentication. to take full advantage of the power of touch. This unique approach enables manufacturers to easily incorporate compelling new features and functions built around the ideas of security, convenience, navigation, and personalization - all controlled by the simple touch or swipe of a finger. The Power of Touch is based on AuthenTec's TruePrint technology, which is the only technology in production that allows fingerprints to be read below the surface of the skin to the live layer -- or true fingerprint. As such, TruePrint is not affected by common skin surface conditions, including dry, worn, calloused, dirty or oily skin that can affect other sensors' ability to acquire accurate fingerprint images for user authentication purposes. Uniquely, TruePrint is the only fingerprint sensor technology capable of acquiring everyone's fingerprint under virtually any condition. More information about the APC Biometric Mouse Password Manager is available at www.apc.com or through a call to 800-877-4080. Suggested retail price for the product is $59.99. About American Power Conversion American Power Conversion, (formerly NASDAQ: APCC) based in West Kingston, Rhode Island, is a maker of AC and DC-based back-up power products and services. APC is best known for their manufacture of uninterruptible power supplies, mostly used as a backup power system for Founded in 1981, American Power Conversion is a leading provider of global, end-to-end solutions for real-time infrastructure. APC's comprehensive products and services for home and corporate environments improve the availability, manageability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communication and industrial equipment of all sizes. Headquartered in West Kingston, Rhode Island Kingston is an unincorporated village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island in the United States. The area known as Kingston is about 1.6 square miles in size, with a population of slightly over 5,000 (as of 2002). Kingston sits at 252 feet above sea level at Latitude: 41. , APC reported sales of $1.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2004, and is a Fortune 1000, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Company. All trademarks are the property of their owners. About AuthenTec With more than four million sensors in use worldwide, AuthenTec is the world leader in fingerprint sensor innovation and sales to the PC, wireless, and access control markets. AuthenTec's award-winning FingerLoc(R) and EntrePad(R) sensors take full advantage of The Power of Touch(TM) by utilizing the company's patented TruePrint(R) technology to deliver the most convenient, reliable and cost-effective means available for enabling touch-powered features that extend beyond user authentication. The company's network of partners, solution providers and customers include: Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , APC, Compal, Cherry, Fujitsu Computer, Computer Associates, Fellowes, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , LGE LGE LG Electronics LGE Local Government Employers (UK) LGE Laser Guided Energy LGE Louisville Gas & Electric LGE Loop or Ground-start, Exchange (Newbridge) , Microsoft, Motion Computing Motion Computing is a Tablet PC company located in Austin, Texas. All computers produced by Motion are in the slate form factor; current products include LS800, LE1600, LE1700, and C5. , Samsung, Tatung, Texas Instruments, Quanta quan·ta n. Plural of quantum. , among others. Visit www.authentec.com. |
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