Leading biometrics solutions provider UPEK® joins Trusted Computing Group

Membership Reinforces Strategy to Support Multi-Factor Authentication with Trusted Platform Modules in PC Platforms

BERKELEY, Calif. - February 28, 2005 – UPEK®, Inc., the leading supplier of fingerprint security solutions, has become a Contributor-level member of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an industry standards organization whose open specifications help computer vendors design and market products that enable users to protect critical data and information.

UPEK’s TouchChip® and TouchStrip™ fingerprint authentication solutions enable secure logon at the BIOS and operating system levels, and are used in more than a million notebook PCs and other electronic applications. UPEK’s Protector Suite™ application software provides convenient password management and file encryption features with the swipe of a finger

“As the leading supplier of fingerprint authentication solutions to the PC notebook market, we are pleased to join TCG as the Trusted Platform Module based on TCG specifications becomes ubiquitous in notebook and desktop systems. We see a growing opportunity to complement the multi-factor authentication security strategy offered by the TPM with biometric authentication solutions provided by our products,” noted Alan Kramer, UPEK president and CEO.

“We welcome UPEK to the Trusted Computing Group as the organization continues to expand its membership to include multiple facets of security, including the authentication technologies critical to protecting data and assets,” said Brian Berger, chair, Trusted Computing Group’s marketing work group.

 About UPEK
Headquartered near Berkeley, California, UPEK, Inc. is a privately-held biometric fingerprint solutions company. The fingerprint solutions offered by UPEK under the TouchChip ® and TouchStrip™ brands have been shipping in volume since 1999 and have been integrated into a broad range of commercial and consumer applications. UPEK offers the full range of capabilities needed to deliver end-to-end solutions, including silicon fingerprint sensors, biometric algorithms, companion processors, and application software. For more information, visit www.UPEK.com

About Trusted Computing Group

TCG is an industry standards body formed to develop, define, and promote open standards for trusted computing and security technologies, including hardware building blocks and software interfaces, across multiple platforms, peripherals, and devices. TCG specifications are designed to enable more secure computing environments without compromising functional integrity with the primary goal of helping users to protect their information assets from compromise due to external software attack and physical theft. More information and the organization's specifications are available at the Trusted Computing Group's website, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.

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