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UPEK EIKON DIGITAL PRIVACY MANAGER

A fingerprint is worth a thousand passwords. For customers that need tight desktop security, UPEK's Eikon Digital Privacy Manager biometric device plugs into a USB port to keep prying to a minimum. The product includes the vendor's Protector Suite QL software and a fingerprint scanner for $49.99. Customers can use the device to logon to Microsoft Windows, lock and unlock their PCs, encrypt sensitive files and even launch applications by assigning a specific finger to each one. And yes, it's Vista-compatible.