Acquired by AuthenTec
Industries BiometricsNetwork SecuritySecurityHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Founded Date 2003 Founders Alan Kramer Operating Status Closed Last Funding Type Venture - Series Unknown
Company Type For Profit
Phone Number 510-420-2600
UPEK, Inc., the global leader in biometric fingerprint security solutions, offers integrated end-to-end solutions including comprehensive design & integration services to the world’s leading consumer and industrial products companies. UPEK solutions enable the strongest fingerprint authentication security available and effortless user
convenience. UPEK security solutions are easy to deploy and integrate with existing infrastructure and network architectures.
UPEK biometric security products enable a wide range of applications including password replacement for PCs and applications, centralized management for corporate network security, secure mobile transactions, protection of portable data, identity verification for government and military applications, and physical access control.
UPEK has been pioneering biometric fingerprint technology since 1996 and shipping product in volume since 1999. UPEK is headquartered near Berkeley, California with offices in Prague, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo.
Transaction Name UPEK acquired by AuthenTecAcquired by AuthenTecAnnounced Date Sep 7, 2010