Thinkvantage Fingerprint Software Download
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IBM is taking computing security and data protection to the next level today with the introduction of the first ThinkPad with an integrated fingerprint reader. ThinkPad, already the industry's most secure notebook PC, now features a model that delivers simplified access to password-protected personal and financial information, web sites, documents and e-mail while offering an unmatched level of data protection through its new biometric capability and embedded security subsystem.
"Today we raised the bar on security for the entire PC industry," said Fran O'Sullivan, general manager, IBM Personal Computing Division. "What was once considered science fiction is now available to all enterprises, large and small, in the notebook of choice for everyday business. The first biometric ThinkPad combines a fingerprint reader with an Embedded Security Subsystem, providing a layer of security that is built in, not bolted on. We take our customers' security into account in every aspect of our business solutions, from PCs to servers to middleware to wireless networks."
The fingerprint reader is built into select models of the ThinkPad T42. With the new reader, located on the wrist rest below the arrow keys, users swipe their finger across a small horizontally oriented sensor to log-on to their systems, software applications, web sites, or databases. The scanning process takes only seconds, combining convenience with the strongest notebook security available as a standard feature. This type of fingerprint reader captures more data than a traditional "picture" capture window because it scans more of the fingertip's surface area, helping to prevent misidentification.
"We place a huge priority on security and deployed IBM ThinkPad more than a year ago because they were the only notebooks to offer an integrated hardware and software security solution," said Shawn Nunley, director of technology development, NetScaler Inc., a networking systems company headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. "IBM's new ThinkPad with integrated fingerprint reader offers yet another level of security for us that is easy to deploy."
IBM also enhanced its hardware- and software-based Embedded Security Subsystem by releasing a new level of Client Security Software, Version 5.4, with a secure Password Manager, simplified ease-of-use and installation, and available by preload for the first time. The new version allows fingerprint identification and complex passphrases to be used interchangeably or in combination. The new software and the embedded security chip are seamlessly integrated with the fingerprint reader, protecting vital security information, such as encryption keys, electronic credentials and passphrases, and guarding against unauthorized user access.
The Embedded Security Subsystem is a key component of IBM ThinkVantage Technologies, a suite of tools that make ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops easier to deploy, connect, protect and support. The fingerprint reader represents only one level in a concentric set of IBM security solutions. They include servers, operating systems, identity management, middleware, web-based privacy, network access, storage, systems management and consulting solutions. These protect information in the face of external hacker threats, costly viruses and worms, e-mail spam, new wireless technologies, and the demands of government compliance.
Weighing in at only 2.7 pounds(1), the new X41 combines advanced biometric capabilities with an ultraportable design and extended battery life, providing road warriors and traveling business users with power, performance and versatility. Without passwords that could be stolen, lost or misplaced, fingerprint identification helps reduce the number of help desk calls and costs associated with password resets and system lock out, which can be extremely costly for business travelers.
Havertys Furniture, an Atlanta-based company with more than 115 showrooms in 16 states, uses ThinkPad notebooks equipped with fingerprint readers to add an extra layer of security as well as restrict access to sensitive data and customer information. The ThinkPad notebooks have also helped improve employee productivity and reduce PC downtime for the furniture and accessories company.
Since the deployment of the first ThinkPad T42 notebooks with the integrated fingerprint reader, customers have told IBM that the new technology helps people identify themselves without remembering complex passwords, helps them meet new regulatory compliance requirements, and helps reduce the number of calls to help desks for password resets.
Fingerprint login helps you log into Windows 10 conveniently with your fingerprint. The built-in biometric device, namely fingerprint reader, scans your fingerprint and checks in Windows Hello. You are allowed to access Windows 10 if the fingerprint image matches the right one. However, some users are bothered with the fingerprint login issue after they perform some updates or just wake up the OS from sleep.
Below are some solutions you can adopt to fix the fingerprint login problem. If you have little knowledge of the PC inner workings, it is recommended you follow the automated solutions in case serious system problems like 100% disk usage, Windows 10 slow boot, error INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE, etc.
Hardware first. Sometimes, it may be the fingerprint reader problem that results in the fingerprint not working issue. So to avoid wasting time fiddling around with the PC inner working, which proves of little use, it is better for you to do the following:
Start the PC to see if the fingerprint scanner is available for login. If you still fail to access to Windows 10 via Windows Hello, and the fingerprint is still not working, go on the reading for more solutions.
Some users reported that they fix the fingerprint login problem successfully by managing the biometric fingerprint device driver. You can try re-enabling, reinstalling, updating or rolling back the validity fingerprint sensor driver, Synaptics FP sensor driver, Asus fingerprint driver, etc. in the Device Manager.
If you are not that technical with the inner work of computer, you can use a one-click workaround, Driver Talent to help you do this, which will detect your hardware specifications and identify the best-match fingerprint sensor driver for your needs.
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