On Wednesday 28 Dec , Lenovo said that it would sell its one million'th ThinkPad notebook with an integrated fingerprint reader next month, making it the largest provider of biometric-enabled PCs in the world. My wife has one and it's pretty nifty and with a swipe of your finger, you're logged into the screen. No more pesky passwords to type in.
Lenovo estimates that password resets account for 35-50 per cent of all helpdesk calls. By automating and securing the password reset process through Lenovo's password manager software and integrated fingerprint reader, users can avoid timely and costly support calls. I think companies should seriously look into this matter to cut helpdesk costs but as I'm a 2nd Level Linux Engineer, we only get server password resets and its probably not advisable to install it on them.
IBM ThinkPads with integrated fingerprint readers make security simple, enabling users to access password-protected personal and financial information, web sites, documents and e-mail with a swipe of their finger while protecting data from unauthorized access, it said.Lenovo Sells One Million Biometric ThinkPad notebooks source
yeah! I like my IBM T43.
Posted by: mc | December 30, 2005 1:37 AM | Permalink to Comment