ADVISORY/AuthenTec to Showcase Its Industry Leading Fingerprint Sensors at Biometrics 2001

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The World's Smallest Touch-and-Go Biometric Device Designed to Enhance
    Personal Security for Portable Consumer Devices will be Featured

WHO:

AuthenTec, Inc. is a semiconductor company that provides advanced
fingerprint biometric technology for manufacturers in the PC,
wireless, PDA, access control and automotive markets.

WHAT:

At the Biometrics 2001 Conference in London, UK on Thursday and
Friday, November 29th and 30th, 2001, AuthenTec will feature its new
EntrePad AES3500, the smallest touch-and-go fingerprint biometric
device available today. Its small size and low power operation meets
the requirements for small battery operated consumer devices allowing
laptops, cell phones, PDAs, handheld devices and other mobile
electronics to have the advantage of superior security and
convenience.

The EntrePad AES3500 is based on AuthenTec's unique, patented
subsurface TruePrint(TM) technology. TruePrint reads below the surface
of the skin, thereby eliminating any acquisition or recognition
failures relating to contamination such as dirt, grime, dry skin or
excessive moisture. AuthenTec sensors are the first and only
fingerprint-based biometric authentication solutions that work for
everyone, everywhere, under the most real-world conditions.

WHEN:

Thursday and Friday, November 29th and 30th, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.,

WHERE:  

The Biometrics Conference and Exhibition 2001 at ExCel, London, UK.

    About AuthenTec:

    AuthenTec is a leading semiconductor company providing advanced biometric fingerprint sensors to the PC, wireless, PDA, access control and automotive markets. AuthenTec's FingerLoc and EntrePad product families utilize the Company's patented TruePrint(TM) technology, the first technology capable of imaging everyone under virtually any condition. TruePrint images below the surface layer of the skin to the live layer where the true print resides, thereby eliminating surface-level contamination issues. AuthenTec's products are the choice of leading industry hardware and software providers, ensuring compatibility across multiple platforms and applications. Based in Melbourne, Florida, AuthenTec has assembled a global network of partners, solution providers and customers including Texas Instruments, Acer, Synaptics, Asus, Harris Corporation and SCM Microsystems.
    For more information, visit http://www.authentec.com or call (321) 308-1300.

    EntrePad, TruePrint, and FingerLoc are trademarks of AuthenTec, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks referenced herein are properties of their respective owners.