ADVISORY/AuthenTec to Showcase EntrePad Sensor Interoperability with TI's OMAP Processors to Deliver Advanced Personal Security and Convenience on 2.5G and 3G Mobile Devices

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WHO:
    AuthenTec, Inc. is a semiconductor company that provides advanced
    fingerprint authentication technology for manufacturers in the PC,
    wireless personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile phone, access
    control and automotive markets.

WHAT:
    At the 3GSM World Congress 2002 (http://www.gsmworldcongress.com),
    AuthenTec the leader in advanced biometric fingerprint
    semiconductor products, will present a working demonstration of
    next generation, personal security cellular solutions. The
    demonstration will showcase the combined efforts of AuthenTec and
    Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) to deliver mobile solutions
    that reduce mobile device theft, eliminate passwords, deliver more
    secure e-commerce transactions and protect business and personal
    information on next-generation mobile devices.

    The joint technology leverages AuthenTec's touch-and-go biometric
    fingerprint sensor, the EntrePad(TM) AES3500, with TI's OMAP (TM)
    processor platform to significantly increase personal security and
    convenience. The AES3500, the smallest touch-and-go fingerprint
    biometric device available today, surpasses the size and power
    requirements for small battery operated consumer devices,
    delivering superior security and convenience to users of these
    handheld devices. The AES3500 is based on AuthenTec's unique,
    patented subsurface TruePrint(TM) technology, which reads below
    the surface of the skin to eliminate acquisition or recognition
    failures 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: 
    February 19 - February 22, 2002


WHERE: 
    3GSM World Congress 2002 in Cannes, France at the TI OMAP
    Developer Pavilion, located in Hall 4, K10 

    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.