AuthenTec to Showcase Its Power of Touch Approach to Fingerprint Biometrics at Computex Conference in Taipei

Business Wire, May 26, 2005

MELBOURNE, Fla. & TAIPEI, Taiwan -- AuthenTec, the world leader in fingerprint sensor innovation and sales for more than five years, will show how its patented biometric fingerprint sensors add The Power of Touch to personal computers and cell phones at the Computex Taipei International Information Technology Show in Taipei Taiwan May 31-June 4. AuthenTec will conduct demonstrations and displays of the latest consumer and enterprise PCs and cell phones, along with the world's most advanced fingerprint sensor technology, at a suite in the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel during the conference.

AuthenTec recently introduced the world's smallest and most versatile fingerprint sensor (EntrePad 1510), and announced a host of new applications using the company's sensors -- including two Toshiba notebooks, an LGE cell phone, an APC biometric computer mouse, and others. The company is the number one supplier to the wireless and PC markets, with sensors in nearly four million cell phones and one million notebooks and personal computer peripherals.

About AuthenTec

With more than four million sensors in use worldwide, AuthenTec is the world leader in fingerprint sensor innovation and sales to the PC, wireless, and access control markets. AuthenTec's award-winning FingerLoc(R) and EntrePad(R) sensors take full advantage of The Power of Touch(TM) by utilizing the company's patented TruePrint(R) technology to deliver the most convenient, reliable and cost-effective means available for enabling touch-powered features that extend beyond user authentication. The company's network of partners, solution providers and customers include: Analog Devices, APC, Compal, Cherry, Fujitsu Computer, Computer Associates, Fellowes, IBM, LGE, Microsoft, Motion Computing, Samsung, Tatung, Texas Instruments, Quanta, among others. Visit www.authentec.com.