AuthenTec to Discuss Biometric Fingerprint Security in Mobile Commerce at CARTES and IBF Conferences in Europe

Business Wire, Nov 3, 2006

MELBOURNE, Fla. & PARIS & LONDON -- The head of European operations for AuthenTec, the world leader in biometric fingerprint sensor security, innovation and sales, will discuss the latest trends in biometric security in mobile commerce at the CARTES and International Biometrics Forum (IBF) conferences being held in November in Paris and London later this month.

AuthenTec's Marc Gebert is a featured speaker and will discuss how fingerprint biometrics provide essential security for mobile commerce transactions November 7 at CARTES in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center.

Mr. Gebert also will host a roundtable discussion on biometrics and the future of mobile communications November 14 at the IBF conference in the Rubens Hotel.

AuthenTec fingerprint sensors are used in nearly 5 million biometric cell phones worldwide - providing security, convenience, navigation and personalization at the swipe of a finger. The sensors provide the essential secure authentication necessary for mobile commerce transactions - protecting the user from theft or fraud. Biometric cell phones are widely used in Asia for mobile commerce and wireless banking. In Japan for example, biometric cell phone users can purchase items from more than 20,000 stores and vending machines, and gain access to mass transit and sporting events. In Korea, biometric phone users can also access their bank accounts wirelessly securely and conveniently with the swipe of a finger. Recent surveys show that a vast majority of U.S. cell phone users are anxious for mobile commerce and many of the same biometric features and functions currently available in Asia.

About AuthenTec

With more than 10 million sensors in use worldwide, AuthenTec is the world leader in fingerprint sensor security, innovation and sales to the PC, wireless, and access control markets. AuthenTec's award-winning FingerLoc([R]) and EntrE[umlaut]Pad([R]) sensors take full advantage of The Power of Touch" 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, ASUSTek, Compal, Cherry, Fujitsu Computer, Computer Associates, HP, IBM, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Motion Computing, MPC Computers, NEC Packard Bell, Pantech, Quanta, Samsung, Tatung, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, and Wistron, among others. Visit www.authentec.com