AuthenTec to Highlight Fingerprint Biometrics in Cell Phones During Wireless OEM Design Expo Online Conference June 22

ROCKAWAY, N.J. & MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2005--AuthenTec, the world leader in fingerprint sensor innovation and sales for more than five years, will present and answer questions about embedding biometric fingerprint sensors into cell phones during the Wireless OEM Design Expo Online Conference and Exhibition on June 22, 2005.

Dale Setlak, vice president and CTO of AuthenTec, will be a featured speaker and discuss "Fingerprint Sensors in the Handset" as part of the Embedded Systems track at 9:00 a.m. ET.

The session will highlight:

-- The reasons fingerprint sensors are being used in handsets;

-- How fingerprint sensors are used in the context of handset operation;

-- Architecture options currently available in systems;

-- Key implementation aspects of the sensors, the sensor interfaces, the fingerprint processing software, and application integration.

Those interested in attending should register at: http://reedbusinessinteractive.com/wirelessoem/default.asp

AuthenTec is the number one supplier of biometric fingerprint sensors in the wireless market, with sensors in nearly four million cell phones worldwide. The company recently introduced the world's smallest and most versatile fingerprint sensor for the wireless market - the EntrePad 1510 -- and announced a host of new applications using the company's sensors, including an LG Electronics cell phone. The company also is the number one supplier to the PC market, with sensors in more than 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.