AuthenTec's AES1610 Fingerprint Sensor Selected by HP for New 2007 Consumer Windows Vista(TM)-Compliant Notebook.HP Pavilion HP Pavilion may refer to:
LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. & MELBOURNE, Fla. -- AuthenTec, the world leader in fingerprint sensor security, innovation and sales, today announced that its AES1610 fingerprint sensor - the world's smallest fingerprint sensor that provides enhanced security and trusted PC See trusted computer system. protection - has been selected by HP for its new HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC. The AES1610 fingerprint sensor allows authorized users to simply slide their finger across the integrated sensor to log on, access personal online banking and financial transactions, email and other password-protected Web sites, and to quickly switch applications - eliminating the need to remember cumbersome passwords and PINs. In addition to making the HP notebook easier to use, the sensor reduces the risk of theft and fraud by restricting access to the computer and its files - including purchased media and entertainment content - to only those individuals who are enrolled. The HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC is the first Windows Vista[TM]-compliant1 notebook to offer an integrated fingerprint sensor from AuthenTec. It is also the first HP model to use the AES1610, which is the newest and smallest advanced sensor for the PC market. The notebook will be featured this week in the HP booth at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and will be widely available for purchase in February. "We are extremely pleased that HP continues to leverage AuthenTec's TruePrint technology and to lead the way in integrating fingerprint biometrics into a comprehensive line of consumer and commercial PCs," said Scott Moody, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AuthenTec. "The move by HP signals the demand for biometrics at the consumer level." HP introduced its first biometrically-enabled PC with an AuthenTec sensor, the HP Compaq nx6125 Notebook PC, in June 2005. Based on the success of this initial model, HP has since included AuthenTec fingerprint sensors across its commercial notebook line, shipping millions of notebooks across multiple models. Building on that momentum, HP is now expanding the feature into its latest consumer notebook model. "HP embraced fingerprint biometrics early on with our commercial notebooks and our customers have responded positively to the new feature," said Mark Sanchez, vice president, Consumer Computing - North America, HP. "We are pleased to offer AuthenTec's technology on our new HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebooks to provide our customers with additional security and help them avoid the inconveniences of forgotten passwords." During the 2007 International CES, being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , in the Sands Expo and Convention Center and the Venetian in Las Vegas from January 8-11, demonstrations of the HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC will be offered at the HP booth (#31112 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall), the AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. booth, and Microsoft booth during show floor hours. For more information about AuthenTec, please visit the company's CES booth #70628 located in the NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference (Near Field Communications) TechZone in the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC is expected to be available on February 28, via www.hpshopping.com or by calling 1-888-345-5409. AuthenTec sensors are used in 150 different models of notebook and tablet PCs, including those made by 7 of the world's top 10 PC manufacturers. This makes AuthenTec TruePrint-enabled sensors the most popular sensor for notebook and tablet PCs worldwide. The sensor features AuthenTec's extremely accurate TruePrint and TrueMatch technologies, the only solution in production that reads fingerprints below the surface of the skin - enabling the sensor to read virtually every fingerprint, anywhere. About AuthenTec With more than 14 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 EntrePad[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 (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , ASUSTek, Cherry, Compal, Computer Associates, Fujitsu Computer, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Lenovo, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Motion Computing, MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. Computers, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Packard Bell, Pantech Pantech can be:-
n. Plural of quantum. , Samsung, Tatung, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, and Wistron, among others. Visit www.authentec.com 1 Certain Windows Vista product features require advanced or additional hardware. See www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/hardwarereqs.mspx and www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx for details. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features of Windows Vista will run on your computer. To download the tool, visit www.windowsvista.com/upgradeadvisor. |
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