AuthenTec's Newest Biometric Fingerprint Sensor Selected by Lenovo; EntrePad 1610 is world's smallest fingerprint sensor for PCs.MELBOURNE, Fla. -- AuthenTec today announced that Lenovo has introduced its first notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. featuring the company's new EntrePad 1610 - the world's smallest fingerprint sensor for PCs. The introduction marks the third Lenovo notebook that includes an AuthenTec sensor. Lenovo integrated the EntrePad 1610 into the Lenovo V100, a new ultraportable widescreen notebook PC. AuthenTec's sensor, combined with password management software, is part of the Lenovo 3000 notebook's security system -- from initial authentication to web and application access. Launched in January 2006, the EntrePad 1610 is based on AuthenTec's patented TruePrint and TrueMatch technologies, which provide the highest quality fingerprint imaging and matching -- enabling the company's extremely small sensors to provide higher accuracy and reliability than much larger competitive sensors. The EntrePad 1610 also is the first sensor architected to leverage the breadth of existing industry security platforms - including the Trusted Computing Group's (TCG (Trusted Computing Group, Beaverton, OR, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org) The successor to the Trusted Computer Platform Alliance (TCPA), announced in 2003 by founding members AMD, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. ) version 1.2 Trusted Platform Module In computing, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is both the name of a published specification detailing a microcontroller that can store secured information, as well as the general name of implementations of that specification, often called "TPM chip" or "TPM Security Device" (Dell). (TPM (1) See TP monitor. (2) (Transactions Per Minute) The number of transactions processed within one minute. See TPS. (3) (Trusted Platform M ) specifications and Microsoft Vista Secure Startup -- and future platforms such as Intel's LaGrande technology. Leveraging these platforms provides the most trusted security and helps ensure that the sensor meets future industry standards. The EntrePad 1610 replaces the need to remember passwords -- allowing authorized users to easily and quickly access their favorite computer applications or internet web sites by simply sliding their finger across the sensor surface. At the same time, the sensor restricts access to the computer and its files to only those enrolled - reducing the risk of theft or fraud. With AuthenTec's EntrePad, the Lenovo notebook computer also helps protect the user's vital biometric information by storing encrypted fingerprint pattern data directly on the computer itself, rather than actual fingerprint images that are sent over the internet or stored on a central database. "We are excited that Lenovo, one of the leading notebook computer manufacturers, is helping to pioneer the use of small, trusted fingerprint sensors to provide advanced security for their newest PCs. The EntrePad 1610's small size and extreme security are perfect additions to notebook, tablet and desktop PCs," said Tom Aebli, director of PC segment marketing for AuthenTec. AuthenTec is the recognized volume supplier leader of fingerprint sensors - shipping nearly two thirds of all sensors sold in the PC, wireless and access control markets during the past five years. The company's sensors are used in more than 150 different notebook and tablet computers, portable hard drives, mice, keyboards, memory keys, cell phones and other devices. About AuthenTec With more than nine 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(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 (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, Compal, Cherry, Fujitsu Computer, Computer Associates, 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. |
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