AuthenTec's TruePrint-Based Fingerprint Sensors Chosen to Secure Biometrically Enabled Tablet PC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 The Tatung Tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words Tangy 910 Features an Integrated AES3500 Silicon Fingerprint Sensor for Convenient User Log-In Access and Protection Against Loss or Theft AuthenTec, Inc., the leader in advanced biometric semiconductor technology, announced today that the Company's EntrePad(TM) AES3500 fingerprint sensor has been integrated into Tatung(TM)'s first biometrically enabled Tablet PC, the Tangy 910. The fingerprint sensor is featured directly on the Tablet PC and allows users to more securely transport sensitive data stored on the device's operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. by requiring fingerprint identification to gain access to files. The Tangy 910 boasts the capabilities of a laptop PC, but utilizes a digital pen to record handwriting, to save drawings, and to point to depictions on a graphical keyboard. The Tangy 910 is also the first biometrically enabled Tablet PC to run Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. XP for Tablet PC Edition as well as all current Windows-based applications. "Our goal was to provide our customers with a Tablet PC that can be used by anyone at anytime in a simplified manner," said Joe Chen, deputy general manager, Computer R&D Division, Tatung. "Protecting a personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. device of such convenience meant that we had to find an equally convenient security solution, and AuthenTec's fingerprint sensor was the standalone answer." The Tablet PC has been deployed in the U.S. to physicians and technicians within the healthcare market, as well as abroad to teachers throughout the United Kingdom's educational system. "Our design integration into a Tablet PC marks another application first for AuthenTec," said Scott Moody, 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. , AuthenTec. "We are pleased that the results of our worldwide collaborations with developers and OEMs of consumer electronic products have come to market and are driving mass adoption for biometrics." Award-Winning TruePrint(R) Technology Within the past year, AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors have been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including: the 2003 Innovative Housing Technology Award; the 2003 Florida Governor's New Product Award; the Wireless Systems Design 2002 Reader's Choice Award; the 2002 BiometriTech Product of the Year; and the SC Magazine Best of 2002 Award. Used to replace PINs, passwords, physical access cards and keys, AuthenTec's TruePrint(R)-based sensors provide the most convenient and reliable fingerprint security solutions available today for the PC, wireless, access control and automotive markets. AuthenTec's patented TruePrint technology allows fingerprints to be read below the surface of the skin to the live layer -- or true fingerprint. As such, TruePrint is not affected by common skin surface conditions including dry, worn, callused, dirty or oily skin that can affect other sensors' ability to acquire accurate fingerprint images for user authentication See authentication. purposes. Uniquely, TruePrint is the only fingerprint sensor technology capable of acquiring anyone's fingerprint under virtually any condition. TruePrint technology is the driver behind AuthenTec's ability to provide the broadest range of form factors and the lowest cost fingerprint sensors available on the market today. About AuthenTec, Inc. AuthenTec is the leading semiconductor provider of fingerprint sensors to the PC, wireless, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , access control and automotive markets. AuthenTec's FingerLoc and EntrePad product families utilize the Company's patented TruePrint technology, the first technology to make fingerprint biometrics viable for mass-market adoption. AuthenTec is an AO100 Top Private Global Company. The Company's network of partners, solution providers and customers include Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , Microsoft, 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) , Targus, Delphi, Acer, Synaptics, Samsung, Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. , Bioscrypt and SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Microsystems. For more information, visit www.authentec.com. All trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of the respective holders. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion