AuthenTec Delivers Significantly Lower Cost and Enhanced Performance Offering for Biometrically-Enabled Security Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004 AuthenTec's TruePrint Technology-Based FingerLoc AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System 8600 Fingerprint Sensor and AFS8600 Blackfin-Based Embedded Developer's Kit Opens Doors for Low-Cost Access Control Applications AuthenTec, Inc., the leading semiconductor provider of fingerprint sensors to the global market, today announced the availability of the low-power FingerLoc(R) AFS8600 fingerprint sensor and its high-performance FingerLoc AFS8600 Embedded Developer's Kit (EDK EDK Embedded Development Kit EDK Emotiv Development Kit EDK European Death Knot (rock climbing) EDK Effective Date of Key (cryptography) EDK External Drift Kriging EDK Electric Dynamic Katathermometer ), based on Analog Devices' Blackfin(R) Processor, providing a complete low-cost solution for small form factor applications requiring the security of biometrics with the convenience of one touch access. Touch and Go Security for Rugged Applications With the introduction of the FingerLoc AFS8600, AuthenTec further extends the breadth of its TruePrint(R) technology-based portfolio offering with the first low-power, robust fingerprint sensor specifically designed for the demands of small form factor access control and time and attendance products, including door locks and POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale terminals. "High performance authentication has never been easier or more affordable for organizations working to manage employee access to facilities and employee sign-in," said Steve Mansfield, vice president of marketing, AuthenTec. "OEMs can differentiate from their competitors by easily incorporating this low-cost benefit of enhanced security into products." The FingerLoc AFS8600 features a robust nickel-plated stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. finger-drive ring for increased durability and enhanced long-life product aesthetics. Available immediately, the AFS8600 is priced at $23 per unit in quantities of 10,000. For more information, visit www.authentec.com/products/docs/DataSheet-Glossy-FingerLoc-AFS8600.pdf Enabling Quick and Easy Integration for Original Equipment Manufacturers Also announced today, the FingerLoc AFS8600 EDK is a standalone fingerprint matching subsystem (MSS) allowing Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to add fingerprint authentication to existing systems without having to become experts in biometrics. The FingerLoc AFS8600 EDK includes modular hardware and software components helping to minimize the overall time-to-market of biometrically-enabled OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and products. A simple four-wire communications interface and convenient software APIs provided in the EDK allow easy integration into existing systems. Powered by Analog Devices' Blackfin Processor, the AFS8600 EDK provides enhanced fingerprint matcher and biometric performance. Available mid-February, the AFS8600 EDK is priced at $1,499. Additional MSS boards will also be available at $500 each. When integrating into existing systems, the approximate Bill of Materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. (BOM) cost of the AFS8600 MSS is $37 in 10,000 piece quantities. For more information, visit http://www.authentec.com/products/docs/Glossy_ADI_BF531_EmbDevKit.pdf Award-Winning TruePrint(R) Technology Recent recognition of AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors have included numerous prestigious awards, such as: the 2003 Innovative Housing Technology Award; the 2003 BiometriTech Best of Show Product Award; the 2003 Florida Governor's New Product Award; the Wireless Systems Design 2002 Reader's Choice Award; 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, calloused, 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. With more than a million sensors deployed worldwide, 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(R) and EntrePad(TM) product families utilize the Company's patented TruePrint(R) technology, the first technology to make fingerprint biometrics viable for mass-market adoption. AuthenTec is an AO100 Top Private Global Company, as well as a two-time winner of Frost & Sullivan's Market Leadership Award. The Company's network of partners, solution providers and customers include Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Bioscrypt, Computer Associates, Delphi, Fellowes, 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. , 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) , Microsoft, Samsung, SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Microsystems, Targus and 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. . For more information, visit http://www.authentec.com All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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