AuthenTec Fingerprint Sensor Named Product of the Year By BiometriTech(TM) Magazine; AuthenTec EntrePad 1510 Honored for Outstanding Innovation.

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- AuthenTec's EntrePad 1510, the world's smallest and most versatile biometric fingerprint sensor, has been named Product of Year for 2004 by Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s BiometriTech magazine (www.biometritech.com).

"Each year BiometriTech magazine bestows its Product of the Year awards on companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements in the biometrics industry. AuthenTec has demonstrated to the editors of BiometriTech that its products have gone the extra mile to create a truly innovative product," said Rich Tehrani, President and Group Publisher of BiometriTech.

AuthenTec has sensors in nearly 5 million devices worldwide, including more than 100 different models of notebook and tablet computers, portable hard drives, password managers, mice, pens, keyboards, memory keys, cell phones and others.

AuthenTec's EntrePad 1510, which has already been designed into several cell phones, combines high level security with a host of touch-powered features and functions for cell phones. The tiny, low-cost sensor was the first to feature AuthenTec's "The Power of Touch"(TM) approach, which enhances the overall consumer electronics experience by extending biometric technology beyond secure user authentication to take full advantage of the power of touch.

The EntrePad 1510 enables cell phone manufacturers to easily incorporate compelling new features and functions that are controlled at the simple touch or swipe of your finger. Capabilities such as;

--Security - protects important personal or business data, images and lists from theft or fraud; enables m-commerce and wireless banking.

--Convenience - easily opens applications or operates functions with the touch of a finger, rather than requiring passwords or multiple keypad strokes.

--Navigation - includes scroll wheel and full motion navigating that replaces keypads or other devices; enables wireless gaming.

--Personalization - enables personalization of a phone with features such as multi-finger speed dial, individualized buddy lists, and other functions.

In addition to its advanced security and touch features, the EntrePad 1510 is also the fastest sensor in the industry, which enables cell phones to quickly acquire finger images for authentication and detect motion for smoother navigation and gaming performance. The sensor features the lowest power consumption and minimal system CPU loading - important factors for cell phone manufacturers. The sensor is extremely rugged, with proven scratch and impact resistance including wear and rub-resistance in excess of 10 million finger rubs.

"Innovation is the foundation of our company, and we are extremely honored to be recognized as an innovation leader in the biometrics industry," said Scott Moody, president and CEO of AuthenTec. "We will continue to introduce innovative new fingerprint sensors that have even higher levels of security and versatility to enable manufacturers to add biometrics to any electronic device."

About AuthenTec

With nearly five 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, HP, IBM, LGE, Microsoft, Motion Computing, Samsung, Tatung, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, Quanta, among others. Visit www.authentec.com.

About TMC(R)

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes two print magazines: Customer Interaction Solutions, and Internet Telephony; five digital publications, SIP Magazine, Speech-World, WiFI Telephony Magazine, VoIP Developer, WiMAX Magazine; and the online publications TMCnet.com, Planet PDA Magazine, WiFi Revolution, Alternative Power and BiometriTech. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC also produces The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World Conference, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.