AuthenTec Honored with ''Product of the Year'' Award for the EntrePad AES3500 by Electronic Products Magazine.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 The World's Smallest Touch-and-Go Biometric Fingerprint Sensor Wins Discerning Editorial Votes For Its Achievements in Innovation, Function and Design AuthenTec Inc., the leader in advanced biometric fingerprint semiconductor products, announced today that its EntrePad(TM) AES3500 fingerprint sensor has been selected as "Product of the Year for 2001" by Electronic Products magazine. The award recognizes AuthenTec for excellence in product development and features the winning AES3500 sensor in the January 2002 issue of the magazine. "The editors of Electronic Products have been reviewing new and innovative technology products for over 25 years," said Nicholas Hamersley, Group Publisher of the Hearst Electronics Group, a division of the Hearst Corporation The Hearst Corporation is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media. . "The magazine's prestigious Product of the Year Award is a means for us to recognize outstanding products like AuthenTec's EntrePad AES3500 for having established new semiconductor industry standards for accuracy, power, and size in a fingerprint sensor." AuthenTec's silicon-based sensors provide the most secure fingerprint security solutions available today for the PC, wireless, access control and automotive markets. The sensors utilize the Company's patented TruePrint(TM) technology, the first fingerprint identification technology capable of being used by everyone under virtually any condition. TruePrint is the industry's only sub-surface technology that reads below the surface of the skin to the live layer or true fingerprint. Unlike surface-based optical, thermal, and DC capacitive technologies, TruePrint is not affected by common skin surface conditions such as dry, worn, callused, dirty or oily skin that can affect the sensor's ability to acquire accurate fingerprint images. "We are extremely proud that Electronic Products has recognized our sensor as one of the most significant introductions for 2001," said Scott Moody, President 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. "Since the magazine is the premier information resource for our design-in engineer customers, the honor is all the more significant as it endorses our goal to provide highly accurate, exceedingly small and low cost fingerprint sensors to high volume markets." The EntrePad AES3500 is the fourth fingerprint sensor introduced by AuthenTec, giving it the broadest portfolio of products offered on the market. Moreover, AuthenTec plans to further its leadership position through the introduction of six new products in 2002. About AuthenTec AuthenTec is a leading semiconductor company providing advanced biometric 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 products are the choice of leading industry hardware and software providers, ensuring compatibility across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. and applications. Based in Melbourne, Florida Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,382. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 76,646. , AuthenTec has assembled a global network of partners, solution providers and customers including 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. , Acer Acer trees of the family Aceraceae. Acer rubrum ingestion of wilted or dries leaves of this tree causes acute hemolytic anemia characterized by red urine, jaundice, anemia and methemoglobinemia in horses. , Synaptics, Asus, 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. and SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Microsystems. For more information, visit http://www.authentec.com or call (321) 308-1300. |
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