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AuthenTec and AT&T to Present on Enterprise Mobile Security Solutions

MELBOURNE, Fla. —(Business Wire)— AuthenTec (NASDAQ:AUTH), the world’s leading provider of fingerprint sensors and solutions, will be presenting at an AT&T Developer Webcast, “Biometrics in Enterprise Security,” to be held on August 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern.

AuthenTec’s Director of Wireless Segment Marketing, Andy Germano, will be a featured speaker during the free webcast, designed to educate developers, IT staff and security professionals on the use of biometrics in enterprise mobile security. Mr. Germano will explore the history and use of fingerprint biometrics in mobile platforms, provide an overview of AuthenTec’s patented TruePrint® technology, review a Windows Mobile integration case study and provide an overview of developer tools available.

AuthenTec is the leading supplier of fingerprint sensors in the world, and recently announced its 20 millionth shipment. Over 7 million cell phones now include an AuthenTec fingerprint sensor, representing some 95% of all mobile phones shipped with a fingerprint sensor. AuthenTec sensors bring Power of Touch® features to mobile phone users including security, convenience, personalization and device navigation. Fingerprint-enabled mobile phones are particularly popular in Japan, where they are used to authenticate users and unlock mobile payment capabilities that support M-commerce.

According to host AT&T organizers, attendees to the August 23 webcast will learn:

– Technical details on biometrics

– Techniques for assessing security exposure

– Determining the appropriate level of security

– Comparison of different biometric solutions

– Use cases for how biometrics can provide enterprise solutions

– How to combine biometrics and cryptography in mobile devices

– Development tools available for fingerprint biometric applications

In addition to Mr. Germano, other speakers during the webcast include:

– Lai Lau, AT&T Senior Manager, Enterprise Developer Program

– Art Maria, AT&T BMG SE&A Chief Enterprise Architect

– Rod Beatson, Transaction Security, Inc. President

Interested parties may register for the free webcast at AT&T’s devCentral website at http://developer.att.com.

About AuthenTec

With more than 20 million sensors in use worldwide, AuthenTec is the world leader in providing fingerprint authentication sensors and solutions to the high-volume PC, wireless device, and access control markets. AuthenTec’s award-winning sensors take full advantage of The Power of Touch® by utilizing the company’s patented TruePrint® 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 customers include: Acer, ASUSTeK, Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, HTC, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Samsung, and Toshiba, among others.

Certain information in this news release, particularly information regarding future economic performance and finances, and plans, expectations and objectives of management, is forward looking. Many factors could affect the Company’s actual results and cause such results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the text under the heading “Risk Factors” on Page 8 of AuthenTec’s recent Form S-1 which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of publication, and we undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.