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AuthenTec wins Product of the Year

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

AuthenTec, an fingerprint scanner developer, has been awarded the medium-size company 2008 Product of the Year award from the National Society of Engineers for their fingerprint sensor targeted at the wireless market, according to an Orlando Business Journal article.

The award is not only based solely on the product but also takes into account the benefits that come from the product’s development including new jobs, economic stimulation, additions to public standards of daily life and strengthening the country’s reputation in the market.

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