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AuthenTec and BIO-key® International Collaborate on Fingerprint-enabled Enterprise Solutions for Apple and Android Phones
Will demonstrate solutions that combine AuthenTec sensors with BIO-key’s Fingerprint Mobile Identification Devices at CTIA Enterprise and Applications 2011
MELBOURNE, Fla., October 10, 2011 – AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, and Bio-Key International, Inc. (OTCBB: BKYI.OB), a global leader in finger biometric identification technology and advanced mobile identification solutions, today announced a partnership to create mobile enterprise solutions that combine AuthenTec fingerprint sensors with BIO-key’s Fingerprint Mobile Identification Devices (FMIDs) and server-side fingerprint matching technology.
AuthenTec and BIO-key solutions include an AuthenTec fingerprint sensor-equipped sleeve or plug-in for iOS, Android and Win Mobile devices that allow users to securely connect to a network server or cloud and gain access to enterprise applications, corporate e-mail, banking or financial applications in a secure yet extremely convenient manner. BIO-key currently offers FMID solutions for the full iOS and Win Mobile platforms, along with some Android phones such as the Motorola Atrix. The Companies will demonstrate their solutions in the AuthenTec booth (#201) this week at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center.
BIO-key’s award winning software and algorithm have tested to be fast and accurate, making BIO-key the chosen solution for many healthcare, education, retail, general services and government customers worldwide. BIO-key software creates fingerprint templates and then enhances the image 43 times to capture over 2,100 points of data using Vector Segment Technology. BIO-key software is interoperable and scalable and can support database searches in the tens of millions.
AuthenTec offers complete security solutions for handset makers, mobile operators, and rich content providers, including fingerprint sensor hardware, identity management software and embedded security. The Company has shipped more than 13 million fingerprint sensors for use in wireless devices and its offering includes the world’s smallest navigation and fingerprint matching device for mobile phones. AuthenTec’s proven embedded security offering includes its DRM Fusion™ Agent which supports multiple industry standards, and is available as a complete pre-integrated or downloadable solution for Android- and Apple iOS-based handsets.
About BIO-key
BIO-key International, Inc., headquartered in Wall, New Jersey,
develops and delivers advanced identification solutions to commercial
and government enterprises, integrators, and custom application
developers. BIO-key’s award winning, high performance, scalable,
cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification
technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless
and enterprise applications. Our solutions are used in local
embedded OEM products as well as some of the world’s largest
identification deployments to improve security, guarantee identity,
and help reduce identity theft. BIO-key’s technology is offered
directly or by market leading partners around the world. (http://www.bio-key.com)
About AuthenTec
AuthenTec is the world’s #1 provider of fingerprint
sensors, identity management software, and embedded security solutions.
AuthenTec solutions address enterprise, consumer and government
applications for a growing base of top tier global customers. Already
shipped on hundreds of millions of devices, the Company's smart
sensor products, software and embedded security solutions are used
virtually everywhere, from the PC on your desk to the mobile device
in your hand to the server in the cloud. AuthenTec offers developers
and users secure and convenient ways to manage today's rapidly
evolving digital identities and security needs. For more information,
visit www.authentec.com or follow us at twitter.com/authentecnews.
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