Company Website: http://tiny.cc/authentec_MWC
BARCELONA, Spain & MELBOURNE, Fla. -- (Business Wire)

AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and network security, will be demonstrating its newest Embedded Security and Smart Sensor offerings for key customers and prospects at the Company’s hospitality suite (Hall 3.1, HS174) at Mobile World Congress from February 27 - March 1, 2012 in Barcelona.

AuthenTec will demonstrate its VPN Client for Android, its new VPN Client 2.0 which launches VPN via fingerprint authentication, touch-enabled soft card launch for mobile commerce, DRM content protection for mobile (supporting Android and Apple iOS), HDCP protection solutions, and its newest smart fingerprint sensors for mobile phones and tablets. AuthenTec will also unveil additional new offerings that enhance mobile security during Mobile World Congress. The Company will also demonstrate its DRM and VPN solutions at the Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) booth (Hall 8, Stand B65) in combination with G&D’s highly secure mobile operating system MobiCore.

AuthenTec’s mobile and network security solutions include embedded and downloadable DRM content protection, mobile VPN client solutions, platform security to protect against hardware and software attacks, hardware IP for protocol and crypto acceleration, identity management software, and smart fingerprint sensors.

To learn more about AuthenTec’s plans for Mobile World Congress or to arrange a customer meeting with the AuthenTec team, please visit http://tiny.cc/authentec_MWC.

About AuthenTec

AuthenTec is a leading provider of mobile and network security. The Company's diverse product and technology offering helps protect individuals and organizations through secure networking, content and data protection, access control and strong fingerprint security on PCs and mobile devices. AuthenTec encryption technology, fingerprint sensors and identity management software are deployed by the leading mobile device, networking and computing companies, content and service providers, and governments worldwide. AuthenTec's products and technologies provide security on hundreds of millions of devices, and the Company has shipped more than 100 million fingerprint sensors for integration in a wide range of portable electronics including over 15 million mobile phones. Top tier customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Samsung, Sky, and Texas Instruments. Learn more at authentec.com or follow us on twitter.com/authentecnews.

Contacts:

AuthenTec
Brent Dietz, +1-321-308-1320
Director of Communications
brent.dietz@authentec.com

Source: AuthenTec