- Company Will Host Session on Ethernet Security

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- (Business Wire)

AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and network security, today announced that it will exhibit and present at the upcoming Ethernet Technology Summit being held from February 21-23, 2012 at the Doubletree by Hilton in San Jose, California.

AuthenTec will highlight its embedded security technology for high-speed networking chips targeting devices including routers, switches, and networking gateways as well as set top boxes, femtocell access points, home media gateways, and multifunction printers. AuthenTec’s broad network security portfolio includes its popular QuickSec™ IPsec and MACsec solutions for end to end secure communication, SafeXcel™ Hardware IP for security protocol and crypto acceleration, SafeZone™ platform security to protect against hardware and software attacks, and DRM Fusion™ offering for client- and server-side content protection.

Steve Singer, Director of Systems Engineering at AuthenTec, will join fellow panelists and address the session on Ethernet Security. Mr. Singer’s session is scheduled for February 22, 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Time.

About Ethernet Technology Summit

The Ethernet Technology Summit focuses on the use of Ethernet throughout the networking space. This includes the emergence of 10-Gigabit Ethernet as a key LAN technology on the desktop and in data centers. It also covers the emerging standards for 40-Gigabit and 100-Gigabit Ethernet. It also includes the use of Ethernet as a carrier backbone and transport method, as well as in storage applications and in virtualized data centers and clouds. Other topics of interest include design and development, fabrics, chipsets and components, security, delay and packet loss, convergence, big data, and market research. More information on the Ethernet Technology Summit can be found at www.ethernetsummit.com.

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