Press Release

AuthenTec to Exhibit and Speak at Linley Tech Spring Conference

AuthenTec Security Expert Steve Singer to Discuss the Creation of a Trusted Platform Solution Using Cryptographic Hardware and Software 

Melbourne, Fla., May 14, 2010 – AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of security, identity management and touch control solutions, today announced that it will exhibit and present at the Linley Tech Spring Conference being held May 18-19, 2010 at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California. 

AuthenTec (formerly SafeNet Embedded Security Solutions) will highlight their embedded security technology for high-speed networking devices including set top boxes, femtocells, home media gateways, multifunction printers, as well as mobile applications. 

Steve Singer, Worldwide Systems Engineering Manager for AuthenTec, will address a session on Platform Architecture and Design with a presentation entitled “How to Create a Trusted Platform Solution using Cryptographic Hardware and Software.”  Mr. Singer will present on May 18 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm Pacific Time. 

About Linley Tech Spring Conference

The Linley Tech Spring Conference is the only one of its kind focused on the processors, components, and interconnects for data-center networking and security processing. The Linley Group Conference will focus on the market, technologies, equipment-design, and silicon trends for designers of data-center networking and security equipment.  Conference discussions will include talks and panel discussions covering a broad range of topics like 10GbE switching & backplanes, data-center bridging (DCB) and 40G Ethernet, LAN/SAN convergence and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), low-latency system interconnects , network security, and application switching. 

About AuthenTec

AuthenTec provides security, identity management and touch control solutions for enterprise and consumer applications. The Company's smart sensor products and security solutions are used in virtually every aspect of life, from the PC on your desk to the mobile device in your hand to the server in the cloud. AuthenTec's newest generation of TruePrint® smart sensors, TrueSuite® identity management software and TrueProtect™ embedded security products (formerly SafeNet Embedded Security Solutions) provide 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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Media Contact:
Brent Dietz
AuthenTec Director of Communications
+1-321-308-1320
brent.dietz@authentec.com