Monday, August 29, 2011

Three New Waterproof Fujitsu Mobile Phones from NTT DOCOMO Now Available with AuthenTec Smart Fingerprint Sensors for Enhanced Touch Functionality


August 29, 2011 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time 
AuthenTec Sensors Improve the Speed and Security of NFC Mobile Wallet Transactions on the Three Phone Models
MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AuthenTec (NASDAQ:AUTH), a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, announced that its AES1750 smart fingerprint sensor is now included on three new Fujitsu mobile Phone models now available from NTT DOCOMO, INC. NTT DOCOMO’s newest mobile Phone lineup includes three AuthenTec-enabled models, the docomo PRIME series F-09C, docomo STYLE series F-10C and docomo SMART series F-11C.
“We’ve been very pleased with the feedback we’ve received about the multiple user features of AuthenTec smart sensors, which is why we continue to integrate them into select models in our expanding mobile phone lineup.”
Each of these waterproof phones incorporate AuthenTec’s AES1750 smart sensor for multiple touch-powered features including one-touch security and personalization. AuthenTec’s AES1750 helps improve the speed and security of Osaifu-Keitai™ NFC mobile wallet transactions via fast and highly secure fingerprint authentication on the three phone models. This helps users conduct quick yet secure mobile wallet transactions via the mobile phones at more than 500,000 NFC mobile payment terminals in Japan.
“Our longstanding relationship with fingerprint sensor leader AuthenTec allows us to add differentiated features to our mobile phones, including enhanced security and other touch-powered functions,” said Katsumi Takada, head of Mobile Phone Group of Fujitsu. “We’ve been very pleased with the feedback we’ve received about the multiple user features of AuthenTec smart sensors, which is why we continue to integrate them into select models in our expanding mobile phone lineup.”
“Fujitsu has been an outstanding AuthenTec customer for many years and continues to be a strong advocate for our fingerprint sensor technology in their innovative mobile phones. It is a great honor for us to continue this longstanding partnership and be selected by Fujitsu for incorporation in three new waterproof models,” said Art Stewart, AuthenTec Vice President of Smart Sensor Solutions. “Our AES1750 has been a popular sensor choice, offering the size, durability and cosmetic appearance needed for Fujitsu’s stylish and feature rich mobile phones, and we are very proud of the important role our sensors play in delivering effortless mobile commerce transaction security and personal information protection.”
The AES1750 sensor’s water-resistant properties come from AuthenTec’s TouchStone packaging technology, which provides a perfectly flat, uniformly colored surface for a smooth feel and enhanced aesthetics. AES1750 provides enhanced touch control functions such as precise cursor positioning, turbo scrolling, and full touchpad emulation, allowing smartphone and mobile device makers to replace a wide array of single function mechanical devices like optical joysticks with a significantly thinner component that also offers enhanced security and personalization features for end users.
27 Fujitsu phone models have incorporated AuthenTec fingerprint sensors, encompassing many millions of mobile phones beginning with the mova F505i which began shipping in 2003.
The docomo PRIME series F-09C features a durable waterproof body with responsive touchscreen and features a large, 3.5-inch rotating screen, and a 16.3 Megapixel camera capable of shooting full HD movies. The docomo SYTLE series F-10C is an 11.8-mm slim waterproof phone featuring ‘Prism glass illumination’ and a jewel-like design, and includes a 12.2-megapixel camera for shooting full HD video. The docomo SMART series F-11C is a 12.8-mm slim waterproof phone with features tailored for the business world including a business card reader linked to address book and “whiteboard photo” mode.
AuthenTec offers complete security and identity management solutions for the mobile market, including embedded security, smart fingerprint sensors and software. AuthenTec’s mobile market offering includes embedded and downloadable DRM content protection, mobile VPN client solutions, security hardware IP, identity management software, and smart fingerprint sensors that are used in more than 15 million mobile phones. AuthenTec provides the most advanced levels of security, reliability, and performance for mobile phone users, mobile operators, content providers, embedded security developers and many others, saving them time and money while optimizing performance.
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.
Osaifu-Keitai is a trademark or a registered trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and other countries.

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