August 22, 2011 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
New TazPad Android Tablet Is World’s First to Offer Fingerprint Sensor for Highly Secure Mobile Computing and NFC-based Transactions
TazTag’s new TazPad is first Android tablet to combine fingerprint sensor security with NFC mobile payments via AuthenTec’s TCS2 TouchChip™ sensor
MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, announced that its TCS2 TouchChip™ sensor has been integrated into TazTag’s new TazPad Android tablet, making it the first to offer users highly secure fingerprint authentication as part of NFC-based mobile payment transactions. The TazPad is the only Android tablet to combine NFC and ZigBee capabilities with fingerprint authentication.
“No other Android tablet combines fingerprint authentication with the NFC transaction capabilities of the TazPad”
AuthenTec enhances the security of the TazPad via one-touch fingerprint authentication for NFC, ZigBee and online transactions. It is ideally suited for professionals who want to link a bank, a store or other institution’s back-end system with customers via a capable, mobile platform. For example, after fingerprint authentication on the TazPad’s TCS2 TouchChip sensor module, a vendor may provide specific information on products, read a client's loyalty card (via card or NFC phone), book orders and even complete a secure payment. TazPad includes INSIDE Secure’s SecureRead, a pre-integrated NFC microprocessor with chip, Secure Element, and operating system in a single application-ready package.
“We wanted to offer enhanced security capabilities with the TazPad, which is why we selected AuthenTec’s durable, high resolution TCS2 touch sensor for integration in this unique NFC-enabled Android tablet,” said Eric Fouchard, TazTag CEO. “AuthenTec has helped make mobile payment transactions more convenient and secure through fingerprint biometric technology that’s integrated in millions of NFC-equipped phones. They have a proven track record in NFC and fingerprint authentication that made their TouchChip offering a perfect fit for this very capable mobile platform.”
“No other Android tablet combines fingerprint authentication with the NFC transaction capabilities of the TazPad,” said Alan Kramer, AuthenTec’s Vice President of Government and Access Control. “Whether a user is interested in convenient yet secure authentication for NFC, ZigBee or Wi-Fi transactions or linking a customer to a back-end system for authentication, the TazPad is a very capable platform for mobile identification. We look forward to supporting TazTag in a successful launch of this new NFC tablet.”
AuthenTec’s TCS2 sensor is mounted on the front of the TazPad to enable quick and secure user authentication. The TCS2 provides excellent fingerprint image performance across a wide range of users, making it a highly reliable solution for a variety of identity verification applications. TazPad’s TCS2 utilizes AuthenTec’s durable SteelCoat™ surface coating to provide additional protection for the sensor.
The TazPad is also equipped with a 7-inch color screen that offers multitouch capabilities as well as a full HD and HDMI output. The tablet connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and ZigBee. Additional TazPad functions include a camera, a GPS location device, and an accelerometer.
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 TazTag
TazTag uses its expertise in contactless technology to provide its customers with products and platforms facilitating new contactless services deployment, both with infrastructure products and mobile devices, always based on a secure architecture. Our flagships are the TazPad, World 1st NFC/Zigbee/Biometry ANDROID Tablet, and the TazModule, a small box to let you NFC/Zigbee enable your own equipment. For more information please mail us at contact@taztag.com or visit our website www.taztag.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.
