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November 15, 2011 08:27 AM Eastern Time
- docomo STYLE series F-02D and F-04D Phones Integrate AuthenTec AES1750 Smart Sensor for Convenient Security, Faster and More Secure NFC Transactions and Enhanced Personalization
MELBOURNE, Fla.--()--AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and network security, announced that two new waterproof phones now available from NTT DOCOMO, INC leverage multiple touch-powered features of AuthenTec’s AES1750 smart fingerprint sensor. The two new Fujitsu phones -- the docomo STYLE series F-02D and F-04D -- integrate a waterproof AES1750 smart sensor that utilizes AuthenTec’s durable TouchStone™ packaging for touch-powered features including convenient fingerprint security, user personalization and faster, more secure NFC-based mobile wallet payments.
“AuthenTec’s smart sensor is particularly important in enhancing the speed and security of Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet payments for a host of products and services at a growing number of NFC locations.”
The AES1750 smart sensor enhances touch-powered features of these mobile phones by giving users the ability to quickly and securely lock and unlock the phone with the simple swipe of a finger and personalize certain functions of these waterproof mobile phones. Mobile wallet purchases can also be authenticated by using the AES1750, enhancing the security of mobile commerce (m-commerce) transactions made via the phones. NTT DOCOMO has more than 500,000 Osaifu-Keitai™ payment terminals in Japan which now accept payment via NFC-enabled mobile phones, with terminal locations at many retail chains, convenience stores, restaurants, subway terminals and vending machines. AuthenTec’s AES1750 sensor combines multiple touch-powered functions in an elegant, one-half millimeter thickness, yet highly durable package that is easy to integrate in mobile phones, tablets, remote controls, GPS navigation devices and other electronic products.
“We are pleased to add two new fingerprint-enabled mobile phones to our November lineup and appreciate a teammate like AuthenTec who brings proven biometric and security expertise to our mobile phone offering,” said Katsumi Takada, head of the Mobile Phone Group of Fujitsu. “AuthenTec’s smart sensor is particularly important in enhancing the speed and security of Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet payments for a host of products and services at a growing number of NFC locations.”
“Fujitsu and NTT DOCOMO have further expanded their lineup of new AuthenTec-enabled mobile phones, and we are very pleased to build on our longtime relationship with these pioneers in NFC mobile commerce,” said Art Stewart, AuthenTec Vice President of Smart Sensor Solutions. “Our AES1750 smart sensor has been a popular choice for innovative smartphone designs because of the security, navigation, personalization and convenience it adds for mobile phone users.”
The docomo STYLE series F-02D is an all-in-one high-spec waterproof feature phone incorporates a 16.3-megapixel camera featuring Art Movie mode and is based on a smart design that facilitates quick, smooth operation. The docomo STYLE series F-04D is a durable but slim (10.9mm) feature phone with powerful CPU, a super-tough body with a carbon fiber/titanium front and scratch-resistant coating in back. AuthenTec’s AES1750 is incorporated on the back of the phone for quick fingerprint authentication by the phones’ users. 30 Fujitsu phone models have incorporated AuthenTec fingerprint sensors, encompassing many millions of mobile phones beginning with the first model, the mova F505i, which began shipping in 2003.
AuthenTec offers complete security solutions for handset makers, mobile operators, and rich content providers, including fingerprint sensor hardware, identity management software and embedded security. The Company has shipped more than 15 million fingerprint sensors for use in mobile devices. AuthenTec’s proven embedded security offering includes its DRM Fusion™ Agent for content protection that supports multiple industry standards, and its QuickSec™ Mobile VPN solution tailored specifically for Android and iOS phones and tablets.
Osaifu-Keitai is a trademark or a registered trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and other countries.
About AuthenTec
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 authentec.com or follow us at twitter.com/authentecnews.
