NEC Casio Mobile Communications Selects AuthenTec VPN Client for its Android Smartphones

AuthenTec QuickSec[TM] VPN Client provides enterprise-class security, ensures interoperability with widely deployed network systems

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- AuthenTec (NASDAQ:AUTH), a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, today announced that NEC Casio Mobile Communications has chosen its QuickSec[TM] VPN Client solution for enterprise-class security in NEC Casio's Android smartphones. AuthenTec's QuickSec VPN Client for Android helps ensure enhanced VPN security on the handset as well as interoperability with today's most widely deployed network systems.

"AuthenTec helped us achieve our goal of providing our Android phones with convenient world-class security to ensure secure communications between users and the networks to which they connect," said Katsumi Muroi, General Manager Software Products Division at NEC Casio Mobile Communications. "We chose the AuthenTec solution because of the ability to reliably connect to the broadest range of industry gateways and formats and because of their proven track record of providing security and authentication in millions and millions of mobile devices."

"Security is a key element to the growth and adoption of Android phones for the enterprise, and AuthenTec was very pleased to work with NEC Casio to incorporate VPN client security in their smartphones," said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Vice President of Embedded Security Solutions at AuthenTec. "Our QuickSec Mobile VPN Client was the first to enable robust VPN security on Android handsets, and we look forward to additional opportunities to provide the secure, end-to-end connection from the client to the cloud as the smartphone market continues to expand."

AuthenTec 's Mobile VPN Client for Android is a complete Mobile VPN solution tailored specifically for Android phones and tablets, and is based on AuthenTec's widely deployed QuickSec technology. This VPN client solution has been thoroughly tested and proven for interoperability with all major VPN gateways and comes with an easy customizable user interface. QuickSec VPN Client for Android is robust enough for enterprise VPN access but as easy for phone and tablet users as entering a password or PIN. Some of the key features include complete IPsec, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and above, IPv6, IKEv2 with MOBIKE, Xauth, EAP-based authentication, and split tunneling support.

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 13 million fingerprint sensors for use in wireless devices and its offering includes the world's smallest navigation and fingerprint matching device for mobile phones. AuthenTec's proven embedded security offering includes its DRM Fusion[TM] Agent for embedded and downloadable DRM content protection, mobile VPN client solutions, platform security to protect against hardware and software attacks, and hardware IP for protocol and crypto acceleration.

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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.