SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference -- Atmel(R)
Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the dual support of its Trusted
Platform Modules (TPM) and Biometric FingerChip(R) solutions within the
Softex OmniPass PC Security Client. For the first time, PC ODMs and OEMs
are able to obtain a fully integrated TPM and biometric fingerprint sensor
solution from a single vendor which includes all hardware and an integrated
authentication suite. Atmel's combination improves privacy, eliminates
supply chain complexity, simplifies development, and reduces hardware
pricing and software licensing costs.
Now, using OmniPass from Softex, Atmel offers a single supplier
integrated solution for the PC market that provides the powerful benefits
of both the TPM and FingerChip sensor. Atmel can supply OEMs/ODMs with
different combinations of the TPM and FingerChip families to meet almost
any convenience or security point. Solutions range from very low cost
sensor-only options for convenient log on to chipsets with embedded
biometric and security coprocessors and a TPM. The TPM offers the very
highest security level, and a completely embedded and secure processing
environment, ensuring complete privacy and security of a user's personal
data, biometric data, and associated passwords and secrets.
Linking Biometrics and TPMs in PCs. TPMs are well known for their
protection capabilities in today's PC architectures. Biometric fingerprint
sensors are seeing explosive adoption in PCs due to their convenience for
authentication and password replacement applications. When combined with
the Softex OmniPass application, Atmel's TPM and FingerChip fingerprint
sensor provide the core components for a wide range of secure solutions.
Multifactor Authentication. Linking Atmel devices provides a
multifactor authentication architecture, resulting in improved security.
Authentication is required at two levels; if valid information is provided,
the TPM unlocks the PC based on your password, and the FingerChip unlocks
the PC based upon your fingerprint.
Availability. This integrated Atmel and Softex solution is available
now.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and
radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest
intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide
the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on
consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive
markets.
About Softex
Softex Incorporated was founded in 1992, in Austin, Texas. The company
is a leading provider of computer security products and services. Softex
serves many of the top tier OEM companies, such as Lenovo, Samsung, IBM,
Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Motion Computing as well as hardware vendors such
as APC, Synaptics, Ratoc and more .... Softex has expanded its
international position with the 2006 opening of its Mumbai, India facility.
(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and
combinations thereof, FingerChip(R), and others, are registered trademarks,
or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and
product names may be trademarks of others.
Information:
For more information on Atmel's TPM products, go to
http://www.atmel.com/products/embedded
For more information on Atmel's FingerChip products, go to
http://www.atmel.com/products/biometrics
For more information about Softex, go to http://www.softexinc.com
Press Contacts:
Nancy Moore, Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +1 719 540 -3262, Email Nancy.Moore@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, Tel: +1 408 487-2963,
Email: hperlegos@atmel.com
SOURCE Atmel Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.atmel.com
http://www.softexinc.com
CONTACT:
Nancy Moore, Marketing Communications
Manager, +1-719-540-3262, Nancy.Moore@atmel.com, or Helen
Perlegos, Public Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com,
both of Atmel Corporation
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