Atmel Releases First Integrated TPM/Biometric PC Authentication Solution Using the Softex OmniPass Security Client

San Francisco (ots/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.

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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
Web site: http://www.atmel.com
http://www.softexinc.com

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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