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ATRUA FILES COUNTERSUIT AGAINST AUTHENTEC FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND BUSINESS INTERFERENCE

Atrua's Made-for-Mobile Fingerprint Solution Continues to Win Industry Support

Campbell, CA, May 15, 2008 – Atrua Technologies, Inc. (www.atrua.com), the world's leading provider of fingerprint touch control solutions for mobile phones, filed a countersuit today against Authentec for infringement of Atrua's patented technology and illegal interference with Atrua's business.

"In addition to conducting our own thorough review of Authentec's allegations against us, legal counsel and customers have now carefully reviewed the asserted patents and concluded that there is no merit to Authentec's suit," said Anthony Gioeli, CEO of Atrua. "In the midst of this review, however, it became apparent that Authentec's fingerprint solutions violate a key patent of Atrua's. To protect our patented technology, we filed a countersuit against Authentec to stop its infringement of our patent."

With a portfolio of over 40 pending or granted patents, Atrua has developed a novel, open-standards-based approach to fingerprint sensing that accurately recognizes fingerprints across a broad range of finger types and environmental conditions, while taking less space on the phone and consuming less battery power than competitor's solutions. With 80% share of all new fingerprint phone design wins announced since the beginning of 2007, Atrua has garnered strong support among customers in the growing market for fingerprint sensors on mobile phones.

"Atrua's business approach is to deliver the best possible products and services to customers through innovation and hard work. It has become evident that Authentec filed this lawsuit against us in order to interfere with Atrua's successful business activities," stated Gioeli. "We will vigorously pursue our company's interests in this matter."

About Atrua Technologies, Inc.

Atrua Technologies, Inc. is the industry's leading provider of Intelligent Touch Controls™ a new class of user input device that improves ease of use and convenience for advanced applications and services on today's mobile phones, handheld games and other personal electronic devices. Supported by world-class strategic partners and blue chip investors, the company offers a family of fingerprint touch control solutions as well as a family of analog touch controls. The fingerprint touch control solutions utilize Atrua's fingerprint sensor and intelligent NeuralMatcher™ software technology to authenticate users and convert finger movements into user commands. With a broad set of device offerings including TouchDiscs™ joysticks, and multi-directional keys, Atrua's analog touch control solutions provide a range of options that designers can match to each application's unique objectives. All of Atrua's products are designed for the demanding requirements of mobile phone applications. The company's backers include BlueRun Ventures (formerly known as Nokia Venture Partners), Ericsson Venture Partners, and Hua Hong Group. For more information please visit www.atrua.com