April 21, 2010 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
SmartSynch and AuthenTec Partner to Fortify Smart Grid Infrastructure
Embedded Security Solution Will Provide Highest Level of Protection for Smart Grid Data
Transmissions via Public Wireless Networks
Companies to Launch Smart Grid Security Solutions at SmartSynch Conference 2010 on April
26-28 in New Orleans
SmartSynch Conference 2010
JACKSON, Miss. & MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartSynch, Inc., a smart grid
infrastructure company utilizing standard Internet Protocol (IP) communications via public wireless
networks, and AuthenTec, (NASDAQ:AUTH), a leading provider of security, identity management and
touch control solutions, today announced a partnership to provide an additional layer of fortification to
SmartSynch’s smart grid infrastructure solutions. SmartSynch has selected AuthenTec’s carrier-grade
network security solution, the QuickSec/IPsec toolkit, to provide standards-compliant authentication,
confidentiality, and data integrity for its smart grid solutions.
―The future of energy in the United States depends upon smart grid technology, and as such the
infrastructure must be extremely robust and secure against hackers,‖ said Stephen Johnston,
SmartSynch’s chief executive officer. ―SmartSynch solutions already use the same security measures that
protect millions of highly sensitive financial transactions every day. By working with embedded security
leader AuthenTec, SmartSynch’s solutions will be further optimized to securely and reliably deliver critical
smart grid data over public wireless networks—thereby enabling quicker, easier, and more scalable
deployments while raising the return on resources for utilities.‖
―As a critical infrastructure, the nation’s energy grid must be secure in order to avoid threats to human
safety and serious economic losses,‖ said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Vice President of Embedded Security
Solutions for AuthenTec. ―The optimization of AuthenTec’s QuickSec/IPsec toolkit for SmartSynch’s smart
grid infrastructure solutions will provide its customers with an easy to deploy, industry-proven, complete
IPsec security solution which can be quickly deployed while reducing costs. We are excited about
engaging with SmartSynch, which is our first foray into smart grids and our first key embedded security
announcement under the AuthenTec banner.‖
AuthenTec’s QuickSec/IPsec toolkit is the most broadly deployed carrier-grade IPsec security platform in
the networking industry, delivering the advanced levels of protection, reliability, and performance
mandated by OEM vendors and latest industry standards. QuickSec can be fully integrated with
AuthenTec’s SafeXcel security processors to enable complete high-performance security systems. By
securing data at rest, in motion, and in use, AuthenTec's award-winning technology helps organizations
reduce the cost of regulatory compliance, minimize risk of data loss, and protect sensitive data.
QuickSec is the IPSec and IKE implementation of choice for a large number of Tier 1 and Tier 2
telecommunications and networking equipment vendors globally. QuickSec continues to evolve as the
industry’s first carrier grade IPsec toolkit that offers true multi-core support. Developers can depend on
QuickSec to implement security functions that optimize the latest high-demand requirements for cutting-
edge carrier applications including Femtocell, IMS, mobile TV, and VoIP. QuickSec5.0 is supported by an
experienced technical team to enable effectively diagnosing and rapid issue resolution in the field.
SmartSynch and AuthenTec will be launching smart grid infrastructure solutions at the SmartSynch
Conference 2010: “Enabling Communication for the Smart Grid” – an event designed to foster dialogue
about collaborative technologies among utility representatives, smart grid industry analysts and
executives from the largest wireless network providers. The event will be held April 26-28 at the
Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. Headlined by keynote speaker and broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw,
the event will feature formal and informal discussions about using open, public communications to enable
grid digitization at a truly universal scale. For more information about the SmartSynch Conference, please
visit http://www.smartsynch.com/conference2010/.
About SmartSynch
SmartSynch has been the only provider of standard, IP communicating end-to-end smart grid solutions
utilizing public wireless networks for the utility industry since 2000. Our clean-tech innovations in the twoway delivery of real-time energy usage data over public wireless networks, in lieu of proprietary networks,
have to-date simplified deployments for 100 major North American utilities, while enabling their cleanenergy initiatives and delivering greater Returns on Resources.
As a smart grid infrastructure company, SmartSynch’s IP-based solutions are capable of delivering grid
intelligence to and from any device. Our products and services include SmartMeters™ and SmartBoxes™
that immediately IP-enable the grid, software solutions, and network management services for utilities
and their customers, as well as clean-tech companies in need of remote communications and control
functionality for products ranging from solar panels to plug-in hybrid vehicles.
IP-based public wireless networks enable utilities to strategically and rapidly deploy more secure and
scalable smart grid solutions with minimal capital expenditures. IP networks and solutions may be
remotely upgraded to interface with new technologies, since they are built upon open standards and
leverage existing programs and tools. SmartSynch’s IP-based Smart Grid communications infrastructure
encourages rapid application innovation and delivery of new functionality by allowing the broadest
spectrum of ecosystem participants to focus on providing maximum benefits to utilities and their
customers. For more information, visit www.smartsynch.com and follow SmartSynch on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/smartsynch.
About AuthenTec
AuthenTec provides security, identity management and touch control solutions for enterprise and
consumer applications. The Company’s smart sensor products and security solutions are used in virtually
every aspect of life, from the PC on your desk to the mobile device in your hand to the server in the cloud.
AuthenTec’s newest generation of TruePrint® smart sensors, TrueSuite™ identity management software
and TrueProtect™ embedded security products (formerly SafeNet Embedded Security Solutions) provide
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 www.twitter.com/authentecnews.