Press release

Apple's iPhone with a fingerprint sensor heralds a new era of security on mobile
devices, opening up a multibillion dollar market for IDEX

Oslo, Norway, 11 September 2013: Hemant Mardia, CEO of IDEX, the Norwegian
listed firm (OSE: IDEX) targeting the smartphone and consumer mass markets to
supply its unique SmartFinger, is enthusiastic about Apple's launch of its
iPhone 5S which has a touch fingerprint sensor in the home button.

"Apple's launch of the iPhone 5S with a fingerprint sensor lights the fuse for
rapid mass market adoption on a wide range of consumer devices," said Dr.
Mardia. "IDEX has promoted capacitive fingerprint sensing as the optimal
biometric security solution, and we are pleased that Apple at the launch stated
that 'fingerprint is the best password'," he added. "With this solution now on
the market and additional secure applications to come, user adoption and market
demand will take off, with Android phones to offer similar features. IDEX offers
highly cost efficient swipe sensors and forthcoming touch sensors with excellent
biometric performance for the mass market."

Since Apple acquired AuthenTec, a leading provider of capacitive fingerprint
sensors, approximately one year ago, IDEX has received great interest from
manufacturers in the mobile communications industry, and the company disclosed
in the first half of 2013 that it had entered into a partner agreement with a
global supplier to the mobile communications market. Recently, the world-class
electronics manufacturer World Wide Touch Technology acquired 2.2 per cent of
IDEX's shares.

CTO Ralph W. Bernstein at IDEX commented, "IDEX holds early patents and strong
intellectual rights for low-cost capacitive fingerprint sensors and has a unique
cross-licence with Apple relating to this technology. Apple's phone release
proves that capacitive fingerprint sensors are the optimal solution."

"Smartphone vendors other than Apple now holds 86 per cent of the market, and
IDEX is one of three principal suppliers to serve that market," said Kristian
Wiermyhr, VP of Strategy and Sales at IDEX, and added, "Our current swipe sensor
is available for integration in Android devices and at Mobile World Congress in
Barcelona earlier this year we showed a technology concept for embedding a
sensor using our patented sensing principle in the mobile phone's cover glass."

Web: www.idex.no
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/idex-asa

Press contacts
Hemant Mardia, CEO, +44 7788 922 171, hm(at)idex.no
Kristian Wiermyhr, VP strategy and sales, +47 41273360, kw(at)idex.no

About IDEX
IDEX ASA specialises in fingerprint imaging and recognition technology. IDEX's
vision is to ensure individuals a safe, secure, and user-friendly use of
personal ID. IDEX has developed the award-winning SmartFinger(®) technology
platform based on the Company's core intellectual property, including the
patented fingerprint imaging principle, sensing scheme and chip design. Combined
with core software solutions for imaging and authentication, the SmartFinger
technology enables on-device enrollment, template storage and verification
within the very same module. SmartFinger solutions can be seamlessly integrated
into a variety of embedded applications such as mobile phones, one-time password
devices, Smartcards, payment and ID cards, payment terminals, access control
devices and biometric security and login tokens.

IDEX ASA (ticker IDEX) is a Norwegian public company listed at the Oslo Axess
marketplace on the Oslo Børs (Oslo stock exchange). For more information, please
visit www.idex.no or contact IDEX at mailbox@idex.no

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This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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Apple's iPhone with a fingerprint sensor heralds a new era of security on mobile devices, opening up a multibillion dollar market for IDEX