South African biometrics firm Ideco plans a global launch of an all-in-one mobile biometric solution at upcoming next-generation identity event connect:ID 2016.The unit, dubbed BIMS – Biometric Identity Management System – and its supporting system were designed and built in South Africa at a cost of over R20-million in R&D and two and a half years of man hours by a team of skilled software and firmware developers and engineers.BIMS will be unveiled for the first time at the connectID 2016 conference and expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, US, from 14-16 March.Encapsulated in a device, the size of a ruggedised laptop, BIMS is capable of six biometric modalities and delivers a full range of connectivity options including Bluetooth, WiFi, GSM, GPS, LAN and Cloud.BIMS enables biometric identification across a range of modalities – from fingerprint through to iris scanning. The firm notes that it can be rolled out rapidly in any environment requiring agile identification and processing of crowds.Ideco CEO Marius Coetzee says they selected this event for the launch because BIMS is a solution of international significance.”It is unlike any other solution currently on the market for biometric user identification and access control. It enables agile, rapid roll-out of advanced biometrics-based solution; and has relevance for both the public and private sector across any number of verticals.””The need for secure and authentic identity management has reached crisis proportions globally, with demand for advanced biometrics surging. The biometrics systems market is predicted to be worth anything from $15-billion – $24-billion,” he explains.Ideco says that most of the systems currently on the market offer single factor authentication.”Before the advent of BIMS, none could deliver six modalities in a single portable device, which can be used in any configuration for multiple levels of identification, as well as integrating into existing enterprise systems quickly and easily”.connect:ID features three simultaneous international conferences and a global exhibition that focus on all aspects of identity technologies and the opportunities for their management in both the physical and digital worlds.Interested in attending the connect:ID 2016 conference or exhibition? Click here to purchase a conference pass or here to register for visit the exhibition.

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