Johannesburg, 20 May 2004
The dramatic increase in fraudulent, subversive and terrorist activities worldwide demands more revolutionary and sophisticated technological solutions every day. Never before has the world been under so much pressure to develop more comprehensive and innovative security measures.
The South African IT-in-security management group, DEX, has developed a concept which utilises off-the-shelf, existing technology in such a way that any person or document can be identified and data verified anywhere in the world and over any distance.
"This concept is set to be this century`s paradigm shift in global security," says Gavin Tame, Managing Director of DEXRAD, the research and development company in the DEX Group.
The revolutionary three-in-one concept uses cellphone technology for document and biometrics identification. It enables any person, company or organisation anywhere in the world to authenticate the identity of the creator as well as the contents of a document. The concept also allows for the authenticity and correctness of any document to be verified, even including ID documents and banking cards. With this concept, the illicit manipulation of documents becomes virtually impossible.
"The main advantage is that the technology is not static and can be applied wherever there is cellphone reception," Tame says. "Because it is mobile, it will have a revolutionary impact in both private and government sectors like banks, medical schemes, hospitals, legal practices, insurance, education and business in general."
This revolutionary solution in respect of information security can even confirm the authentication of date stamps and signatures. Graduate diplomas, certificates and complete documents are verified by means of an encryption scheme. Ordinary fax machines can be used in the authentication process.
The biometrics identification technology (fingerprint and eye) exploited by DEX, introduces a world of secure, positively identified booking and ticketing, with fraud protection. The same biometrics system can be applied to check-in and boarding processes at airports - all thanks to cellphone technology.
A cellular telephone reservation can be made by keying in a code, place, date and time. The finger of the caller is then placed on a scanner connected to the cellphone. When the ticket is collected, the biometrical information is simply compared.
DEX, which has also been involved in risk management and technology in South America for the past 10 years, developed the two-dimensional barcode admission tickets and access management for last year`s Cricket World Cup Tournament.
This concept has been patented worldwide and can be seen at Futurex from 18 to 21 May at the Sandton Convention Centre.
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