Dex Security Solutions, part of the South African Dex Group of companies, has signed a contract with the Korean technology company Techsphere.
Dex Security Solutions, a local designer and manufacturer of biometric security systems for access control and time and attendance records, has acquired the sole right to import the Techsphere VP-II security system. In terms of the contract, Dex will handle the distribution of the super advanced infrared vein structure biometric scanners in SA and the entire sub-Saharan continent.
The vein pattern scanner is known as the DexID VP-II and constitutes the most advanced access control technology. It is being used with great success in Japan, Malaysia, the US and Europe.
Fingerprint and palm scanners are already in general use - the South African mining houses in particular have been using palm scanners for many years. Whereas other systems read fingerprints and the palm of the hand, the DexID VP-II system reads the pattern of the veins on the back of the hand. Like fingerprints, no two persons` vein patterns are the same. The DexID VP-II verifies the identity of a person in less than one second.
"The main advantages of the DexID VP-II is its usability and accuracy. The vein pattern can be read successfully in 99.99% of cases," says Christo M"uller, Sales Manager of Dex Security Solutions. "This is an enormous improvement on the fingerprint system, where an average of 5% of fingerprints cannot be read. That means that on average one out of every 20 people have difficulty using fingerprint systems. The DexID VP-II improves this figure to an average of one out of every 10 000 people. The DexID VP-II is also much more hygienic than the standard fingerprint scanner."
M"uller expects the DexID VP-II to revolutionise the security of especially the mining, construction and chemical industries, because the infrared scanner reads the veins under the surface of the skin. Damaged or soiled skin has therefore no adverse effect on the scanner.
The system was developed by a world-renowned Korean security specialist, Dr Alex Choi. He was challenged to design a system that is affected less by damaged finger and palm prints, while being more hygienic at the same time. Dr Choi says the latest technology makes it possible to find solutions to existing problems on a continuous basis.
The DexID VP-II will now become part and parcel of the total security solutions package offered by Dex Security Solutions over the past number of years. Dex became particularly well known through its stadium access control during the last Cricket World Cup in SA.
Dex has been recognised and utilised internationally for years in the field of IT solutions in respect of identification, security and encryption, as well as solutions for financial services and the insurance industry. Dex Brazil, for example, has already been deeply involved in international security projects in South America for 13 years. The latest, state-of-the-art data protection product by Dex, known as DexDataLock, is now also marketed and distributed in the UK.
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