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Southern Africa’s Ideco Introduces Handheld Mobile Identification Solution

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 idecoIdeco, Southern Africa’s biometric technology firm and  distributor of Morpho fingerprint biometric solutions, has released the MorphoIDent™ handheld mobile identification solution to help strengthen law enforcement in the region..

 MorphoIDent™ handheld mobile identification solution is designed primarily for public safety agents and officers, and enables real-time identification based on Morpho’s fingerprint recognition technology and is fully certified by international regulators such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

According to Marius Coetzee, CEO at Ideco, what the developers have focused on is ease-of-use, accuracy and practicality. “The device features an intuitive user interface and large colour screen that is clearly visible outdoors. This makes the technology and the solution ideal for the law enforcement environment, particularly from a local point of view”

MorphoIDent™ offers the user the benefit of field-proven Morpho biometrics technology – incorporated into the most widely-used optical fingerprint sensor on the market.

The solution is not only a mobile biometric device, but when integrated via Bluetooth™ can serve as a complete solution for on-the-spot, anywhere identification in the field.

All data managed by MorphoIDent™ is transferred, via Bluetooth™ or USB, to a PC, smart-phone or PDA running the MorphoMobile application. This application provides a secure connection to AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System), in addition to configuration and device management.

“If one thinks about the need for safety and security in the country, and the value that instant, reliable identity verification offers law enforcement officials, then we can already see a demand in the market and immediate opportunity for application,” adds Coetzee.

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Sam Wakoba
Sam Wakobahttp://techmoran.com
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Sam Wakoba is a pan-African technology journalist, author, entrepreneur, technology business mentor, judge, educationalist, and a sought-after speaker and panelist across Africa’s innovation ecosystem. He is the convenor of the popular monthly #TechNight evening event and the #StartupEast Awards and Conference, platforms that bring together startup founders, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, content creators, and tech professionals from across the continent. For more than 16 years, Sam has reported on and analysed Africa’s technology landscape, covering some of the continent’s most impactful, and at times controversial policies, programs, investors, co-founders, startups, and corporations. His work is known for its independence, depth, and fairness, with a singular goal of helping build and strengthen Africa’s nascent technology ecosystem. Beyond journalism, Sam is a business analyst and consultant, working with brands, universities, corporates, SMEs, and startups across East Africa, as well as international companies entering the East African market or scaling across Africa. In his free time, he volunteers as a consulting editor and fintech analyst at Business Tech Kenya, a business, technology, and data firm that publishes reports, reviews, and insights on business and technology trends in Kenya. Follow him on X: @SamWakoba

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