ImageWare Systems Inc. announced that the company showcased its cloud identity management and authentication service, GoMobile Interactive(TM) (GMI), at Retails BIG Show, the National Retail Federation 103(rd) Annual Convention & EXPO. GoMobile Interactive (GMI) is a cloud-based, multi-modal biometric mobile identity management solution that enables messaged based unparalleled identity verification for existing and new mobile banking, mobile wallet, and other mobile applications that require a next-generation method to automate and verify the identity of the customer. GMI ensures fraud protection now at risk though legacy services and verifies user transactions securely and quickly.

ImageWare GMI replaces unsecure, vulnerable usernames, passwords and pin-codes with voice, facial, palm, finger and iris recognition, among others. GMI brings U.S. government-hardened and tested high-end security to an increasingly mobile world. Messaged based verification is bundled with GMI, and is also available as a separate application, or service.

GoMobile Interactive is built upon the IWS Biometric Engine (IWS BE), a SOA based server platform that enables advanced biometric data process and management with ESB connectivity. Key features of the IWS BE include: Scalability: Enroll, identify & verify unlimited population sizes, Interoperability: Hardware & algorithm independent processing Easy: Future-proof, plug-and-play software development kits (SDK) Adaptable: Product modules that can be implemented together or individually Flexible: License and/or subscription service offering Compatible: Compatible with most biometric product. ImageWare's services are delivered for a one-time enrollment fee per new customer and a monthly subscription fee basis that will vary per customer.

Services are to be delivered via the Fujitsu Trusted Public Cloud S5 platform providing fully-configured, secure, and on-demand IT infrastructure for the ImageWare CloudID SaaS. The challenges of complex password requirements and various kinds of tokens for mobile access are driving information security and IAM leader's interest in biometric authentication. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2016, 30% of enterprises will employ biometric methods for user authentication from mobile devices, up from 5%.