| The "identification through digital | | | | Payroll Association, (an American |
| fingerprints" considered by many as science | | | | organization specialized in education, |
| fiction or accessible only to large | | | | training and publications related to payroll |
| corporations, is now available to small and | | | | process), estimates that the benefits of |
| medium size companies. | | | | using biometric systems surpasses 10% of the |
| | | | total payroll. |
| "Biometrics" is the science that uses unique | | | | |
| physiological characteristics to verify the | | | | A study indicated that "fraud in attendance" |
| identity of an individual. The term | | | | or time robbery, all together with audit |
| "biometrics" is originally Greek, "bios" and | | | | mistakes on the register badges and the human |
| "metron", literally meaning "measurement of | | | | resources plus materials needed for this |
| life". All individuals can be identified by | | | | task, represents high expenses for a company |
| measurable physical characteristics and such | | | | in one of the most important factors, the |
| characteristics are the basis of all types of | | | | payroll. |
| biometric identification. | | | | |
| | | | Also it isn't easy to imagine why: if your |
| The techniques that are successfully used in | | | | company doesn't have security next to the |
| the biometric field include: digital | | | | punch clock, the employees surely will check |
| fingerprints, voice recognition, retinal, | | | | in or out for other employees, affecting the |
| signature, hand geometry, face geometry and | | | | company. On the other hand, after auditing |
| genetic DNA; among others that are in | | | | the badges there are mistakes that benefit |
| different stages of development and | | | | the employee, they rarely would report this |
| evaluation. | | | | to you: "my pay is wrong... I'm being paid |
| | | | more". |
| Differing from physical objects related to | | | | |
| security like keys or magnetic badges, or | | | | There are also employees that stay on the |
| other logical objects such as passwords or | | | | company premises after check out time and |
| security codes (which can be stolen, lent or | | | | benefit to surf the internet, chat or use the |
| copied with relative ease), all the biometric | | | | phone lines with ease without anyone around. |
| characteristics are unique and cannot be | | | | The employer is the one not benefiting having |
| transferred: no one can borrow someone's | | | | to pay extra time. |
| finger prints, eye retinal or genetic code, | | | | |
| or at least not with any consent. | | | | All these problems can be solved implementing |
| | | | a solution using "the biometric clock". This |
| This makes this technology more adequate to | | | | type of system prevents time and attendance |
| solve control access problems to physical | | | | fraud through digital fingerprints saving us |
| installations (buildings, laboratories, | | | | time on auditing badges and giving us precise |
| confined spaces, security boxes, etc) or | | | | and trustworthy information at the click of a |
| solve information security problems (user | | | | button. |
| identification, access to restricted | | | | |
| documents, etc). | | | | How much will this cost me? |
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| Additionally to this there exists another | | | | This is the best part: the technology and |
| point of economical importance: biometrics is | | | | mass production makes these types of |
| used for "controlling time and attendance", | | | | applications accessible to all. |
| with this companies no longer need to use | | | | |
| passwords or employee badges that can easily | | | | There are solutions like the "Biometric |
| be borrowed or forgotten. | | | | Employee Punch Clock" from VeriTask"> |
| | | | Software that has a complete solution for |
| How do biometric applications work for time | | | | small and medium companies that has a price |
| and attendance? | | | | of $399. This solution includes a |
| | | | semi-industrial digital fingerprint reader |
| The most commonly used method for biometric | | | | and a license to administrate the time |
| identification for these types of | | | | records of up to 50 employees. |
| applications is the fingerprint. You can | | | | |
| collect all of your employee's fingerprints | | | | The software supports several languages. Plus |
| on the system and they can register | | | | it's easy to use: the installation, |
| themselves inserting their fingerprints each | | | | configuration, and the register of 5 |
| time they check in and out of the | | | | employees can practically be done in 15 |
| installations. | | | | minutes. The system also has a series of |
| | | | additional functions that allows you to |
| This type of solution makes registering more | | | | administrate employee schedules and |
| exact, time wise, and prevents fraud | | | | inclusively notify you automatically by |
| assistance which consists in registering | | | | e-mail when an employee arrives late or |
| entrance and exit of other employees. It also | | | | doesn't show up at all! This type of |
| reduces the cost of printing identification | | | | functionality we find very attractive |
| badges or the need to remember password or | | | | especially for a business that has multiple |
| personal identification numbers. | | | | locations. |
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| The main benefit: Saving Money! | | | | So if you belong to the SMB group that wants |
| | | | to use the ultimate technology to benefit |
| The first main reason why companies are | | | | your business, you already know: the |
| deciding to switch to biometric applications | | | | technology is at the reach of your hand or |
| is to save money. According to the American | | | | better yet, your fingerprint. |