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Schlage biometric HandPunch time clocks save time and effort

Thursday, March 6, 2008

The City of Tahlequah in Oklahoma is using eleven Ingersoll Rand Schlage HandPunch 3000 terminals to track and manage the city’s 129 employees. Eight of the hand geometry terminals reside on the city’s network while three remote locations use dial-up mode to transfer time and attendance data to the HR Department. The employee enters an ID number and then places a hand on the platen of the HandPunch terminal. Verifications take less than a second. Sue Stacy, Tahlequah’s Human Resources Director, for one, loves the system. Stacy states “The system calculates everything, including hours, sick leave and vacation. It provides better management and tracking of our employees.” [end] 

Legiant has announced a partnership with biometric technology developer Fulcrum Biometrics that yielded a low-cost biometric time and attendance tracking solution for employers. The new solution is called FbF Timeclock and utilizes a virtual time clock that an employee clocks in or out via a USB fingerprint scanner connected to a computer and integrates with Legiant’s Timecard software.

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Safe Card ID, an online retailer of security card printing systems and identity kits, is expanding its ID card software and printer line. The Evolis Printer joins Zebra printers to help Safe Card’s customers meet their in-house ID printing needs.

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AvidBiometrics.com, an online retailer of biometric devices and other security products, has announced a new promotion granting its customers $25 back on any biometric clock priced at or above $250.

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Automated Valet has released a valet operating system that includes a biometric time and attendance feature. The system, called AVPM, marks a potential change in the valet industry wherein hours worked may be more accurately tracked as compared to the multitude of traditional hour tracking systems valets normally use including manual reporting.

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Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies announced the availability of a new line of Schlage contactless smart credential readers - operating on 13.56 MHz frequency – and designed to address the industry’s current requirements while providing a foundation and scalability for future applications.

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Manufacturer Buckingham Foods has deployed hand geometry scanners from time and attendance at two of its facilities in the UK, according to the Birmingham Post.

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