Retail operations are finding biometric point-of-sale systems that are used for both tracking employee actions as well as for time and attendance are a great tool in fighting inventory shrink and labor fraud, according to a Point of Sale News article. Among the regular employee actions that such systems are able to stop include buddy […]

Biometric projects and related systems are giving the lower economic class of citizens in developing countries a better chance to take part in the economic and social growth in countries such as India, according to a Slate article. In India, the national Unique ID project that will issue unique identification numbers to all citizens attached […]

M2SYS Technologies announced its RightPunch line of biometric time and attendance tracking solution, which had already been deployed to Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, has been deployed to the California State University, Fresno Association. The RightPunch time clocks at both the California State University locations, which rely on scanning a user’s unique palm vein pattern via […]

Following issues with fraudulent employee time sheets at the Municipal Golf Course, Henderson, Kentucky’s city auditor, Mac Neel, has recommended the implementation of biometric-based time and attendance systems as part of his presentation of the city’s annual financial report, according to a Courier Press article. While Neel acknowledged there would be a relatively significant upfront […]

The Nigerian Minister of Power, Berth Nnaji, announced that workers at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) will have to use biometric identification verification if they want to receive their paychecks, according to a Next article. Nnaji is pushing the requirement of the unionized workers as it was part of an agreement for a […]

SecuGen announced that one of its manufacturing partners, iPulse Systems, is rolling out biometric time and attendance systems that incorporates fingerprint modules from SecuGen to all the McDonald’s restaurants across South Africa. The systems being implemented at the fast food outlets, called iPulse iDU5, utilizes SecuGen’s SDA04M fingerprint OEM module and has already been in […]

ExakTime has announced the addition of a biometric time and attendance tracking product designed for use by contractors or site managers for construction projects. The solution, called FaceFront Biometrics, is software designed for us on smart phones or tablets with front-facing cameras and utilizes face recognition to match construction workers clocking in for work to […]

Nicolet High School located in Glendale, Wis. has installed new technology that give administrators a new and more efficient way of dealing with students who arrive late to class. According to a local news report, the campus recently implemented a new policy that mandates tardy students show and scans their school ID cards before setting […]

Ingeroll Rand Security Technologies announced that its Mich.-based distributor InfoTronics, will begin carrying Ingersoll’s Schlage HandPunch biometric terminals in addition to the older models it already carries and offers its customers. The new HandPunch model, called the Schlage GT-400 HandPunch, is designed for use as part of a biometric time and attendance tracking solution that […]

DigitalPersona has announced the Yogurtland restaurant franchises in the U.S., Mexico and Guam have implemented DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint solution. The new solution serves multiple purposes for the franchise locations helping them meet Payment Card Industry compliance regulations, reduce payroll fraud and eliminate the need for managers to remember system passwords or to keep track of […]