Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has announced it has entered a partnership with ADI Time, a provider of time and attendance tracking products and cloud computing services, that sees ADI selling Ingersoll’s Schlage line of biometrics products, according to a TMCnet article. The products stipulated by the agreements include the F-Series and GT-400 HandPunch terminals. The […]

Brunner Mond has announced it will deploy Crown Computing’s workforce management system, Open Options, across its two UK chemical plants. The system will replace existing paper-based processes with electronic clocks and contactless ID badges for access control, time and attendance, and activity tracking of some 500 staff, 300 contractors and visitors. Staff will use the […]

Foursquare, the GPS-based social networking site that lets users “check-in” to their favorite hang outs to earn loyalty points, is introducing NFC technology to its mobile app. According to Slashgear.com, Foursquare v3.0 lets members with NFC Android phones check-in to locations by simply tapping their phones against a check-in point in the form of a […]

Shanghai-based HUAYUAN has announced the release of its new 13.56MHz contactless key chain. Constructed from water-resistant ABS or PVC, the key chain comes with several chip options to ensure compatibility with leading standards, including Mifare series ISO14443A, I CODE SLI ISO 15693/ISO 18000-3, Unique 125kHz EM4102/4100 or GK4001, and Atmel T5557. According to HUAYAUN, the […]

Instead of signing in, as employees at India’s Karnatak University normally do, they’ll now have to register their attendance with fingerprints, according to the Times of India. The manual system had caused problems for the university’s department heads, preventing them from accurately tracking an employee’s attendance and whether he was on time or not. The […]

The University of Texas at Arlington has upgraded its one-card system to the point that the students and staff ID cards can be used to access appropriate buildings, make on- and off- campus purchases, and clock in and out of work. The university’s one-card system, implemented by campus card provider CBORD, is the cumulative effort […]

Qqest, a developer of time and attendance tracking solutions, has announced it will be offering solutions with biometric capabilities provided by biometrics developer M2SYS Technology. The new solution uses M2SYS’ RightPunch hybrid biometric platform technology that utilizes fingerprint, finger vein or palm vein readers in conjunction with Qqest’s TimeForce time and attendance tracking software. The […]

EarthSearch Communications announced purchased orders and shipments with NairaNET Technology to deploy a GPS/RFID system with the Nigeria Minstry of Education to improve security and class attendance at schools nationwide. EarthSearch LogiBoxx integrated GPS/RFID system, in conjunction with NairaNET Technology, has developed a wireless network to provide school administrators with access to real-time information on […]

China’s Sebury Technology has entered a licensing agreement with Switzerland’s LEGIC Identsystems that allows Sebury to bring LEGIC’s access control solutions and biometric readers to the high-demand Chinese market. According to LEGIC, Sebury Technology is one of China’s leading providers of security and access control equipment, particularly in time and attendance recording systems and biometric […]

Accu-Time Systems, developer of work force management systems and software, have announced the availability of its new workforce management terminal that includes an optical fingerprint reader for biometric identification authentication, according to a TMCnet article. The fingerprint readers for the system are being supplied by biometric technology developer Lumidigm and are from their Mercury line […]