There`s no doubt that biometric technologies is one of the hot topics of the year. And it`s hardly surprising when you consider the current worldwide focus on security across both public and private sector organisations. As more and more organisations seek more secure methods of verifying and authenticating the identities of individuals for both virtual and physical access to enhance the security physical and intellectual property, so this new technology has been gaining increasing attention.
The most secure and convenient authentication tool technology supports, a biometric is a unique physical (eg fingerprint/retina) or behavioural (eg signature/voice) characteristic that, unlike passwords, PIN numbers, key cards, smart cards or secure ID cards, cannot be duplicated or lost.
But access control is not the only benefit of this new technology, as Khula Information Systems (Hall 2, Stand F15) is setting out to demonstrate with its Biometric Fingerprint Terminal at Futurex, which takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre between 18 and 21 May.
The only local distributor of Biometric Fingerprint Time Attendance technology, Khula will show local companies how they can eliminate "buddy clocking", enable the tracking of employees in real-time, cut out the need for punch cards/time sheets and improve payroll accuracy through reduced time fraud - all while creating a secure working environment.
The Biometric Fingerprint Terminal being showcased by Khula at Futurex is a wall-mounted scanner system that can connect over existing computer networks to restrict access and monitor time attendance of up to 4 500 employees across different entry points and even different buildings. The built-in electronic lock controller makes integration straightforward, the system can still fully function when the network is offline, each unit can be managed from one central point, and new employees can easily be added to the system.
The technology should hold great appeal for a cross-section of vertical markets - from colleges and universities to warehouses and healthcare institutions. In fact, just about anywhere attendance affects efficiencies and costs.
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Futurex, the only SA exhibition and conference for the information and communications technologies and electronics (ICTE) industries is organised annually in Johannesburg by Exhibitions for Africa. This year`s event takes place between 18 and 21 May.
Futurex is an associate member of the Black IT Forum (BITF), a founding member of the Cape Information Technology Initiative (CITI), and a member of the Information Technology Association (ITA) and US-based Centre for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR).
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