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Biometric access control systems are likely to record a very strong level of growth over the next few years, driven primarily by the steps forward and new challenges in the building and city automation sectors, new research from ABI Research has been able to suggest. While smart cards remain the most popular access control authentication […]

Tensor’s facial recognition partners, Herta, have managed to outshine competitors at the 2018 Biometric Technology Rally organized by the US Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with NIST, the company has revealed. The 2018 Biometric Technology Rally took place in March 2018, at the Maryland Test Facility (MdTF), a DHS affiliated laboratory. Herta came out […]

Already a staple of corporate life, photo ID cards for staff can actually deliver a host of benefits for employees and employers alike, ranging from improved security to facilitating interaction between staff members (for examples, people working in different departments). Photo ID cards will give you the name, the job title and the department where […]

Penetration testing can play a vital role for an organization’ security, especially in the current climate of business insecurity, where every conceivable precaution has to be taken in order to enable businesses to protect themselves and their assets from risk and breach. Even an innocuous theft or minor breach of security can quickly escalate into […]

Self-sustained security surveillance systems (such as Tensor’s own RDAPS system) could help drive down the level of crime in rural areas, which has risen to its highest level in four years, according to a news report into the matter. Offences against farmers and other rural businesses cost an estimated £44.5m last year, an increase of […]

Time and attendance systems deliver excellent results when dealing with absence management, but the opposite is also true, and they will likely become even more important as the issue of presenteeism – people coming into work while ill – is becoming an increasingly important matter. In fact, the number of lost working days due to […]

Making sure that the verification of overseas qualifications is in line with that already in place for UK based applications is a top priority for the CSCS, who has recently announced a new process aimed at tackling fraud in this sector, according to a recent news report into this matter. The main issue here is […]

The access control systems’ market for SMEs is growing at a rapid pace and is poised to further expand on the future, driven by increased levels of integration with mobile technologies and cloud-based technologies. Access control is a rapidly growing subset within the physical security market. The worldwide electronic access control market is valued at […]

The hand scanner terminals’ sector, which plays an important role in the overall biometric time and attendance market, is set to record a steady level of growth over the next 7 years, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. A hand geometry biometric solution recognizes the user identity by the dimension of […]

Time and attendance systems capable of managing remote workforces on flexible work patterns are likely to become increasingly popular in the near future as more than half of UK adults (58%) want to move away from traditional working patterns, according to research by McDonald’s. Currently, only around 6% of people are working the traditional nine […]

The High Court has decided that a shift pattern used by at least 4 fire stations to cut costs, which required firefighters to be on duty for 96 hours in a row, breached the Working Time Regulations. The Fire Brigades Union argued that the ‘close proximity crewing’ (CPC) shift system violated regulation 10, which entitles […]

The historic data collected by your company’s time and attendance systems can provide unique insights into your workforce’s behavioural patterns, enabling new and exciting workforce management options. While time collection and worked hours tracking are their main (and somewhat traditional) features, modern electronic time and attendance systems offer numerous other features, including scheduling details, cost […]