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Biometric access control systems can provide a superior level of security for any site where they might be deployed, but organizations are urged to proceed with caution and have very solid access procedures in place when doing so, a security think tank has warned. Biometric authentication provides superior convenience for the user and can be […]

Selecting the most suitable biometric clocking units to meet your company’s requirements is one of the most important steps in deploying a new time and attendance system or upgrading your existing one. While some businesses are still interested in implementing stand-alone time clocks, the general consensus is that an advanced unit that connects via Ethernet […]

A Fire Roll Call module integrated within the time and attendance or access control system should be a priority for any organization in the educational segment, where the safe and orderly evacuation of students is of utmost importance. This type of emergency situation has recently occurred at Bitterne Park School in Southampton, where an emergency […]

Personnel management systems can prove to be an invaluable tool when companies are faced with the difficult decisions of having to make a large number of employees redundant, especially following an acquisition or merger. This is exactly what might happen in the near future at Home Retail Group, as the Argos owner is set to […]

CSCS smart cards are the most efficient way of managing staff on construction sites, but, despite the availability of this new technology and its numerous advantages, it is currently used on just around 6% of building sites around the country, an industry expert has recent argued. In a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) survey of […]

The Video Analytics Market is set to grow at a CAGR ( Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 20.2% from 2016 to 2021, a recent market research report from Research and Markets has been able to suggest. The “Video Analytics Market – Global Forecast to 2021” report estimates that the video analytics market size will grow […]

Employee management systems are helping UK companies improve the overall productivity of their staff, which grew by 0.5 percent from the fourth calendar quarter (Oct to Dec) of 2015 to the first calendar quarter (Jan to Mar) of 2016, according to the latest Employment and Labour Market statistics released by the Office of National Statistics […]

Time and attendance systems can help drive down the amount of time that’s wasted in most workplaces on a daily basis, improve overall staff productivity and allow managers to keep abreast of their staff’s whereabouts and activities. The problem of wasted time affects the younger people in particular, with four out of five (80%) 18- […]

Integrated access control systems represent one of the key systems in building automation, where a building’s heating, lighting, door access, security and audio visual (AV) systems can be remotely controlled via smartphones, tablets and other digital devices. Building automation systems span a range of heating, lighting, access control and AV devices and applications. But the […]

New biometric access control and badging systems are set to be deployed at Chennai Airport as part of the Airport Authority of India’s initiative to deal with identity-related security breaches, a news report has revealed. The biometric access control system is set to be deployed as of next year and would manage employee access throughout […]

Implementing efficient personnel management systems is likely to become an increasingly important task in the near future as close to three quarters (74 percent) of HR departments across UK firms are likely to restructure over the next 12 months according to a survey of 100 of UK HR leaders within organisations employing 2,000+ people, commissioned […]

The Pokemon Go gaming app has quickly become one of the world’s most popular smartphone applications, but its mobile nature is likely to have a significant effect on staff productivity. This is specifically the reason why some companies have decided to ban it altogether during working hours, while others are looking at various ways of […]