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The biometrics segment is set to record a transformational year in 2015, recent research from Frost & Sullivan seems to suggest, with the consultancy predicting a “significant growth in both public and commercial applications” of the technology. The report uses 2014 as a base year and points out that fingerprint scanning was the dominant modality […]

Hospitals in South Korea have been ordered to track all emergency ward visitors, after a large outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was blamed on difficulties locating every person exposed to the disease, the country’s health ministry has recently revealed. Many of the 180 MERS cases in South Korea, were caught from sufferers encountered […]

Biometric time and attendance software solutions will make life a lot easier for employers and employees alike, experts in the field have recently argued. Time and attendance software enables employees to rest assured that all of their working hours are properly counted and that they get paid for all the time they work. Furthermore, these […]

A modern time and attendance system could be easily implemented and used for managing and monitoring manning levels in the shipping industry, as the international trade association for in-house and third-party ship managers is currently investigating the minimum manning levels for diverse vessels trading on different routes and carrying various cargo types. The aforementioned investigation, […]

Almost three quarters of UK employees are stressed and worried about taking time off, recent figures from the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) have been able to reveal. The survey found that more than two-thirds (68%) of respondents worked late the day before their holiday began, and almost one in five (18%) said they […]

Close to 30 percent of employees believe that they’re actually more productive when away from the office, new research by Redcentric has been able to find. The research found that 54 percent of UK office workers are currently able to work remotely, with on 17 percent of those workers reporting that remote working reduced their […]

Facial recognition technology is already one of the most exciting types of biometric authentication around and its popularity is likely to grow even further with the number of annual facial recognition devices and licenses set to increase from 28.5 million in 2015 to more than 122.8 million worldwide by 2024, according to a report published […]

A modern and highly reliable integrated access control system is a real must-have for any military installation, especially one that has to deal with a very large number of visitors on a daily basis, such as the US Army’s Fort Bragg base. The military base, one of the largest in the US, is currently in […]

The UK’s largest businesses are gearing up for some serious expansions over the course of 2015, a survey of top finance chiefs drawn up by financial services giant Deloitte said. 41 per cent of chief financial officers (CFOs) participating in the poll revealed that expanding into new markets or introducing new products and services was […]

Workforce analytics tools could help organizations drive improved business performance, but, unfortunately, they’re currently quite low on the business and HR leaders’ scale of priorities, recent research has been able to find. The survey by Fairsail found that four in 10 (38%) senior business and HR leaders have little, basic or no knowledge of workforce […]

The code of practice relating to Maintenance of CCTV Surveillance Systems issued by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has recently been revised to ensure full compatibility with the principles of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. The revised code of practice complements the updated Code of Practice and associated guidance for Planning, Design, Installation […]

A local government in India is currently taking into consideration the possibility of installing biometric time and attendance systems in local hospitals, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to find. The Delhi government is considering this move after numerous local hospitals have received complaints about medical employees failing to […]