In the ever developing world of technology, biometric security solutions have become a more sought after option in the computerised time and attendance and access control marketplace.

Biometrics can be seen as the ultimate in secure options, but in reality there is always a cost and practicality dilemma to overcome.  Biometric systems fall into two categories, identification and verification.

Identification can incur high costs and be impractical in many day to day implementations due to the large number of complex identification patterns that need to be undertaken to identify someone from a biometric profile.  More often than not a verification method is quicker and more than enough to satisfy the biometric requirements of a client.  GaneTime utilises verification biometrics to ensure individuals are recognised and are not able to use someone else's identity to clock in or gain access to designated areas.

In terms of data collection and identity solutions used in the time and attendance and access control markets, there are a range of solutions that are designed to match the working environment and the strategies being employed by a site.

Some clients simply want to stop buddy punching - clocking in or out multiple cards and thus pretending that people are at work when they are not.  Biometric security is used to make any one person only able to access the site, office, equipment themselves.  Various technologies are employed to achieve this - fingerprints, facial profile scanners and hand scanners are the main types of data collection devices employed to deliver this security.  In terms of security, they will all "do the job".  However, often in busy environments, facial profile scanners may take too long when confronted with a line of 20 operatives wanting to leave the site at the same time.  Fingerprint scanners are often very susceptible to surface damage.  There is naturally an increased cost with the increased complexity of the technology employed.  GaneTime uses optical hand geometry readers in order to provide a biometric solution that is both secure and cost effective and operationally successful in often challenging environments.  The biometric element is the use of the optical profile of a person's hand placed in the scanner.  On its own, the shape of someone's hand may be similar to that of another person.  However, GaneTime combines the hand scanner with a PIN number or proximity ID card which makes the combination of card/PIN and hand unique to a person.  The biometric readers used with GaneTime also "learn" to make identity verification more stringent with use.  Biometric systems employed by GaneTime can be used in all aspects of time and attendance and access control solutions alongside more traditional barcode or proximity technologies.

In the field of time and attendance and access control, ultimately the end requirement determines the solution chosen, and GaneTime?s biometric security solution has been proven to provide a tried and tested biometric solution.