Biometrics Technology

As biometric identification management deployments continue to evolve around the world, the scope and complexity of administering these projects continue to grow as program administrators begin to expand the technology’s reach to more and more segments of society. A technology once used exclusively by government entities mostly in a military capacity has expanded to include virtually all classes and cultures thanks in large part to advances in system inefficiencies, lower costs and wider acceptance and understanding of the benefits by the public. The intricacies and conditions of biometric identification deployments from initial set up to enrollment to identification/verification and the ever-present push to achieve near 100% identification accuracy has been a key motivator for biometric identification management vendors who design and build the software and hardware that power deployments. There is little doubt that biometric systems have become more user-friendly, customizable...

Several years ago, if you questioned most identity management professionals whether they imagined the use of biometrics for individual identification management would turn out to become mainstream for authentication security, a majority would have said that the technology could be used in some areas, but only few could have forecasted the tremendous scale and scope of some larger deployments developing all over the world. The reason behind adopting biometric technology is because traditional authentication tactics like the once thought to be ubiquitous password/username are insufficient for personal identity simply because they can only provide evidence of ownership or proof of knowledge whereas biometrics provides unique advantages as it relies on identifying someone by “who they are” compared to “what you know “or “what you have.” For those who have adopted or are considering adopting biometrics for identification, the most recent pre-deployment question due in part to the...

Driving the Development of a Culture through Biometrics In recent times, more and more companies belonging to a variety of different backgrounds, industries, and niches, are adopting biometrics as a means to optimizing their customer service and allow individuals to tap into the amazingly convenient and trustworthy world of biological identification mechanisms. However, it is not as simple as simply putting up a fingerprint scanner upfront. There are a number of factors that must be taken into account in order to ensure that your service is achieving the goals you have set for it and is actually proving to be beneficial for you and your mission in the long run. At the end of the day, the goal of any employer or organization employing the use of biometric technology in their operating sphere is to build a culture an environment based on trust, accountability, and security. For that purpose, it is important to ensure that all of the below mentioned key elements are being fulf...

Patient safety in hospitals is improving, a report says that over the last several years 2.1 million fewer patients affected, 87,000 fewer patient deaths, and around $19.8 billion in cost savings due to hospitals efforts to patient safety. Still, proper patient safety is long away from the satisfaction level. A stat says that around 440,000 people die every year from preventable errors in hospitals. Generally, we define patient safety like how hospitals and healthcare organizations ensure the safety of their patients from accidents, injuries, infections, and errors. Based on those data, some hospitals are sincere to keep their patients safe, when some hospitals lag behind. Everybody should consider medical safety the number one priority at every hospital. Medical errors can causes serious harms to the patients in a different way. Visitor Management System One of the main concerns for hospitals is figuring out a way to track the large volume of patients and visitors who are passing ...

The car rental giant Hertz recently deployed biometrics in their process to speed up the car rental process for their customer at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This will make them the first rental car company to deploy biometrics in their system. Over the years we have seen the evolution of biometrics in different sectors. It has migrated over the last 50 years from secure government facilities to banks, airports, mobile phones and even to offices that ensure security just by a single touch. For example, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) deployed a biometric SIM card registration system throughout the country using our Bio-Plugin™ image capture system and M2-EasyScan™ fingerprint reader. This deployment of the M2SYS biometric identification solution has helped telecommunications companies and the NCC to create a centralized database that includes over 140 million SIM card user fingerprint biometric templates to more easily trace and track mobile ac...

Biometric technology plays a vital role when it comes to workforce management by providing a foolproof mechanism to accurately track employee time and attendance and process payroll. Biometric time and attendance systems have become more of a necessity in environments such as manufacturing plants, transport, and distribution, retail operations, corporate management, schools and universities, government offices – essentially, nearly all workforce environments. A lot of organizations are implementing biometric workforce management systems to eliminate employee time theft. Biometric workforce management systems can be configured with a variety of hardware modalities including; fingerprint, finger vein, iris, facial, and voice recognition and are easily integrated into workforce management software. The use of biometrics for employee time and attendance has the potential to pay multiple dividends to employers including the elimination of altering manual time sheets that can lead to ...

Improving employee efficiency is key A lot of organizations have abandoned the typical 40 hour work week as the standard that we live by, which makes sense. Most employees work longer hours than their ancestors as consumer choices continue to exponentially multiply and pressure increases to boost revenues and remain competitive. Increased work hours do not necessarily mean increased efficiency though. Conversely, an increase in work-hours may sometimes have a negative effect on employee efficiency. The question then becomes: How can you improve employee efficiency when work hours increase? Here are three ways to improve employee efficiency and productivity: 1 – Empower & Communicate Empowering employees is an important element to increase efficiency. A lot of employers tend to have direct involvement in all day-to-day operations to make sure that quality is not compromised. While it may be true that employers involved in day-to-day operations contribute to organizationa...