“Using hand biometrics at the very lowest tolerance, there is a one in twenty thousand chance that someone has the same size and shaped hand – odds that make the chances of fraud almost impossible. Essential for ISS, but also a value adding feature for our clients, particularly where heightened security or health and safety risks exist,” ISS Richard Bishop-Laggett.
Biometrics
Biometrics is the technique of studying the human physical characteristics such as a fingerprint, hand geometry, eye structure or voice pattern. Biometric methods of identification work by measuring unique human characteristics as a way to provide irrefutable proof of identity, for example, iris or finger scanning or dynamic signature verification.
Companies choose biometrics to eliminate some common frustrations experienced with card or fob based systems. In summary these are:
- Forgetting your card or fob
- Losing your card or fob
- Buddy Clocking (colleagues clocking each other In or Out)
Below is a selection of hardware compatible with Isys Group systems
Which type of Biometric Technology is right for our business?
Recording information using Biometrics is a very sensitive procedure and often getting the right terminal for your environment is key to its success. Over the years Isys group has gained a wealth of knowledge using differing technologies and a trained consultant can explain the pros and cons to each method. Typically customers have to consider:
- Cleanliness of environment and employees where there are potential contaminents such as dust or dirt.
- Potential damage to employees fingerprint or hand through use of chemicals and machinery in manufacturing, construction and cleaning.
- Hygiene issues in health care / medical environments.
- Social and Culture acceptance of storing fingerprint and biometric data.