Businesses around the globe have been using biometric systems for many years and for a number of reasons, the most common being for access control and monitoring staff attendance.
In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought fingerprint technologies to the top of many conversations. ‘No-touch’ policies bring an obvious problem to fingerprint biometrics, hence a massive shift has taken place, focused towards facial identification.
Facial biometrics identifies or verifies a person’s identity using their face. In principle, the process is to analyse and compare patterns and differences within each individual’s face, then transfer the analogue information into digital (data).
With advancements in technology, the process of identification is both fast and accurate. We no longer need to search for passwords or queue for a chance at a fingerprint device.
ERS Biometrics has been hard at work in advancing applications to not only be used for access control and staff attendance, but to assist managers with the new trend, the work from home environment.
The latest headache that most management have found is tracking staff hours, ensuring employees are in fact at the home office and indeed working. ERS Biometrics has created a complete software suite specifically designed for this purpose.
Implementing facial verification, the software identifies that the person is genuinely clocking in for work. This can be linked to various components, from time and attendance to job costing, where reports are stored and can be generated accordingly.
The latest module has been developed exactly for the work from home environment. It is called ERS Watchdog and can identify the programs or Internet sites that have been accessed, together with the duration in a working day. The module seamlessly integrates into facial recognition, bringing the perfect solution for monitoring staff. You no longer need to guess whether an employee is being productive, because the software will give you a comprehensive report on their daily activity, while they are clocked in for work.
For more information, visit www.ersbiometrics.co.za or www.erswatchdog.co.za
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