RegardingID Archive | Avalon on track to surpass goals for biometric time clock sales

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Under a new agreement Avalon Technology Group, a developer of biometric technology, will become the sole provider of biometric devices an IT distributors that supplies many international companies with hardware and software. Avalon did not release the name of the supplier.

This new agreement set Avalon ahead of schedule for their goal of $50 million in sales for their biometric time clocks. The agreement was the third for Avalon this fiscal quarter.

Hooters adds biometrics to prevent loss

Hooters Restaurants has implemented biometric fingerprint readers as a means to prevent loss in transaction and payroll fraud at the restaurant level.

Hooters contracted with DigitalPersona Inc. to install the provider’s U.are.U fingerprint readers with ITWercs Point-of-Sale software in restaurant units. Hooters employees use the readers to authenticate transactions and clock in and out for shifts.

New technology enables phone-based time clock management

Utah-based FotoPunch has developed technology that can turn a cell phone into a time clock for use in corporate time management functions, such as attendance, employee location and employee identity.

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New time clock software incorporates facial recognition

FingerTec USA has expanded its line of fingerprint time clock software systems with the Face ID 3, which utilizes facial recognition capability.

Face ID 3 is a contact-free computer timeclock that can be used in business or home environments. The system weighs about four pounds and uses facial recognition plus a network of infrared scanners for a surface texture analysis (STA) algorithm.

Kentucky city auditor recommends biometric time clock solution

Following issues with fraudulent employee time sheets at the Municipal Golf Course, Henderson, Kentucky’s city auditor, Mac Neel, has recommended the implementation of biometric-based time and attendance systems as part of his presentation of the city’s annual financial report, according to a Courier Press article.

Report: NFC market worth $10 billion in 2016

MarketsandMarkets has released a new report predicting that the NFC applications market will surpass $10 billion by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 38% from 2011 to 2016.

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Avalon on track to surpass goals for biometric time clock sales