CAMPBELL, CALIF. - July
18, 2006 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that the
University of Tel Aviv, Israel, is using its biometric HandPunch technology
to control access and input time and attendance at its largest micro-technology
laboratory in the Electric Engineering Department. Better known as the clean
room to its users, it has strict access regulations and the University is required
to know who is working on its premises at all times.
To help with this, the HandPunch automatically takes a three-dimensional reading
of the size and shape of a hand and verifies the user's identity in less than
one second. Biometric readers eliminate the need for students, professors and
staff to carry a badge, thus eliminating the problem of lost or forgotten badges.
They provide more accurate information about who is working and when.
"The primary reason the University installed the HandPunch reader was convenience
and security for the people working at the Clean Room," said Yona Flink,
CEO of OptiSec, the system integrator, who also installed their own Da Vinci
time management and access control software. "They needed to know who is
in the room and how much time they were spending there each day. The HandPunch
eliminated any human mistakes."
The HandPunch readers are conveniently configured to provide three main Access
Profile options: one for members of staff who have access to the facility at
all times, another for personnel who can only access and exit on a weekly basis
at specified times and days, and the third option for those who can only access
the facility once at a future date for a limited period of time.
The online option also helps the University to monitor who is in the clean room
throughout the day. The HandPunch readers are connected to a network that ties
them into a payroll processing system. Employees use a PIN code, along with
their hand, to gain access and clock in and out for their shifts.
Ingersoll Rand Recognition Systems was named a recent recipient of the Application
Market Penetration Leadership Award for access control and time and attendance
applications in Frost & Sullivan's study, World Biometrics Market. Website
is www.recognitionsystems.ingersollrand.com.