CAMPBELL, CALIF. - January
30, 2007 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that the 90-room
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, one of only two beachfront properties in the
exclusive La Jolla Shores section of La Jolla, Calif., is using three of its
biometric HandPunch readers to track time and attendance for up to 600 employees
at the luxurious seaside resort. The biometric units replaced a card system
that frequently fell victim to lost cards or "phantom-punch timekeeping."
The HandPunch terminals automatically take a three-dimensional reading of the
size and shape of a hand and verify the user's identity in less than one second.
"Before purchasing the HandPunch units, we had numerous problems with lost
cards," reports Ellen Gaines, HR Director for the resort. "We had
to archive the numbers of the cards and particles inside the card reader would
make the barcodes unreadable."
Since implementing the biometric timekeeping solution, however, the resort has
not had to deal with "phantom-punches," cards that do not take, or
lost cards, which are especially problematic during the summer season when an
additional 150 employees join the staff.
"We are very satisfied with the readers," Gaines notes. "Our
HandPunch units are located in employee access areas such as the kitchen, hallways,
or the breezeway of the employee entrance areas. Even though we are right on
the ocean, we have had no need for special enclosures."
"We use the hand readers for positive identification. They are definitely
more secure than cards," adds Rob Walsh, information technology manager
for La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.
Employee Management Solutions in Laguna Niguel, Calif. implemented the resort's
time and attendance solution. The HandPunch units interface with NOVAtime time
and attendance software.
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.