CAMPBELL, CALIF. - March
6, 2008 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that the City
of Tahlequah in Oklahoma uses eleven Schlage HandPunch 3000 terminals to track
and manage the city's 129 employees. Eight of the hand geometry terminals reside
on the city's network while three remote locations use dial-up mode to transfer
time and attendance data from the HandPunch time clocks directly to the HR Department.
"Having the HandPunch
terminals, working in tandem with our Novatime time and attendance software,
has made this aspect of my job much easier and less time consuming," attests
Sue Stacy, Tahlequah's Human Resources Director. "The system calculates
everything, including hours, sick leave and vacation. It provides better management
and tracking of our employees. If a department head can't find an employee,
they simply call me and I let them know which clock the employee most recently
used."
Prior to 2004, all data
was entered by hand and employees signed in and out using a timesheet. Now,
every city employee clocks in and out with one of the HandPunch terminals, which
are placed in convenient places for the employees, yet away from the public.
The employee simply enters an ID number and then places a hand on the platen
of the HandPunch terminal. Verifications take less than a second.
The biometric time clock's
buffers hold the time stamps. Running the Novatime software, Stacy can pull
this data from the networked HandPunch terminals whenever she wishes. In addition,
her PC has a modem, which downloads the information from the dial-ups at the
remote locations.
All employees' three-dimensional
hand templates are registered in Stacy's office where they are associated with
each employee's individual ID number. To enroll, the employee simply places
his or her hand on the platen three times. From that point on, the resulting
template of the hand scans and the associated ID number verify each particular
employee every time he or she uses the biometric time clock. There are no cards
to administer, print or manage.
"From a technician's
standpoint, the system works well," reports the city's IT Manager Ed Goss.
"I don't really have to do much with the time clocks. With a regular punch
clock, time is not stored. This system does everything automatically. Its increased
capability delivers more flexibility and lessens administrative duties. It saves
time and, from an IT perspective, I would recommend others consider such a solution."
So does Stacy. "I would
recommend our system to other cities."
Compu-Time of Oklahoma City
provided the City of Tahlequah with the Schlage HandPunch/Novatime system.
About Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Located in the Lakes Country of Northeastern Oklahoma in Cherokee County, Tahlequah
has a population of 14,458. By virtue of an incorporation act by the Cherokee
National Council of 1843, it is the oldest municipality in Oklahoma, garnering
such recognition more than half a century prior to statehood. Tahlequah is home
to Northeastern State University and headquarters to the Cherokee Nation.