CARMEL, IND. - May 25, 2010
- Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced the first of a new generation
of terminals for time and attendance and workforce management applications.
The new smaller, improved Schlage GT-400 HandPunch terminal uses the size and
shape of each employee's hand for verification, making it fast, efficient and
easy to use. With a large LCD screen and programmable soft keys, perfect for
interactive workforce management kiosks, the new HandPunch GT-400 provides a
conduit for employee communication right at the terminal. Its Linux platform
offers multiple time and attendance/workforce management software developers
with easy interface options.
"Our first totally
redesigned HandPunch terminal in ten years, the new GT-400, coupled with a software
provider, is a most effective solution for workforce management and lends itself
to a diverse array of facilities and workgroups," reports Randi Marchezak,
Schlage biometric solutions marketing manager, time and attendance. "It
provides daily, tangible benefits such as accurate record keeping, risk management
and increased employee productivity that drives bottom lines and brings peace
of mind to both employers and employees."
Using biometrics to automate
the collection of time and attendance data can reduce buddy punching (one employee
clocking in or out for another), manual data review and correction time, and
payroll error. HandPunch terminals are used in more biometric time and attendance
systems than any other biometric technology. Millions
of people throughout the world clock in and out of work daily with a hand geometry
reader. Deployed properly, the HandPunch delivers a payback very rapidly.
The HandPunch GT-400 uses
hand geometry - the length, thickness, and curvature of fingers or simply the
size and shape of a user's hand - to verify each employee. Hand geometry increases
reliability and reduces privacy concerns over fingerprint and other biometric
technologies. It takes measurements of the hand and converts them into a 20-byte
numerical template. This template is then matched with the enrollment template
and the user's identity is verified. Hand geometry technology is not affected
by tattoos, jewelry, fingernails, lotions, dirt, smudges or dust. The reading
and verification process takes less than a second with impeccable reliability.
During the process, the communication panel can display relevant messages to
employees, promoting communication with management.
Administrators can download
new firmware and application functionality through an Ethernet connection, without
removing the GT-400 from the wall and disrupting productivity. They can also
remotely diagnose the terminal for troubleshooting and maintenance without removing
it from the wall. Antimicrobial coating embedded in platen, keypad and plastics
inhibits the growth of bacteria.
For more information on
time and attendance and workforce management using the HandPunch GT-400 terminal,
interested parties can go to www.biometrics.schlage.com.