Biometric Technology Goes Beyond The Office

We have come a long way in terms of our security measures. The standard by which we hold ourselves and our safety now lies in computer technology and it's only going to advance further. Finger scanner and facial recognition technology is multifaceted. It can be used for identification in offices and at home, communal buildings, apartments, airports and more.

It all starts with employee clock in software. One of the most basic tools that every office needs. You add fingerprint reader software to it and viola! You've amped up your security tenfold. The reader makes sure that only your employees can sign themselves in. But now extrapolate that outside the office. What can finger scanners be used for?

Well,  they will help add information to databases. Biometrics are the most accurate way to identify individuals. They only read live prints, too, so they're ideal for airport security, government offices, and major corporations. Fingerprint door locks are implemented, and some biometric security scanners will also check facial recognition and vocal patterns.

Basically, you can use biometrics for a multitude of home and business applications. They make things run more efficiently and securely.


by FingerTec USA

We have come a long way in terms of our security measures. The standard by which we hold ourselves and our safety now lies in computer tec...

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The Road To Perfection Has No End

Friday 23 December 2011 0 Comments



Everybody needs a laugh, isn't it?
Everybody is far from perfection. Even Apple sometimes has issues with their hardware, if you cared to check the net to find out the truth. Siri always gives you diverting answers to your questions and is not really as ‘brainy’ as what the hype claims she was. However, the irony is, everybody is looking for perfection, or constantly looking for imperfection to complain about. That’s being human. 

One thing dangerous, in my opinion, is state of being complacent; going through a long period without having urges to improve in any area in life. While perfection is vastly subjective or rather impossible to achieve yet the struggle to achieve perfection must continue. That’s being human.

2012 is just a few days away and looking back at the year we are going to leave behind, I would say that FingerTec practically ran the whole year on our road to perfection, having so little time to catch our breath; and the run doesn’t stop in December but picks up its speed in January and the struggle continues. There were so many things accomplished yet there are so many things in the pipeline waiting to be perfected for our customers. 

The latest will be the introduction of CloudTrack for all our resellers. A user can access the information of every FingerTec unit purchased from us since July 2011 and get details of every part available in that particular terminal. And even better, resellers will be able to update those records to contain the latest information about the particular terminal. In a way, CloudTrack will work as a record center for all FingerTec products to ever leave our company.


And this is just the beginning of what we have planned for you in the next coming year. Read about our plans in our debut annual magazine, Beyond Biometrics, which will be available in January 2012. And while you are at that, please send me your comments and opinions at ana@fingertec.com

by Norana Johar, COO, FingerTec HQ

Everybody needs a laugh, isn't it? Everybody is far from perfection. Even Apple sometimes has issues with their hardware, if you cared t...

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Benefits of Biometric Time Clocks

employee clock in softwareBefore you invest in biometric time clock software, you may want to have a better understanding of what constitutes this technology. Once you know this information, you will be better able to ascertain the effectiveness of biometric time clocks.

This technology is not only suitable for security firms, it is valuable to any company. Biometric software is not an elitist notion; is is available for small and large businesses. There are so many different models available, each of which offer great features, that you will definitely find the model that most effectively addresses your business needs.

For example, the FingerTec TA2oo Plus W is a state-of-the-art wireless attendance system. It has large storage capacity and a colorful screen that displays straightforward icons. This system is also incredibly convenient, since it offers multiple clock-in methods, which include fingerprint identification, RFID cards, and password verification. This attendance system also includes message displays and similar features that make interoffice communication even easier. It is also easy to enroll a user and transfer data.

This software abolishes many faults associated with traditional employee clock in software, which creates a more honest and efficient work environment for both you and your employees. For more information, visit the FingerTec homepage.


by FingerTec USA

Before you invest in biometric time clock  software, you may want to have a better understanding of what constitutes this technology. Once y...

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Beyond Biometrics

(This is my Foreword for Beyond Biometrics, FingerTec annual publication)



I always had the dream to build a world-class brand. And, I believed that full-fledged execution is the only way for me to get closer to that dream. Over the years with FingerTec, we have been building, improving and strengthening not only our products and services, but also our system and our people, in our way to achieve this ultimate goal of building a renowned brand.

When we created a vast pool of online resources based on practical branding that leveraged on Internet technology, we promised our customers that we would Make Things Easy. User friendliness is the priority in almost everything that we do, starting from leading-edge products to support systems. This strategy had brought us hundreds of loyal resellers and ten-of-thousands of customers in more than 120 countries around the world.

Our 2011 recorded a growth of 15% as compared to the previous year, which I'm proud about considering the volatile world's economic situation. Even though the coming year's economy would still be enveloped in a gloomy outlook from the likely spread Eurozone debt crisis, we particularly optimistic about the future ahead of us.

Let's welcome 2012 with the publication of Beyond Biometrics. This annual magazine contains FingerTec's past activities, and the retrospect of the brand's highlighted events. we also give you a hint of what's in store for the year 2012 by FingerTec.

Beyond Biometrics is not merely a title for our magazine, it has become our new slogan, succeeding We Make Things Easy, marking the arrival of a new era that focuses on technology transformation of FingerTec products, and the changes in our business approach simultaneously. The recent debut of our web-based and mobile TimeTec system has the market excited, and we expect to expand our platform to cloud computing technology and to offer it as SaaS (Software as a Service) in the short future would definitely stir another round of excitement.

Furthermore, we will continue to lift the slogan to a higher ground, to become our philosophical guide that blends into our strategic planning and daily operation.

With all that we have in plan and the team that we have onboard, I am confident that the FingerTec brand will soar to a new height.

It is my pleasure to present to you Beyond Biometrics and let's stride towards the promising future.

by Teh Hon Seng, CEO, FingerTec HQ

(This is my Foreword for Beyond Biometric s, FingerTec annual publication) I always had the dream to build a world-class brand. And, ...

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Biometric Technology Is Positively Changing The Work Environment

Offices used to be filled with closed doors and rows of cubicles. However the 21st century's definition of an office is a more open and collaborative environment. A lot of this is a result of the advancement in technology and in security.

What was once standard is flying out the window and being replaced with more cost effective and accurate solutions. One example is the eminent takeover of personal devices, which have made "bring your own tech" (BYOT) a common office practice. Because of this, security and employee work shift tracking software has become more popular.

Obviously offices are now filled with WiFi and PBX hosted phone systems too. Computers are smaller and files are shared online. Things have generally shrunk and have become less paper-oriented. It saves storage space for more practical items.

Biometric time clocks are another big switch. Since more time is being spent outside of the traditional office space, complex systems are now in place to record breaks, meetings, and absences. When people are coming and going more often access security has to advance as well, hence the implementation of fingerprint door lock technology.

Obviously this is just the start but it is a big step forward. Considering there is a whole century ahead of us and technology advances exponentially faster, there is a lot to look forward to.


by FingerTec USA

Offices used to be filled with closed doors and rows of cubicles. However the 21st century's definition of an office is a more open and ...

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Persistency in Execution is the Key to a Successful Plan

Recently, during the IFSEC Arabia Exhibition, I had a talk with one of FingerTec distributors from Saudi Arabia.


“Since you make cold calls to get appointments, how many prospective customers do you meet in a day?” I asked, after he explained about his sales activities.

“Approximately three to four, about a hundred a month.”

“That’s a lot. Then how many readers you can sell in a month?”

“I reckon about fifteen to twenty. It varies from month to month, festive months would be less, and if there was a project, the sales would be more.”

“That’s quite impressive,” I replied. “How about next year, would you foresee that you could meet more potential clients in a month?”

My question caught him off-guard and he started to calculate the possibilities. He then raised his head and said, “Probably not. Because I think I would see less (customers) but selling more readers.”

Exactly. He saw the logic by getting more referrals and more quality potentials.

“But still, time is limited for everyone. Why don’t you try some new strategies?” As usual, I started my “routine lecture” to persuade him to look into Internet marketing as an alternative method to improve his company’s image and boost sales.

I began to explain how to tap on our resources, to use monthly newsletter as an effective tool to spread the influence and to reach the maximum target audience by a single click.

“And you virtually meet more prospective customers not by hundreds but by a few thousands every month. The mailing list will get longer much easier, and you will experience the days when customers will be calling you instead of the other way round.” Of course, I told him that rule of permission marketing is applied.

I received positive responses from his boss, who joined us later in the conversation, and him.  I sincerely told them that the Internet marketing might look simple, but without persistency, many had failed in adopting the strategy.

I recalled three years ago when I visited a distributor, I noticed that some ineffective conventional methods were being used by them to handle both sales and support in a vast country, I told them that they have to make a few changes to prosper.

I later spent a month writing FingerTec Distributor Guidebook as a reference, and urging more resellers to follow our successful strategies in expanding their business in the local market.  Because, I really don’t think that to increase sales amount, the workforce size needs to increase at the same rate.

Since FingerTec Way has been proven to work fine in expanding business to cover the worldwide market, I strongly believe that it should fit into other local markets effortlessly with some minor modifications. Even if resellers make use of the same concept and include some other products that they carry, I think it should work fine too.


Alas, although some distributors agreed, acknowledged and  implemented the idea, it was done in a perfunctory manner.  For example, they may set up Facebook accounts, but updated them once in a few months, not to mention tougher tasks such as sending newsletters with some of their own contents periodically, which I think would be a highly efficient way in yielding maximum advantages in the long run.

Persistency in executions is the key to ensure a successful plan; that is what I have learned over the years. In fact, relationships between FingerTec and its partners can be more intimate than just buyers and sellers if they were to implement the FingerTec Way. They are free to use our plentiful resources to grow their business. The persistency in execution is everything that they need.

The FingerTec Way is still in its infancy. Hence, wherever I go, I feel it is customary to promote it to the resellers that I met, hopefully to gain more followers. This has become my new persistency.

by Teh Hon Seng, CEO, FingerTec HQ

Recently, during the IFSEC Arabia Exhibition, I had a talk with one of FingerTec distributors from Saudi Arabia. “Since you make co...

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Biometric Technology Is Being Applied For Personal Identification ForColleges

Thursday 8 December 2011 , 1 Comments

There has been quite a nasty string of exam fraud for university applications. This has prompted schools to start looking for alternatives to the traditional student ID and government issued photo ID. Since schools take themselves very seriously, having such fraud scandals could seriously hurt the admissions process. It is so easily avoidable, too. you just need to be sure that the person who took the test matches the academic record supplied by the school. This can be done with more advanced technology than a photo.

Biometric technology can be applied for many things, like employee clock in software, so why not for exam-taking? We ask for fingerprints and other forms of identification anyway when it comes to other matters of security and insurance. Why not make more advanced systems for education?

The simplest form would be a finger scanner. The more complicated forms of biometrics include a scan of the iris, vascular (skin), and face.  The University of Cambridge may start including software for exam fraud prevention so that they have a much smaller chance of any occurrence.

Biometrics have been proven useful for many forms of fraud prevention. From shift clock-in and out, banking, and building security. Academic integrity is just one more useful application of the technology.


by FingerTec USA

There has been quite a nasty string of exam fraud for university applications. This has prompted schools to start looking for alternatives t...

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