M2SYS Blog On Biometric Technology

March - biometrics and cloud computing

When: March 1, 2012

11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST)

Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat)

What: Tweet chat on biometrics and cloud computing

Topics: The exponential growth of biometric data, leveraging the cloud for big data biometrics, applications that can benefit from biometric cloud computing, the burdens of new biometric modalities, the future of biometrics and the cloud

We are pleased to announce that Terry Hartmann from Unisys will be joining us at the March #biometricchat to discuss the past, current and possible future state of biometric cloud computing. The explosion of biometric data records in the last few years has precipitated the need to find efficient ways to store and process identity verification at often real-time speeds for the institutions that rely on this technology for security and other uses. Cloud computing has provided a fortuitous venue to store and process this data, our goal for the chat is to ask Terry some questions about the history of biometrics and the cloud, what advances have been made in the past few years and what we expect to see in the future as petabytes of biometric data mount and more agencies and organizations seek efficiency, speed and continued security for their deployments.

Just in case you are interested in participating but are new to Tweet chats, please read this post which outlines the instructions and procedures. We hope that you will join us for the discussion, and please spread the word among your colleagues and friends.

Do you have any questions that you would like to ask Terry? Please send them to: john@m2sys.com or come prepared with your questions, comments and feedback on Thursday, March the 1st at 11am EST.

Fujitsu and M2SYS Webinar

Word is spreading across the workforce management landscape about the benefits of using biometric employee identification for time and attendance. Most notably, biometric technology has proven to:

• be a more affordable alternative to expensive wall mounted time clocks
• eliminate “buddy punching” resulting in a more productive work force
• reduce payroll inflation and payroll error rates
• be more secure and efficient than a PIN or ID card

Recently, we teamed up with Fujitsu to offer an educational webinar to our healthcare community about the benefits of palm vein biometric employee identification as a workforce management tool including:

• the problems with traditional punch options
• introduction to our RightPunch™ PC-based biometric time clock
• the architecture and process flow of RightPunch™
• advantages of using Fujitsu’s palm vein biometric modality
• advantages of using biometrics for employee ID
• case studies of successful deployments for our RightPunch™ biometric time clock

To view a copy of this webinar, please click on this link or visit Fujitsu’s Web site for more information on their “PalmSecure for Healthcare Webinar Series.”

February biometric chat

When: February 9, 2012

11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST)

Where: tweetchat.com (hashtag #biometricchat)

What: Tweet chat on biometrics for employee identification in workforce management

Topics: Advantages of using biometrics, ROI metrics, common misunderstandings of biometrics, future trends

We took a temporary hiatus in January, but we are back in February with a fresh new subject to discuss on the monthly #biometricchat – biometrics in workforce management. Happy to announce that this month’s guest for the chat will be Scott Barker, a product marketing manager with Kronos, Inc. (@Kronosinc on Twitter) who will be answering questions about the applications of biometric employee identification in workforce management, specifically:

1. Metrics that businesses can use to measure their ROI after investing in biometric employee identification
2. Common misunderstandings about biometric technology
3. Future trends for biometrics  in workforce management
4. Advantages of using biometrics

Just in case you are interested in participating but are new to Tweet chats, please read this post which outlines the instructions and procedures. We hope that you will join us for the discussion, and please spread the word among your colleagues and friends.

Do you have any questions that you would like to ask Scott? Please send them to: john@m2sys.com or come prepared with your questions, comments and feedback on Thursday, February the ninth at 11am EST.

RightPunch™ PC-based biometric time clock

Today, M2SYS announced that another California State University campus has incorporated their RightPunch™ biometric time clock using palm vein technology to keep track of employee time and attendance. California State University, Fresno Association, Inc. has implemented the M2SYS RightPunch™ palm vein biometric employee identification technology with Kronos Time and Attendance Software to help optimize labor tracking performance. Click here for a copy of the news release.

Joining with Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. who currently uses palm vein biometrics with the RightPunch™ biometric time clock, California State University, Fresno Association, Inc. chose to implement a PC-based biometric time clock with their Kronos Time and Attendance software to more efficiently manage and track labor costs and reduce employee time theft. In addition, California State University, Fresno Association, Inc. also sought to speed punch times and avoid costly legal expenses and legal fees which can often be a tremendous financial and resource burden.

RightPunch™ drastically reduces payroll error rates and helps expedite the clock in/clock out process to boost employee productivity and increase accountability. Plus, RightPunch™ is a more affordable alternative to a wall mounted biometric time clock and is powered by the M2SYS Hybrid Biometric Platform™ which offers support for fingerprint, finger vein, palm vein and iris recognition, ensuring that 100% of employees are reliably and consistently identified.

We welcome California State University, Fresno Association, Inc. into the M2SYS family of RightPunch™ users and look forward to working with more institutes of higher education and all others to help implement biometric time clocks to efficiently track employee time and attendance.