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| FingerTec |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| Fingerprint |
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| Fingerprint Technology White Paper |
| Fingerprint matching is a widely used biometric technology because of its ease of use, non-intrusiveness and reliability. The article starts by discussing two main algorithm families commonly used to recognize fingerprints: minutia-based and pattern-based matching. These two methods evaluate fingerprint images in different ways; both methods’ advantages and disadvantages are compared to each other. FingerTec’s continued research and development work in fingerprint matching has led to a more reliable and efficient biometric technology, the FingerTec solution. Thus, the article will also explain the method applied in FingerTec solutions, minutia-based matching, as well as documenting the overall algorithm performance. |
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| Face Recognition |
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| Face Recognition Technology White Paper |
| Face recognition is an increasingly important biometric authentication technology because of its aptness in various applications (notably law enforcement and security systems), its tokenless, contactless nature and the maturity of the digital camera technology with competitive prices. The article begins by discussing two main face recognition algorithms; principal component analysis (PCA) in 2D face recognition, and the four modules used in 3d face recognition. A comparison is then made before the article continues by explaining the FingerTec face recognition algorithm technology that combines both 2D and 3D techniques. The algorithm performance is then analyzed at the end of the article. |
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| Face Recognition |
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| FingerTec Face ID Face Recognition, Technical Overview |
| This Powerpoint presents the various challenges in face recognition technology and explains how FingerTec face technology recognition tackles these challenges with its architecture, algorithm, test and analysis. FingerTec Face Recognition products have been distributed all over the world and being used by tens of thousands of customers worldwide. |
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| Schematic Diagram of FingerTec |
| The FingerTec solution encompasses time attendance and access control functionalities via biometric and card technology. The schematic diagram explains the main processes of FingerTec hardware. The data is captured and sent to the core board via its microprocessor. The hardware’s SD RAM saves and verifies this data before sending its results to the main control unit (MCU). The results are then used to output commands to the hardware. The device connects to computer via TCP/IP, RS232, RS485, WiFi, GPRS or USB flash disk. Users can setup unique attendance calculation rules or handle access control by using FingerTec TCMS V2 or Ingress software. Software expertise can use BioBridge SDK or Webster SDK to develop their own PC-based or Web-based solution. |
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| TimeTec Cloud |
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| TimeTec Cloud Technology White Paper |
| TimeTec Cloud is a powerful web-based solution for automated time attendance in various kinds of businesses. FingerTec leverages on Amazon Web Services’ cloud services to create a multi-tenant version of the TimeTec system to reduce operational cost and effectively utilize the infrastructure. The article begins by discussing the system study and the two architecture setups involved, from device to cloud and at the Web frontend. Cloud Engineering is then explained to give a broad view of the flow of the application data. The article then concludes by listing the approximate scope of work involved in TimeTec Cloud’s infrastructure design. |
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| Cloud Security |
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| TimeTec Cloud Security - Facing Security Challenges Head-On |
| As predicted earlier by industry analysts, Cloud Computing has been growing at a rapid pace whereby its enhancements and improvements have made the technology mature enough to be implemented. As such, FingerTec’s TimeTec Cloud is our way of progressing into the future. However, there are still concerns such as data breach, data loss, and unsecure APIs, that need to be addressed before adopting it. TimeTec Cloud has already implemented strategies that will curb or solve these concerns, in which some of them are explained in the article, making it a perfect Cloud Computing solution for workforce management. |
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| TimeTec Architecture |
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| TimeTec Cloud Technology Architecture |
| TimeTec Cloud major components consist of the Application, Application Frameworks, Microservices, Integration, Google Cloud Services, Infrastructure, AWS services and DevOps Process. That said, most of the components are integrated closely to achieve high performance and efficiency. |
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| TimeTec IoT Architecture |
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| TimeTec IoT Architecture |
| Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical devices which can sense, accumulate and transfer data over the internet without any human intervention. TimeTec IOT is focus in 3 areas which is Security, Automation and Access. |
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| MARKETING |
| Time & Attendance |
| Hotel Management |
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| Managing Hotel Employees Effectively |
| Human resources are a crucial part of managing the hotel industry. As such, the article begins by listing a few of the issues in the hotel industry, mainly the need to adopt an automated, foolproof attendance system that streamlines the process in one centralized server. Biometrics is then explained as an effective solution to curb time theft by eliminating buddy punching, as well as to reduce overall staff absenteeism, turnover and tardiness. Conclusively, FingerTec’s TCMS V2 is then used to exemplify how automated attendance systems can increase payroll calculation efficiency by automating processes and standardizing reports while centrally managing employee data from headquarters. |
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| Healthcare Industry |
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| Reduce the Intricacies of Nurse Scheduling Management in Healthcare Industry with Biometric Implementation |
| Healthcare is a very delicate industry, as the management of its nurses can have a direct correlation with the quality of care given to hospital patrons. The article thus discusses the issues found with nurses scheduling, mainly the five main considerations behind its planning and how different schedules can fulfill different areas of consideration. TCMS V2 addresses these issues by increasing human resource efficiency, minimizing human bias factor and providing a cost-effective solution to healthcare organizations. This is possible as TCMS V2 completely automates most of the tasks previously involved in managing nurses’ schedules and attendance. |
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| Higher Education |
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| Highlighting The Importance of TIME ATTENDANCE SYSTEM in the Higher Education Industry for Students |
| Education plays a major role in our lives and when it comes to higher learning institutes, such as colleges and universities, it is very important to attend each and every class for students to be able to not only learn the entire syllabus, but in the case for most higher learning institutes, the more classes you attend, the higher the chance of being able to sit for your final exams, which in turn determines your final grade for graduation. Absenteeism in the higher education industry is not a new issue, it’s been practised by students for years yet the lax attitude of authority in handling abseentism could lead to disastrous impacts on the students themselves, their families and the image of the school in general. |
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| Restaurant Management |
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| Staff Management in Restaurants - Issues in Tracking, Scheduling and Other Aspects |
| In the country, the industry’s job growth outpaced the nation’s overall economy in 13 consecutive years from 2000 to 2012, proving its ability to sustain itself even during periods of economic recession. The restaurant industry is projected to employ 13.1 million people (roughly 10% of the U.S. available workforce) in 2013 and market trends predict that it will continue to rise by 9% over the next decade. The previous statistics are also indicative of global trends in the food & beverage industry, particularly ‘full-service’ (conventional) and ‘quick-service’ (fast-food) restaurants, and managing the large number of employees involved often implicates the same, universal issues that plague other industries. |
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| Manufacturing |
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| Biometric Implementations to monitor Time Attendance in the Manufacturing Sector |
| In the country, the industry’s job growth outpaced the nation’s overall economy in 13 consecutive years from 2000 to 2012, proving its ability to sustain itself even during periods of economic recession. The restaurant industry is projected to employ 13.1 million people (roughly 10% of the U.S. available workforce) in 2013 and market trends predict that it will continue to rise by 9% over the next decade. The previous statistics are also indicative of global trends in the food & beverage industry, particularly ‘full-service’ (conventional) and ‘quick-service’ (fast-food) restaurants, and managing the large number of employees involved often implicates the same, universal issues that plague other industries. |
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| ACCESS CONTROL |
| School |
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| A Look at Access Control in the Higher Education Industry |
| School shooting is not a new occurrence and unfortunately, higher education institutes are not the only ones that have been targeted in such tragedies. Over the years, various schools and kindergartens worldwide have also fallen prey to this crime with innocent students and faculty becoming undeserving casualties. However, school shooting is not the only form of crime that exists on campus. Cases of robberies, theft, rape and many more have occurred frequently, making studying on campus a hazardous experience. This article address some of the concerns surrounding the issue of student safety in the higher education industry and how FingerTec’s access control devices and software can reduce such cases from reoccurring to ensure the safety of students and faculty alike. |
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| Healthcare Industry |
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| Safeguarding the Privacy of Patients’ Data in the Healthcare Industry through Access Control |
| Prior to the introduction of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), there never existed a set of security standards or general requirements for protecting health information in the healthcare industry. At the same time, new technologies were steadily evolving and the healthcare industry have started to move away from paper processes by relying more on the use of computers to pay claims, answer eligibility questions, provide health information and conduct a host of other administrative and clinically based functions. For example, in order to provide more efficient access to critical health information, covered entities are using web-based applications and other “portals” that give physicians, nurses, medical staff as well as administrative employees more access to electronic health information. |
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| Banking |
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| Access Control in Banking: Improving Security with Biometrics |
| The industry’s growth over the time period is a strong indicator that banking in the nation has bounced back favorably from the recent economic crisis a few years ago. Moving away from the economic climate concerns, most physical retail banks are now facing issues with access control brought on by technological advancement, both in terms of satisfying customer expectations by providing high-tech solutions and ambience, as well as securely safeguarding their assets and premises. This article addresses these two main concerns of the banking industry when dealing with their customers and employees, in addition to taking a look at how FingerTec solutions, particularly biometric devices, can help solve these issues. |
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