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Biometric system to check on Govt staff
Some 2000 government officers working at Parliament House will soon be lining
up to have their index fingers
scanned as part of a new biometric attendance monitoring
system to be introduced next month.
The 700,000 baht contract to install the system was awarded to Bangkok System and
Software (BSS), a local security
solution developer and system integrator.
In an interview with
Database, BSS managing director Kenny Nawani said fingerprint technology
was becoming widely deployed not only for access control, but also to
monitor attendance because it could provided more accurate records when
compared to current punch cards or swipe cards.
A fingerprint scanner can help improve the attendance
of workers, especially for factories,'' he said, noting that one study
shows that employees ``cheat'' on their attendance by 5-15% on average.
Employees will also be encouraged to start work on time, which will lead to better
productivity, he noted.
Founded in 1991, Bangkok System and Software started out doing software
customisation as well as providing imported fingerprint scanners.
However, with its own engineering and marketing experience it was able to stop
the import business and develop its own software and hardware a couple of years
ago.
The company provides two major finger print scanning solutions: one for
time
attendance and one for access control.
Our software supports Thai language and can support an unlimited number of
users per machine,'' he said, noting that the processing speed from scanning to
matching and verifying a fingerprint was under three seconds.
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Mr.
Kenny
said the company's software for managing attendance could record each
employee's biography, daily time table records and reports for executive analysis.
The software can also link to human resource or payroll systems.
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Both systems have an option to link to IP cameras for recording or showing real-time
pictures at an entrance gate, and the system also has a unique emergency alert
function.
We always use two fingers, both the left and right index fingers, when we collect prints.
Right-handed people always use the right index finger to access their building or record
their time, but if there is something wrong, he or she can alert security guards by using a
left index finger instead,'' he said.
An alert message will automatically be sent to officers in a control room without the
public noticing so there is no panic. The officers can also know what has happened
at an access point by using the closed-circuit IP camera, he said.
Bangkok System and Software can also customise its fingerprint scanners to fit each
customer, such as installing it in an elevator for secure residential buildings, or a
scanner with a numeric keypad for organisations that want to use 13-digit
ID card
numbers as a double check access procedure, or installed on a stand or pillar.
The company plans to add more features to its solutions by developing web based
management programs. It will also introduce web authentication with a digital
signature in a USB token soon.
The token would make e-transactions more secure, for example e-banking
transactions, said the managing director, noting that the company would
also provide a software development kit for further application development.
Bangkok System and Software has sales revenue of around 30 million baht and
aims to grow its business 5% this year.
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