Apex (News - Alert) Time Solutions has unveiled a new and improved Hand Punch GT-400 terminal from Schlage.

To verify each employee’s identity, 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.

With the help of Hand geometry, the reliability is increased and privacy concerns over fingerprint and other biometric technologies are also reduced. The hand measurements are converted into a 20-byte numerical template which is then matched with the enrollment template of each employee and the identity is verified.

In environments where dirt, dust, grease, moisture, swelling, and dryness are present, this employee biometric time clock functions well. The punch-in and punch-out data at the point of entry which removes the need for translation of timecard records along with any discrepancies between time worked and time reported is read and recorded by the device.

Through an Ethernet connection, without removing the GT-400 from the wall and disrupting productivity, supervisors can upgrade the device remotely i.e. download new firmware and application functionality. The growth of bacteria is restrained by the antimicrobial coating embedded in platen, keypad and restrains.

For effective Workforce time and attendance, the ATS HandPunch GT-400 is one of the most important solutions. You can improve record-keeping accuracy, mitigate risk, increase employee productivity and provide greater peace of mind for yourself and your employees, with the ATS HandPunch.

In related news, Data Management, Inc. a company that develops time and attendance solutions for employee labor tracking has launched new, Schlage biometric HandPunch GT-400 terminals, which belong to its integrated time and attendance solutions.