An affordable time and attendance system is what small retailers and other SMSs have at their disposal which uses cutting-edge biometric technology.

A lot of low-cost solutions are presented by many specialist providers of identification solutions. For example, Databac Group, that is one of them, presented solution in Staff on Time. And the Staff on Time Retail fingerprint terminal logs up to 15 users. But the PLUS terminal handles up to 30 users for larger companies.

"To date, there has not been much in the way of biometric time and attendance aimed at small enterprises. Time keeping is necessary for the bottom line for shops and other businesses which pay employees by the hour. Moreover, Staff on Time provides a trusty, affordable solution that cannot be deceived," said Charles Balcomb, Databac Group managing director.

What fingerprint technology do is to eradicate 'buddy punching' where colleagues clock each other in or out, earlier or later as a favor. Moreover, it is highly secure.

Including a fingerprint terminal and Staff on Time software, Staff on Time is a complete solution. Nevertheless, the Windows-based software is easy to install, easy to use and, in the case of Pro USB, fully configurable. Being customizable, management reports can cover incident reports, punctuality reports and productivity reports per employee or department.

The Staff on Time range of biometric products is currently available direct from Databac. By the way, resellers will be announced shortly.