Computer and Communication Terminals
Schlage Biometric HandPunch Provides Easy Clock In/Clock Out for Community Hospice
7 Locations Use Hand Geometry Biometrics to Record Time & Attendance
CAMPBELL, CALIF. - January 8, 2008 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that Community Hospice is using Schlage HandPunch terminals to record time and attendance information at its multiple locations throughout the greater Modesto (Calif.) area. Depending on which of the locations are reporting, attendance data is transmitted via TCP/IP network or dial-up.
"Previously, our timekeeping was done manually, relying on handwritten time cards and then calculated," reports Elaine Orozco, payroll clerk for Community Hospice. "We were spending too much time with manual processing. Plus we ran the risk of employees filling out timecards for their friends. With our HandPunch terminals, we are able to eliminate the worry of buddy-punching."
Today, employees swipe their ID badges or manually enter a PIN number into the Schlage HandPunch terminal and lay their hands on the unit's platen to begin their shifts. They also do likewise to punch in and out for lunch and at the end of their shifts.
"The first time our employees used the HandPunch, they were 'wowed' and surprised at how the technology works," adds Orozco. "Today, as a result of using the HandPunch and our new time and attendance software, we are assured of accurate records while saving our managers and myself much processing time."
As the organization continues to grow, Orozco reports that all future sites will have HandPunch units.
About Community Hospice
Since 1979, Modesto-based nonprofit organization Community Hospice has provided comfort and care for terminally ill patients and their families, regardless of ability to pay. Community Hospice also provides bereavement and grief support to anyone in the community. To learn more, visit www.hospiceheart.org or phone 209-578-6300.
About Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
Ingersoll Rand's Security Technologies Sector is a leading global provider of products and services that make environments safe, secure and productive. The sector's market-leading products include electronic and biometric access control systems; time-and-attendance and personnel scheduling systems; mechanical locks; portable security; door closers, exit devices, architectural hardware, and steel doors and frames; and other technologies and services for global security markets. Website is www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com.
Ingersoll Rand is a leading diversified industrial company providing products, services and integrated solutions to industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to food retailing, construction, and agriculture. With a 135-year-old heritage of technological innovation, we help companies worldwide to be more productive, efficient and innovative. In every line of our business, Ingersoll Rand enables companies and their customers to create progress.
For a downloadable, high-resolution photograph of the Schlage HandPunch terminal in use at the Community Hospice, go to www.brighamscully.com. Click Photographs/Schlage Biometrics.
Contact Name:
Scott Newland
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies: 408-341-4142
Contact Name:
Tom Brigham
Brigham Scully: 207-941-1100
