Benefits Of Biometric Fingerprint Technology

Sept. 28, 2010 - PRLog -- What is biometric fingerprint technology?
Biometrics (ancient Greek: bios ="life", metron ="measure") is the study of methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. In information technology, biometric authentication refers to technologies that measure and analyze human physical and behavioural characteristics for authentication purposes. Examples of physical (or physiological or biometrc) characteristics include fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, facial patterns and hand measurements, while examples of mostly behavioural characteristics include signature, gait and typing patterns.

What are the Benefits of Biometric Technology?
For employers
Reduced costs - password maintenance
Reduced costs - no buddy punching
Increased security - no shared or compromised passwords
Increased security - deter and detect fraudulent account access
Increased security - no badge sharing in secure areas
Competitive advantage - familiarity with advanced technology

For employees
Convenience - no passwords to remember or reset
Convenience - faster login
Security - confidential files can be stored securely
Non-repudiation - biometrically transactions difficult to refute

For consumers
Convenience - no passwords to remember or reset
Security - personal files, including emails, can be secured
Security - online purchases safer when enabled by biometric
Privacy - ability to transact anonymously

For retailers (online and point-of-sale)
Reduced costs - biometric users less likely to commit fraud
Competitive advantage - first to offer secure transaction method
Security - account access much more secure than via password

For public sector usage
Reduced costs - strongest way to detect and deter benefits fraud
Increased trust - reduced entitlement abuse

Although the algorithms which are used to implement fingerprint recognition are efficient enough to improvise with minor changes in the original fingerprint of the authorized user, but certain physical factors like heavy injuries that may cause damage to the finger is an issue, and such instance have created a concern for the developers of such system. An idea to overcome this situation has been considered by our team, and the proposed software not only provides alternates to such conditions but it also provides a dual security mechanism which is based on dual checks during access. Precisely, multiple scans of a particular fingerprint are stored in the system, and in case, a mismatch occurs with one of the images, the system automatically rematches the finger print with the other images.

You may come across the device in large corporate offices in India. Biometric fingerprint readers are used in access control, time attendance management, and payroll calculation. High profile government offices also make use of this technology. Unauthenticated entry can be checked with the help of a biometric security system in sensitive premises. There is a great potential for the technology to be used in identity cards. Biometric fingerprint reader in India may be used in the creation of driving licenses, passports, election cards, etc. Indian markets promise good development for biometrics. However, there are many factors that restrain a steady growth of this technology.      

Biometric fingerprint technology  is penetrating the marketplace at an amazing rate. A fingerprint biometric system can be used to eliminate the hassle of barcodes, passwords, magstripe devices, and PINs. After researching, I found that Tutis Technologies Ltd. is revolutionizing the biometrics industry by offering innovative fingerprint software solutions and dependable fingerprint readers that accelerate acceptance rates, reduce costs, and maximize return on investment.

http://www.tutistech.in/fingerprints_readers.html

http://www.tutistech.in/time_attendance_system_index.html

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Tutis Technologies Ltd, is a pioneer in the field of Biometric software solutions in India for access control and time attendance.It has a range of fingerprint based biometric products and software solutions with a wide spectrum of functionality, interoperability and scope for customization.