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Carrefour Supermarkets deploy fingerprint recognition terminals for access control

Carrefour Supermarkets in Istanbul will be using a fingerprint recognition terminal for access control and time and attendance management.

The technology from Suprema Inc., BioEntry Plus, is a distributed IP system terminal with the high level security provided by biometrics. The system provides efficient management of access control and time and attendance for the more than 5,000 employees working at stalls located across the country.

As stalls are scattered in various regions of the nation, the company’s HR division needs to accurately check and confirm employees’ time and attendance as well as access control for security. A total of 500 units were provided to Carrefour by Meyer Inc., a local partner of Suprema in Turkey.

Carrefour Supermarkets in Istanbul were previously using the RF (MIFARE) card based terminal and system for access control and time & attendance management, but the company had difficulty in controlling the behavior of employees such as ‘Buddy Punching’, which employees frequently practiced by card sharing.

The card duplication was not only consideration, another serious issue is security as RF cards can be easily duplicated and used by unauthorized persons. Additionally, the company needed to improve management and administration efficiency and productivity because of the frequent issuance of cards due to employee loss.

"We’re very pleased to provide our products to Carrefour, a global leader in the global retail industry," said Young S. Moon, Vice President of Suprema Inc. "Though the project is specifically for the supermarkets in Istanbul this time, we expect it will be a momentum to bring more opportunities of business expansion for partnership with Carrefour Group internationally in the future."

 

(Source: Retail in Asia)