Inchcape Shipping Services tap FESD Dubai biometrics for Middle East HQ

'For the past couple of years we've been using a combination of swipe and proximity cards to secure our IT rooms and data centers' states ISS's Jay Gopal. 'But with the growth of our workforce and the growing priority for risk management in light of the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS) it became clear that our security controls could be copied, stolen, or passed off to an undesignated employee without ISS noticing the breach in security.'

The decision to recruit FESD Dubai came after ISS personnel determined that strict and staggered access rights needed to be implemented across the company's segregated departments. For instance, the company required that all of its 120 personnel maintain access to the company's front entrance/main office while only a few select employees would gain access to segregated departments and IT centers.

'Given the dynamic nature of ISS's work environment, any effort to monitor and direct employee workflows can seem like an extremely daunting task' explains FESD Dubai's Jonathan Sandals. 'But by applying biometrics that can feed accurate employee data into software which dictates where personnel should and shouldn't be, the pitfalls of more traditional security systems, such as when workers trade passwords or security cards to unauthorized staff, can be effectively eliminated.'

FESD Dubai's biometric solutions for access control and personnel management focus on integrating the reliable data produced by biometric technology in to the time & attendance, payroll, and HR programs needed by small and large scale industry.

Since opening in 2002, FESD Dubai has completed over 500 installations for clients throughout the GCC, Africa, and India.