API Announces Interactive Employee Badge Reader; Employee Information Station Provides Real-Time Messaging for Employees.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers HARTFORD, Wis.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 28, 2002 Automating Peripherals Inc. (API) announced today the availability of its next-generation badge reader, the Employee Information Station (EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. ), which is a Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE-based, wall- or pedestal-mounted device that includes a 10.4-inch touch-screen display to communicate messages to employees as they badge in. The EIS is an interactive tool that provides employees with easy access to their labor-related information. The EIS is integrated with time and attendance, staffing/scheduling and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. systems, enabling employees to review pertinent personnel information, such as time cards and work schedules, view benefit information and receive notifications about expiring certifications. In addition, the EIS automatically communicates work assignments to float employees when they badge in at the facility for the day. Hospitals using the EIS can also configure the device to play brief informational or training videos for specific employees. The Windows touch-screen interface makes the badge reader intuitive and easy-to-use with minimal or no training. The EIS includes an Intel(R) StrongARM* 206 megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. processor, 64 megabytes of RAM, and 64 megabytes of compact flash storage that is expandable to 512 megabytes. The product offers proximity, magnetic-stripe and bar-code-reading technologies for badge in, and will soon include options for biometric and interactive voice recognition (IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. ) capabilities. "Employees can use the Employee Information Station not only to clock in, but in place of a departmental computer in many instances. They can check benefit balances online and review corporate policies on the organization's intranet site. Because the EIS is synchronized with payroll, time and attendance, staffing and HR systems, employees get real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. that is relevant to their jobs, as well as their overall satisfaction," said Bryan Dickerson, vice president of system development for API. The EIS badge readers are easily installed on a pedestal On a Pedestal is an EP by the Swedish band Adhesive, released in 1998. Track listing
Future capabilities include using the EIS as a thin-client device to access other Web-based and intranet applications that are available within the enterprise. About API API is a leading provider of payroll, human resource, time and attendance, staffing/scheduling, education tracking and access control software for healthcare organizations. Founded in 1982, API has more than 350 installations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with customers ranging in size from 500 employees to more than 15,000 employees. The company has a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, and is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider. The company's Web site address is www.api-wi.com. |
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