Blogs in Organizations

When an organization introduces a new system or technology into the company, employees need time to learn how to use it. Blogs can be useful in these types of situations for employees as it allows them to communicate for effectively with one another to discuss about the new system.

Using blogs in an organization has its advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages include helping the organization develop relationships with customers and brand loyalty. It is also a good way for sharing knowledge and getting feedback. However, some of the disadvantages include the difficulties of maintaining a blog. It is easy to start a blog but many times people run out of things to say or have a difficult time express themselves.

Reference:

http://archive.websitenotes.com/websitenotes-37-20040823BlogsandBloggingAdvantagesandDisadvantages.html

http://www.globalprblogweek.com/archives/how_to_launch_a_corp.php

Disadvantages of Biometric Devices

Even though biometrics improves security in organizations, there are certain disadvantages to these devices. One of the main disadvantages to a fingerprint biometric device is that ones fingerprint changes with time, which can cause problems in identifying the fingerprint. Other disadvantages of the fingerprint are public perceptions and privacy concerns.

A few disadvantages of iris biometrics include difficulties being captured for some people and can also be easily covered by eyelashes, lenses and reflections. Also this device requires much more training than most other devices, which means more expenses for organizations.

Hair, glasses and accessories can obstruct face recognition biometrics like the iris. The face also changes over time. Hand geometry and speech recognition on the hand, is not distinctive enough especially in big organizations.

References:

http://www.biometricview.com/disadvantages-of-biometric-security.php

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Advantages for Organizations

The use of biometric devices in organizations can be very advantageous for them. As organizations are beginning to replace punch cards with these devices, it eliminates “buddy punching”, which minimizes time theft. Biometrics also increases workplace security by making sure the user is the right person. It eliminates lost IDs, ID theft, forgotten passwords. The use of these devices also reduces certain expenses such as password administration costs and payroll expenses.

References:

http://www.questbiometrics.com/advantages-of-biometrics.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/systems/biometrics.htm

http://biometricddevises.blogspot.com/

New Technology remplacing old

These new biometric devices are slowly replacing older, less efficient technology. It has quickly become a tool for helping to solve identity problems. It is being used in law enforcement and in intelligence analyst as a criterion for establishing identity. Biometric devices are also replacing smart cards, magnetic stripe cards, photo ID cards, keys and passwords as they can be lost, forgotten or stolen. In businesses, these devices are also starting to replace punch cards as they are more efficient.

References:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/systems/biometrics.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics#Current.2C_Emerging_and_Future_
Applications_of_Biometrics
http://www.accu-time.com/biometrics.htm
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What is a biometric device?

BIOMETRIC DEVICES are a form of identity access management and access control. It is an information technology associated with secure identification of a user, which rely mainly on biological identification. The most common form of these includes fingerprint and retinal identification as well as face recognition, DNA, hand and palm geometry, and voice recognition. These characteristics can be used for their universality, uniqueness, permanence, collectability, performance and acceptability.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics
http://www.it.jhu.edu/glossary/abc.html
http://biometricclocks.com/index.php