The iLog is easy to use and cost-effective to install, says Invisinets Réan van Niekerk, one of the companys founding directors. It can integrate with most existing access control systems, and just about any technology for logging people in and out of their workplaces including biometrics, barcode scanners, proximity readers, magstripe cards and so on. That means companies do not need to make any major changes to their existing infrastructure or work practices to use it. It can be installed and working seamlessly within a couple of days.

The device is constantly connected to Invisinets secure servers using the national GPRS infrastructure, says Van Niekerk. Site managers can get full attendance reports within minutes after the end of a shift, including from multiple or remote locations. The information can be exported in all standard formats for direct import into payroll packages, eliminating the need for timesheets and manual data capturing, he adds.

Invisinet Technologies is part of the Metacom group of companies, along with Datalinx Technologies, which produces the CellPAD device for wireless transaction processing. Metacom provides the group with a common technical base, while Invisinets knowledge of time and attendance-related business processes is supplied by founding directors, Charles Robinson and Clint Mason.