It gives companies a much higher security system and eliminates the need for cards. Some companies will still have an ID, and they serve a good purpose to identify who should be in the building and who shouldn't be. Instead of using card access, which the cards can be stolen or lost, you are actually confirming the person coming through the door is the one you have authorized. Another newer technology is visitor management software. It allows companies to know who is in their facilities at all times.
Companies can log in guests, employees who forgot their badges, delivery people and others.
There is also a restricted visitor function to protect employees involved in domestic abuse, or to prevent disgruntled employees from trying to get back in. Other advantages to visitor management software include records management. Some companies are also being audited on security issues, so the visitor management software helps keep track of visitors. With visitor management software, such as Access Sentry, companies can also conduct photo verifications of people who state they lost their badges. The software also provides reports in case of emergency that show who is in the facility and hasn't checked out in the last 24 hours.