Parents can use the card to enter the building. Crabbs said that if parents forget their cards, they can ring the doorbell, and Mount Zion staff will identify them before letting them in. Since all the parents' photos are stored in the computer, it's easy to match up kids with parents. Now, the parents are comfortable with the system, and the children enjoy swiping the cards when they arrive, she said. Infotronics produces only the Kiddy Koral software portion of the setup.
Software has a lot faster turn-around time.
We don't re-invent the wheel. Crowley said he prefers selling the hardware and software together so he is sure they are completely compatible. The amount of hardware needed depends upon what items the facility already has, how large the building is and how many children receive care. Trovan, a company in Santa Barbara, Calif., manufactures the access cards for Infotronics. It used to take a lot of time to calculate time.