Stromberg, a subsidiary of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) and a leading provider of time and attendance solutions for mid- to large-sized businesses, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV software solutions, recognizing Stromberg’s expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, Stromberg has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

“We are extremely pleased to have attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program. This allows us to clearly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers,” said Seth Bernstein, president of Stromberg. “The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the offerings that we provide for clients.”

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One extremely useful application of biometric technology arises in the field of time and attendance. Huge levels of productivity are lost by companies around the world due to absence/lateness of staff. The management of such companies took action by requiring staff members to clock in when they arrive and clock out when they leave. Hence, they could be paid wages based on the exact hours they worked. However, the emergence of “buddy clocking” managed to largely beat this system. It only took a few staff members to actually come to work, then clock all their absent collegues in, for the problem to reoccur. Thankfully, biometrics has arrived on the scene to largely eliminate this problem. Workers may not be recognised based on their fingerprints - essentially an infallable way of accurately tracking the attendance of a workforce. Biometric time and attendance systems integrate with most existing payroll software to facilitate the generation of automated, accurate wages. This utilisation of biometrics can vastly increase profits for a company, and consequently is being adopted across the globe.