Synel Group Time

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Synel GroupTime Attendance
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Synel Group
Synel Industries UK Ltd 80
Synel France STSIO 90
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World Wide Distribution
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Synel Group

• Synel offers innovative, intelligent data
  collection hardware and software solutions for
  time and attendance, access control and job
  costing applications
• Synel adheres to international standards, and is
  ISO 90012000, UL and CE certified
• Synel has over 25,000 installations, and over
  150,000 terminals installed worldwide
• IBM and SAP authorized communication, and a
  Microsoft Certified Partner and Oracle Partner

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Synel A Solutions Provider

• Finding the desirable solution for each customer
• Tailor make solutions according to customers
  specific requirements
• Support and maintain know-how of numerous and
  variable technologies

Solution / Application Provider
Partner 1 - Burglar Fire Alarm
Partner 2 - Turnstiles, Barriers
Partner 3 - LPR
In-house - CCTV
In-house Access Control
In-house Visitors Vehicles
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Supported Technologies

• Existing Magnetic, Proximity, Barcode, MIFARE,
  DESFire, HID, Fingerprint, and more..

Supported Solutions

• Communication RS-232 / 485, TCP, Wireless,
  Wi-Fi, GPRS
• Modules Time Attendance, meals, cost center,
  job costing, scheduling, electronic wallet
  (cashless payments), etc.

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System Principles

• The Harmony system is based on the knowledge and
  experience acquired by Synel throughout the
  years.
• The system is
• A modular System
• Easy interface with other systems
• Real time
• User customization

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Workforce Management Solution

• Based on ONE single system
• An online system, providing reliable and
  immediate information
• 11 verification of employee and reports
  (Biometric Only)
• Data availability to all organizational levels
• System is used as a managerial tool for
  maximizing the use of the human resource
• A cost effective central solution
• Harmony has already been translated into 6
  languages
• English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese,
  Polish, Romanian

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Benefits

• A completely integrated system, developed and
  supported by one single manufacturer
• - Information from a single database is
  available and accessible to all departments
• - Prevents database duplication
• - Eliminates the need for updating various
  systems separately
• Reduces incorrect reporting
• Cuts down on the amount of staff required to
  handle multiple systems
• Automatic interfacing with external systems
• Automates the process through real-time reporting
  
• Empowers employees and gives management full
  visibility and maximum control
• Employees authorization ONCE ONLY!
• Modular system enables gradual additions and
  upgrades according to organizations expanding
  growth and requirements
• Audit trail

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Harmony Integrated Solution for all Attendance
modules
CCTV system
Badge production
Meals dining rooms reports
Door control
Passage control
Burglar systems
Visitors Vehicles
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Interfacing
Export
Import
Employee data
Data for payroll
SAP interfacing, employees subcontracting file
Alerts
Projects data
Scheduling information
Sap interfacing attendance meals
Meals
System control reports
Payroll data
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Time Attendance Module
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Time Attendance
SY-745 Biometric cost-effective terminal
SYnergy Linux-based Biometric Multimedia
Fingerprint terminal
SY-785 Biometric data collection terminal
SY-7500 Open Source Linux-based terminal
SY-777/A Industrious terminal
TCP/IP, GPRS, Wi-Fi
Central Harmony software
Server
E-Harmony
E-Harmony
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Time Attendance Module
General
PIP - Users Browsers e-Harmony
Terminals
HTTP
IIS Webservice HarmonySrv
Harmony Client
SYserver
Harmony DB
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System interfacing
Interface with
Data Files
Data Files
IMPORT
EXPORT

• ERP System
• Scheduling Systems
• Access Systems
• POS Systems
• Web Input
• Machinery
• Data Collection Methods
• Payroll Systems
• HR Systems
• Accounting Systems
• Material Management
• Messaging Systems

Transactions
Payroll
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General

• Database based on MS SQL2005/2008
• Windows and WEB interface
• Supports Windows7 / Windows 2008 32 bit
• Support for connecting to Active Directory via
  ADO connection
• Outlook-style user interface
• Flexible / customised menu system enabling
  personal adjustments
• Five organizational hierarchies
• Multi company
• Multi lingual
• Dynamic user profile facility for reports,
  screens
• Multi-organization system with full online, real
  time
• viewing of employee presence/ absence
• Automatic logging out from PC when leaving
• the office

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Time Attendance Module - General
Offers accuracy and efficiency in employee
activities for payroll purposes. Gathers all
attendance data, applies pre-set work agreements
and, in real time, calculates hours worked for
payroll calculation.

• Easy Time Tracking
• Ensure accurate and timely timesheets
• Make quick decisions
• Easy Integration with existing payroll systems

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Time Attendance Module Work Rules

• Complex work rules can be setup
• Fast and easy copy of work rules and shifts
• Multiple agreement types
• Advanced user interface
• Price handling of transactions between
• branches and departments
• Handling of Sunday jobs, shifts and exceptions
• Unlimited number of calendars
• New/customizable, dynamic authorization,
• including reading or reading/writing into a
  table

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Time Attendance Module Formulas

• Option for writing formulas into multiple fields
  quickly and easily inside work rules tables
• Formula generator great flexibility in
  generating complex work rules

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Time Attendance Module Absence Balance
Tracking

• Absence regulations are calculated in real-time
• Quick availability of decision making information
  
• Easy determination of efficient staffing
• Alerts on deviations from allowed daily quota

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Time Attendance Module Log Files

• Enables follow up on users activities within the
  system
• Definitions of each option - Add, delete or
  update - is done by the user
• Easy determination of which option and which
  entry will be registered

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Time Attendance Module Automation

• Automatic carry out of communication tasks
• The Automation module works in conjunction with
  the system task scheduler
• Defines the frequency of recurring Harmony
  operations of data collection, Calendar
  generation and data archiving

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Time Attendance Module Interfaces

• Enables exportation in DTS (Data Transformation
  Services) technology provided by the SQL server.
• Possible to create a package that can perform
  activities on data files

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Cost Center Module

• Enables defining Cost Center units, and allows
  you to track and follow employee activity
  according to cost centers, the amount of time
  spent on each cost center and the way this
  activity is divided between employees and
  employee groups

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Job Costing Module

• Follow-up on shop floor, job progress, customer
  orders, and efficiency and production statistics
• Graphic display of customer order status and
  efficiency reports (employee or machine)
• Supports route cards/job order, product tree
  support, and actual price setting
• Reports Efficiency, and attendance/job
  comparison
• Data collection from controllers/machines
• Connectivity with ERP and inventory systems

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Job Costing Module
Job orders, Routing Standard times
Employee
Workstation / Machine
Workflow Management

• Production efficiency
• Project management
• Delivery schedules
• Planning
• Costing

Quality assurance
Real Time dashboard tracks controls all
production activities
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Meals Module

• Manage available Meal Types (breakfast, lunch,
  dinner, light meal, vegetarian, sandwiches)
• Manage contractors that provide the meals
• Rate meals preferences
• Forecast of preferred meals
• Define meal rules per employee
• Terminals from which data is received
• Calculate meals cost for the
• company / employee / guest / per contractor
• New specific reports for Meal Module

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Schedule Master

• A scheduling and shift management solution
• Web Interface available and accessible to all
  users
• Integration with organization's existing systems
• An intuitive and user friendly user interface
• Optimal assignments and significant savings

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Schedule Master Main Features

• Intuitive WEB interface, available and accessible
  by all the organization users
• Integration with existing systems such as HR ,
  Payroll and TA
• Powerful scheduling capabilities for the entire
  organization
• A proven and unique Scheduling algorithm
• Web portal capabilities for employees

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Notifier Module

• Enables sending/receipt of information and data
  alerts according to pre-set definitions
• Data contains employee attendance information in
  keeping with the organizations work rules
• Alerts are sent via SMS or email, according to
  pre-defined intervals, and includes data
  completion history during success or failure
• Notifier is compatible with all Harmony modules
  Time Attendance, Access Control, Job Costing
  and Web.
• Sample operations
• TA module Department manager may receive an
  email each morning, informing him of employee
  tardiness

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Time Attendance Module Reports

• Typical customizations of Harmony reports
  include
• Changing columns
• Adding / deleting columns
• Deactivate
• Create optional calculation modes
• Define page direction and orientation
• Change report configuration
• Graphic reports for the manager
• Flexible import/export options to
• Excel/PDF/HTML

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Web Interface Module E-Harmony

• Use of organizations Intranet and full employee
  accessibility
• Web interface including read/write options
• Multi-level accessibility to data by employee
  hierarchy and authorization level
• Employee viewing and updating of reports -
  management viewing/approval of employee data
  according to predetermined levels
• Real time workstation attendance/jobs reporting
• Reports generated according to manager/employee
  authorization level
• Reports generated in PDF, Word and Excel formats
  for viewing or printing for various requirements
• Employee definition - new/updated
• User data correction, including supervisors
  approval of modifications
• Optional extra employee badge produced
• in case of loss
• Cost centers and tasks can be reported on Web
  interface in the daily screen
• Setting weekly work schedules
• Approving data without displaying the employees
  attendance report

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Time Attendance Module P.I.P

• Harmony P.I.P
• Displays the last information item entered for an
  employee, which enables verification whether the
  employee is present or absent, in or outside the
  organization. The system enables sending a mail
  message or displaying employees details and
  photo.
• Useful for use where there is a demand to follow
  employees attendance in real time, without
  direct access to Harmony or to Harmony reports
• Display of an icon next to employees name
  according to job title enables locating the
  most suitable employees in case of an emergency
  situation

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SY-NetServer

• Operates as a communication server for all Synel
  terminals via common communication types TCP,
  Local and Modem
• Built-in Scheduler for routine operations.
• Local communication continuous polling
• Fingerprint template management - automatic
  request of a new template, upon request the
  system transfers the template to the system.
• Supports a wide range of Synel SY terminals
• Modem - Operation via telephone lines, the
  terminal initiates a call to the server, which
  activates predefined actions

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SY-NetServer - Advantages

• Simultaneous programming of multiple terminals -
  saves time and minimizes system inactivity time
• Easily write customized DLL with a new and
  lighter interaction format
• New system provides more detailed debugging tools
  and Logs - Which makes system analysis faster
  and easier
• SY-NetServer fully supports DLLs .NET type
  with oldest technologies
• .NET type service mode is more stable and enables
  maintaining the system while the service is
  running
• Service is being backed-up by the internal
  watchdog engine
• SY NetServer combines internal support of many of
  the Syncomm options - which enables the user to
  only work with one application

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Real Time
Working in real time enhances productivity

• Alert Security when events happen
• Turn on cameras to capture events
• Lockdown access to terminated employees
• Send Management notifications As It Happens
• Refuse ENTRY / EXIT when schedules are updated
• Anti pass back and display employee attendance
  per zone
• Refuse transactions for closed jobs (data
  validation)
• Project report by buzzer and scroll from SQL
  table
• Real time reports
• Real Time messaging
• Real Time Job Status Updating

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Installations
Since 2007, Harmony systems have been installed
in over 130 sites in Israel alone, which include
some of the countrys largest organizations, and
over 100 world wide installations, including a
number of organizations in the UK, Vodafone in
Ghana, Bahrain stock exchange, Yanshan Oil
SINOPEC and Chengdu Sachuan Telecom
Electrification Engineering CO. Ltd. In China,
Forestry Fishing ministry of the Romanian
government, Siemens in Turkey, and many more..
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Installations - UK
DEUTSHE Lufthansa AG Deutsche Lufthansa AG is
a global aviation group with a total of more than
400 subsidiaries and associated companies. It is
also the largest airline in Europe in terms of
overall passengers carried. Lufthansas UK
offices, based in Heathrow, installed Synels
time and attendance and access control solution
in 2008. Using Harmony MS SQL and the E-Harmony
web module, the company monitors the attendance
of over 200 employees. They clock in and out
using Synels SY-760 proximity terminals. The
information is transmitted to the software via
the companys TCP/IP network or via GPRS using a
SIM card. Lufthansa also uses Synel proximity
readers (PRX-30 and PRX-25) and door controllers
(SY-400) to secure access to their building.
Access is granted by user groups and time zones.
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Installations in UK
TEXACO Synel won the tender for computerized
biometric attendance for TEXACO chain of petrol
stations in The Netherlands, Belgium and
Luxemburg. The project includes 140 biometric
fingerprint points, which are going to be
integrated with Synels Harmony system. The
system answers basic organizational needs in
three important areas access control, time
attendance, and various levels of HR
management. The new system replaces the old
manual system previously used in TEXACO. The use
of the Harmony system in this project is done
through the WEB, and the biometric points,
combined with Harmony, will enable TEXACO to
achieve better management control of its petrol
stations, as well as improve profitability.
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Installations in UK
McGee McGee Group is recognized as one of
Europe's largest Demolition and Earthworks
specialists with annual turnover in excess of 50
million pounds. Synel have installed at their
London offices Harmony SQL Time Attendance and
Access Control software with IP65 waterproof
terminals connected to IP cameras. The camera is
triggered by a relay in the clock so when
employee swipes his card a picture is taken and
saved to the PC. McGee are also using Synels
mobile access control unit, for IN and OUT
registration on construction/demolition sites.
Employees log IN and OUT and reporting is done
via GSM to central PC in the head office. Number
of employees approximately 1000
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Installations in Romania
The Forestry Fishing Ministry The Forestry
Fishing Ministry in the Romanian Government chose
Synel's Harmony system. The system features SWAP
transactions from Access Control to Time
Attendance, manages about 1,500 employees, and
comprises 210 SY-400 controllers connected to 2
proximity readers each, installed in 42 locations
around the country. The system includes TA
Access Control Web Module, installed on a
Harmony server located in the head office in
Bucharest, and 8 clients are located in main
branch offices around the country. One of the
main points taken into consideration is the
distance between the Bucharest head office and
the scattered branches, and many remote tools
were provided for enabling smooth performance and
management directly form the head office.
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Installations in Israel
Israel Shipyards Israel Shipyards (ISL) - One of
the largest privately owned ship building and
repair facilities in the East Mediterranean Harmo
ny Attendance and meals modules, with transfer
to payroll. Access control module for visitors
and vehicles in entrances, and visitors
module. Interface with ERP of attendance data for
the purpose of follow up and comparison of
planned vs. actual performance. Hardware SY-780
proximity TCP/IP About 500 employees
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Installations in Israel
Beit Shemesh Engines BSEL is a multi-faceted
company that includes research and development,
castings, machining, assembly and testing of
complete modules and turbine engines. Harmony
Time attendance and access control modules,
with automatic interfacing to ERP SAP of
employees data and jobs. Data is drawn from the
system, and the results of the attendance and
projects calculations are returned daily back to
the ERP system.
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Installations in Israel
Swissport The world's benchmark in ground
handling services. Harmony Time attendance and
Cost Center, interfacing with existing payroll
system 200 employees in 2 sites
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Installations in Israel
Aeronautics Is a leading defense solutions
provider and specializes in unmanned vehicles at
air sea and land Harmony Time attendance,
project reporting and access control 400
employees
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Installations in Israel
Hatsi Hinam chain of supermarkets Israels 3rd
largest food and retail chain, with 9 branches
countrywide. Harmony Time Attendance and
payroll Works with RSIs Handpunch About 2500
employees, in 9 branches
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Installations in Israel
Kimat Hinam discount food chain Harmony Time
attendance 1,500 employees in 10 sites
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Installations in Israel
Texas Instruments Designer and supplier of
digital signal processors Harmony Time
attendance and WEB, for employees and
subcontractors Attendance data is received from
the companys access control main international
system, its server residing in Italy. The system
registers first in-last out. 500 employees in 2
sites
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Installations in Israel
Colmobil Group A leading Israeli car importer.
System covers exhibition halls, garages, head
office. Harmony Time attendance and meals,
dealing with complex work rules 1,000 employees
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Installations in Israel
The Soldiers Corporation The FIDF initiates and
helps support social, educational, cultural and
recreational programs and facilities for Israeli
soldiers. Harmony Time attendance 500
employees
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Installations in Israel
Shilva A network for baby equipment Harmony Time
attendance and Cost Center, interface with
clients BI engine 500 employees
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Installations in Israel
Lambda Designing, manufacturing, sales and
maintenance-services of switching power supplies
and peripherals, uninterruptible power system
(UPS) and engine generators. 400
employees Harmony Time attendance and Job
Costing, data interface with ERP 400 employees
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Installations in Israel
Given Imaging Redefining the field of
gastrointestinal diagnosis by developing,
producing marketing innovative, products for
detecting GI disorders. Harmony Time
attendance, access control, job costing, meals
and Web. Reports to Chief Scientists for
receiving financial support and grants 150
employees
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Installations in Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries I.A.I Israel
Aerospace Industries is globally recognized as a
leader in developing military and commercial
aerospace technology. This distinction is the
result of nearly half a century of designing,
engineering and manufacturing, for customers
throughout the world Sy-400 SY-785 Harmony
Time attendance and access control modules 16,
000 employees
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Installations in Israel
SuperPharm SuperPharm is Israels the largest
chain of pharmaceutical stores. Project includes
Time Attendance module, Web, and cost center,
and all reporting is done through the cash
registers, which interface the chains
headquarters. 5,000 employees, in 150 branches
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Installations in Israel
IMCO The Harmony system supplied to IMCO is
designed to integrate with the recently
implemented ERP system. Harmony supplies an
integrated solution for the collection and
analysis of employees working hours for payroll
processing, and the collection of task reports
for the ERP system, for receiving the numbers of
work orders, and a continuous receipt of data
which has been collected from the shop floor. Job
reports are done by CCD barcode scanners /
readers which are connected to the terminals,
spread throughout the production halls in various
sites of the plant, including remote sites. The
CCD barcode reader scans the machine data or job
number directly from the route card order into
the terminal, eliminating the need to key-in the
numbers, thus avoiding errors. The use of barcode
makes the report easy, fast and accurate. The
attendance reports are then transferred by
interface to the payroll system for processing
and pay slips produced. Number of employees 300
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Installations in Israel
Israel Police Control and attendance reporting of
guards in 300 municipal councils and 4,500 guard
points throughout Israel. The system
serves Police national headquarters, about 100
security guards companies, and about 300 security
officers of the local councils. There are about
5,000 active guards out of a total of 15,000
registered guards. Harmony server is equipped
with a WEB module which. The server is connected
through a Firewall and S-box to the police
server, from which guards database is received
through a special Web Service. Only the security
officer of the local council is allowed to change
the guards scheduling. is equipped with a large
board with LEDs for each Special LEDs in the
national police headquarters indicate attendance
or absence of a guard at that point at a certain
time. Through the Notifier module the system
sends out an SMS messages to pre-defined groups.
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Installations in Israel
Haargaz Group Haargaz Group is one of Israels
oldest industrial companies, and is a leader in
the field of bus manufacturing. The company
employs more than 500 workers in 5 branches. The
solution for this project includes Harmony Time
Attendance Meals Badge Production e-Harmony
modules, and data is transferred daily into two
payroll programs and to SAP. Hardware includes 20
SY-765 terminals, and turnstiles stationed in
four dining rooms entrances.
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Installations in Israel
Tavas Project TAVAS is one of Israels largest
companies for cleaning and security guards
services. The company employs over 2,000 workers
spread in various positions and sites around the
country. The TAVAS project is comprised of a
Harmony system which includes telephone reporting
module, WEB interface, job costing module,
schedule module and a payroll module, which
interfaces to Harmony system, all installed on
one single server. Hardware includes 50 biometric
fingerprint magnetic SY-785 terminals, equipped
with cellular GPRS data SIM that provides IP
address, which enables communication from remote
locations, at sites that do not belong to the
company itself. Each terminal has its own IP
address and communicates online with the Harmony
system. The system manages all work schedules,
full time, part time and hourly workers. Managers
can view and edit employees attendance online.
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Installations in Israel
Idit Food Technologies Idit Food Technologies, is
a large food catering company which has won a bid
for supplying food catering services to IDF
military bases. Synel' terminals have been
adjusted and customized to Ididts specific
requirements, to include definition options
according to meal times and types, and in
addition terminals are each equipped with a
printer that issues meal coupons. The system can
identify what meal type has been consumed in
which dining room and on what time. The system
has been customized for use with personal badges
of soldiers in both permanent force and regular
service, and also includes civilians working for
the military as well as external subcontractors.
The use of the system enables a meaningful cut
down on food expenses and manpower to handle
administrative issues, and will significantly
reduce the amount of food being wasted.
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Installations in Israel
Meuhedet Healthcare services The project involves
an installation of a central Harmony server, and
special adjustments and adaptations made to the
healthcare institutions interfaces. These
interfaces enable automatic updates of employees
data, and exporting of attendance data to the
organizations HR system. Synels solution
caters for all attendance reports of Meuhedets
employees, which are registered online in the
central system, and not collected only at the end
of the day. The employee can enter the system at
any time and verify that his report has been
accepted at the time of reporting. One of the
systems main advantages is its ability to alert
about missing reports when making an
identification to enter other organizational data
systems. The project involves 400 SY-785
fingerprint terminals. Harmony is used as a
collection system and data transfer to mainframe,
and Mainframe interface to Harmony of employee
file for the purpose of authorization and
validation of employees reports. One central
system manages all 400 terminals, in 250
clinics.
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Schedule Master Installations

• O2 - London
• Scheduling 7000 employees
• More then 15 different departments
• Integration with Payroll, HR , and access control
  readers and Kiosks

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Schedule Master Installations

• National Rugby Football Union Twickenham
• More than 5000 employees
• 5 different department
• Integration with Payroll, HR, Card readers and
  Kiosks
• Scheduling Web portal for employees

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HR Department How can HARMONY help you?

• Streamlines your processes by integrating with
  your current HR system
• You always have real-time employee working hours
  to hand
• Reduces the number of routine queries to the HR
  department
• Frees up HR time
• Alerts management to any problem employees or
  shifts

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Payroll Department How can HARMONY be of
benefit to you?

• Eliminates cumbersome manual timesheet entries
  and associated errors and streamlines the payroll
  process
• Reduces the number of calls to the payroll
  department
• Saves you time
• Keeps your payroll up to date

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Supervisors Team Leaders What can HARMONY do
for you?

• Allows you to see employee attendance trends
• Enables you to look at trends in employee
  performance
• Runs activity reports on your employees as you
  need them
• Creates exception reports such as absences,
  overtime or early arrivals
• Gives you the information you need to control
  employee working time and attendance in Real Time

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Senior Management What does HARMONY do for you?

• Increases your knowledge of employee time
• Lets you know the true cost of your employee time
  
• Creates a more efficient workforce
• Provides a real-time, accurate picture of
  employee trends, highlighting best practices and
  indicating problem areas for attention

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Finance Accounts Personnel Why would you
benefit from HARMONY?

• Gives you a complete picture of employee
  efficiencies and trends
• Increases profitability by reducing overheads
• Reduces overtime and improves employee attendance
• Saves you money if you install our web-based
  employee interface
• Processes payroll more accurately
• Provide an actual product cost calculation

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Synel Around the World
Corporate www.synel.com Israel www.synel.co.il
NA www.synel-usa.com USA www.timeamerica.com UK www.synel.co.uk France www.synel-france.com
China www.synelchina.com Russia www.synel.ru
Logiphone www.logiphone.co.il
Anteco www.anteco.co.il
Dorsel www.dorsel.co.il