Aurora Computer Services Ltd - The Face of Biometrics

February 2010

Aurora roll out Face Recognition system for Willmott Dixon

Aurora have recently increased their extensive construction customer base with the addition of Willmott Dixon Housing. The site team working on a major regeneration scheme currently being undertaken by Willmott Dixon Housing in South Acton, took delivery of our face recognition system during February and although we have previously supplied to the construction division of the Willmott Dixon Group, this marks our first installation with the group’s specialist social and affordable housing division. Willmott Dixon is a top 25 UK construction company with a turnover in excess of £800m.

January 2010

Aurora enjoys good exposure at BETT 2010

Aurora attended BETT between 13th & 16th January on stand P18. Aurora have been impressed with the amount of interest shown in faceREGISTER at BETT.

BETT was a great show which was very well attended by a lot of visitors despite the snowy conditions. faceREGISTER has also featured in a news report by BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat programme, you can see the report by clicking on this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_10000000/newsid_10004500/10004529.stm

December 2009

Aurora on show at BETT 2010

Aurora will be exhibiting at BETT London Olympia on the 13 – 16 January 2010.

BETT is the world’s largest educational technology event.

We are on stand number P18.

November 2009

Team Homes Limited choose Face Recognition Technology from Aurora

Aurora are delighted to add Team Homes Limited to their ever growing list of customers working within the construction sector. Team Homes Limited have recently taken delivery of a face recognition system for one of their affordable housing projects within the London area.

October 2009

Aurora launches a rental service for Integrated Biometric Turnstiles to construction sites

In addition to purchasing and leasing options for Aurora’s Integrated Biometric Turnstiles, we are now able to offer a fixed weekly rental rate to companies wishing to hire these systems. Unlike other companies who may offer rental services through partnerships with plant hire businesses, Aurora manages the whole process in conjunction with our turnstile provider.

Please contact our sales team on 01604 780800 for further details.

September 2009

Aurora now features dynamic links to key MIS providers

As from September Aurora Computer Services Limited now has dynamic links to both:- SIMS from Capita AND CMIS from SERCO

faceREGISTER from Aurora can take key and continually updated information from your schools MIS to populate its database.

In addition faceREGISTER can write attendance marks back to each of the systems, not just for session attendance but for lesson registration as well.

September 2009

Total Work Place Management Exhibition – 7th and 8th October 2009

Why not visit the Aurora ID card centre at London Olympia in the Grand Hall where you will see us at Stand Number E34.

September 2009

faceREGISTER

Leventhorpe School in Hertfordshire and East Hampstead School in Bracknell have launched the new academic year by registering students by using faceREGISTER for their 6th form students.

August 2009

Aurora wins new client Balfour Beatty Construction Northern.

Balfour Beatty has purchased a site access system to secure their construction site at an MOD base in Yorkshire. The system uses our proprietary facial recognition system and a secure airlock style turnstile to control the access and egress of operatives working on this site. Aurora was able to win this contract by being able to meet the client’s requirements and adapting our software.

August 2009

Aurora wins a biometric Time & Attendance system role out for AJ Morrisroe.

Aurora has been asked to supply a central time and attendance system and biometric readers for 10 sites. The system will allow AJ Morrissroe to pay their PAYE and CIS employees using a biometric and integrate directly with their existing payroll system. The system will be located in their head office but access over ADSL and VPN connections by site managers to check and authorise the hours worked.

July 2009

Aurora launches a rental service for Clockface+ biometric units to construction sites.

In addition to purchasing and leasing options for biometric units Aurora are now able to offer a fixed weekly rental rate to companies wishing to hire our units. Please contact our sales team on 01604 780800 for further details.

July 2009

Aurora ID Card Centre are pleased to launch their new FaceFinder software, enabling automatic cropping of batches of images to the head only in seconds!

Fully configurable, this application is perfect for any University or College taking large batches of images for their MIS system or ID cards – for more information please call 01604 780 808 or alternatively email sales@idcardcentre.co.uk

July 2009

Aurora are pleased to announce that we are a 'SIMS SQL Technical Partner' with Capita

Aurora has been working with Capita Children's Services to closely integrate the widely used education management system SIMS, with Aurora's own faceREGISTER and faceMANAGER software.

This partnership will strengthen the working relationship with Capita, ensuring seamless integration of biometric face recognition into standard school management systems.

July 2009

ID Card Centre Latest Updates

ID Card Centre sponsors a highly successful “Nottinghamshire Association of School Business Managers” conference.

New ID Card printer bundles available see www.idcardcentre.co.uk or contact us for more information on 01604 780808

ID Card Centre to attend Total Workplace Management exhibition 7-8th October 2009 at London Olympia.

June 2009

Robertson Construction joins Aurora’s ever growing list of construction customers.

We are delighted to be supplying our face recognition technology on a major project in Scotland for our client Robertson Construction, part of the Robertson Group, a £200m t/o privately owned construction, property, investments and facilities services business.

May 2009

Biddenham Upper School is now the latest school to have faceREGISTER successfully installed.

Please click on this link to view faceREGISTER in use at the City of Ely Community College.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=396794

April 2009

Post 16 faceREGISTER solution will be launched on 1st April 2009.

Why not look at our website www.faceREGISTER.net

faceREGISTER has been successfully installed in the following sites:-
• City of Ely Community College
• St Neots Community College
• Heathcote School and Barnwell School are the first two Hertfordshire schools to have faceREGISTER installed.

Aurora attended the East Sussex event on Wednesday 1st April 2009 Harnessing Technology Event at the National Golf course in Uckfield – Sussex.

March 2009

We are delighted to welcome BAM on board who are one of the seven Top 10 Construction Companies that Aurora supplies to.

Aurora won and secured business from BAM Construction who are part of Royal BAM Group. The Royal BAM Group are a European construction giant who have enjoyed a turnover of 9 billion Euros in the last 12 months.

In 2008 Aurora was delighted to welcome two new customers they were:-
• Balfour
• Beatty Interserve

On the 19th March Aurora installed face recognition Time and Attendance software into the South Wales Hospital Development project.

January 2009

Aurora ID Card Centre launches its product range to rave reviews at the BETT show in Olympia.

Not content with winning contracts to supply over 22 schools with ID card solutions, we also launched our new face recognition 6th form based registration solution. Piloted at St Neots Community College, this technology was a huge hit with students, staff and teachers alike.