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Biometric Attendance Systems, Engineered for the UAE Workforce

Complete hardware supply, local software setup and on-site installation for businesses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates. One engineer, one quotation, one system that survives your actual site conditions.

7
Emirates covered
48hr
Typical install turnaround
0
Cost for the site survey
SIF
WPS file export built in

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Where is your site?

Hardware we supply, install & support

Recent projects

Real installations, photographed on site

Attendance terminals are the visible part. Behind them sit the network, the server, the cabling and the power — which is why our team is built from IT engineers rather than device fitters.

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10+

Certified IT engineers on staff

What they cover

  • Biometric attendance & access control
  • Networking, firewalls & cyber security
  • Servers, NAS & structured cabling
  • CCTV & surveillance storage
  • Telephony & PA systems
  • Audio-visual & background music
  • Wall-mounted ZKTeco fingerprint attendance terminal showing a check-in screenAttendance

    Biometric attendance integrated to ERP/HRMS via API

  • Server rack with network switches, recorders and video storage unitsSecurity

    Surveillance system with dedicated video storage

  • Equipment cabinet with firewall, server, NAS and PA system hardware in a clinicNetwork

    Network, firewall, server and NAS installation — clinic

  • Telephone system cabinet with structured cabling and patch panelsTelephony

    Multi-location NEC telephone system

  • Floor-standing network cabinet with switches and a laptop on top during commissioningNetwork

    Cyber security and network cabinet setup

  • Full-height rack of patch panels, switches and audio amplifiersAudio

    Background music system, RAK — integrated with an audio server over the internet

Launching soonIn development

AI camera attendance for schools — with an app for parents

Not a biometric terminal on a wall. A camera at the gate that recognises students as they arrive, marks the register automatically, and tells parents their child reached school safely.

Recognition as students walk in
An AI camera at the gate identifies students in motion — nothing to touch, no card to lose, no queue at the door. Attendance is marked before they reach the corridor.
Parents notified on arrival
A push notification the moment their child is recognised at the gate, and again at dismissal. The question every parent asks at 7:45am, answered without a phone call to reception.
Live roll call for safeguarding
One register of who is on campus right now — students, staff, contractors and visitors together — accessible from a phone at the assembly point during an evacuation.
Feeds your existing systems
Exports to your school management system rather than replacing it, so registers, absence follow-up and reporting stay where your staff already work.

On data protection, plainly: recognising a student's face is processing biometric data under UAE law, whatever the hardware is called. Any deployment needs a lawful basis, parental consent, a retention policy and sign-off from your school authority. We will not roll this out to a school that has not put those in place — and we will help you put them in place.

Register your interest

Not available to order yet. Tell us about your school and we will come back when the pilot opens — including honest timelines, not a launch date we invented.

Free survey, no obligation. We use your details only to respond to this enquiry — see our privacy notice.

Attendance software

Built for UAE payroll rules, not adapted to them

Most attendance software is written for a market where Ramadan hours, WPS files and 125%/150% overtime do not exist. Ours handles them as configuration, not as a monthly manual correction.

Payroll

WPS & payroll sync
Generate the Salary Information File from verified punches — no retyping of overtime and absence.
UAE overtime rules
125% standard and 150% late-night rates, with separate rest-day and public holiday handling.

Workforce

Ramadan shift logic
Reduced hours applied automatically to affected staff, so nobody is falsely recorded as leaving early.
Mobile app & geofencing
GPS clock-in for field, hybrid and multi-site teams, with mock-location detection.

Deployment & trust

Cloud or on-premise
Run it as a hosted service, or keep every biometric template on your own server.
Tamper-evident record
Device punches are immutable; manual edits are user-stamped and reason-coded.

UAE coverage

Installation and support in every emirate

Each emirate has its own gate passes, site conditions and realistic lead times. We state ours per emirate rather than promising same-day everywhere and explaining later.

Dubai

Same-day survey across Business Bay, JLT, DIFC, Al Quoz, DIP and JAFZA. SIRA-aware access control integration for towers and managed buildings.

  • Business Bay
  • JLT & JBR
  • DIFC
  • Al Quoz Industrial
  • +6 more

Abu Dhabi

Coverage across Mussafah, ICAD, KIZAD, Al Ain and the Corniche. Built for contracting firms and government-adjacent employers with strict audit requirements.

  • Mussafah (M-sectors)
  • ICAD I / II / III
  • KIZAD & Khalifa Port
  • Abu Dhabi Corniche & Hamdan St
  • +5 more

Sharjah

Strong coverage of Sharjah Industrial Areas 1–18, SAIF Zone, Hamriyah Free Zone and Al Nahda. Dust- and heat-rated hardware for warehouse and factory floors.

  • Sharjah Industrial Area 1–18
  • SAIF Zone
  • Hamriyah Free Zone
  • Al Nahda & Al Majaz
  • +4 more

Ajman

Ajman Industrial 1 & 2, Ajman Free Zone and Al Jurf. Cost-efficient bundles sized for 20–150 staff businesses.

  • Ajman Industrial Area 1 & 2
  • Ajman Free Zone
  • Al Jurf
  • Al Nuaimiya
  • +2 more

Ras Al Khaimah

RAKEZ, Al Hamra Industrial, Al Ghail and the quarrying belt. Hardware specified for heat, dust and remote connectivity.

  • RAKEZ (Al Hamra & Al Ghail)
  • Al Hamra Industrial Zone
  • Al Jazeera Al Hamra
  • Al Nakheel & Al Dhait
  • +2 more

Fujairah

Fujairah Port, Fujairah Free Zone, the oil terminal belt and the hospitality strip along the east coast.

  • Fujairah Port & Oil Terminal
  • Fujairah Free Zone 1 & 2
  • Fujairah City
  • Dibba
  • +2 more

Umm Al Quwain

UAQ Free Trade Zone, Al Salamah industrial and the coastal business strip. Compact deployments, honest lead times.

  • UAQ Free Trade Zone
  • Al Salamah Industrial
  • Umm Al Quwain City
  • Al Raas
  • +1 more

All UAE coverage

Response times, gate pass requirements and local site conditions for every emirate.

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Why replace paper

What manual attendance actually costs you

Not a sales argument — a list of the specific failure modes that show up in every paper or spreadsheet-based attendance process we are called in to replace.
 Paper / spreadsheetBiometric system
Buddy punchingPossible and, on unsupervised shifts, common. Paper and card systems cannot prevent it.Not possible — verification is tied to the person, not to a credential that can be handed over.
Payroll preparationHours of manual transcription each cycle, with errors invisible until an employee complains.Export a payroll file from verified punches. Typically minutes rather than days.
OvertimeClaimed by the employee, approved after the fact. Grows quietly.Measured from actual punches, calculated at statutory rates, optionally pre-approved.
Rounded and inflated hoursStart and finish times rounded generously in the employee's favour across every entry.Actual times to the minute, with configured grace periods applied consistently.
Dispute evidenceAn editable register. Weak evidence precisely because it is editable.Immutable device log with manual edits separately flagged, user-stamped and reason-coded.
Adding a locationAnother spreadsheet, another format, another consolidation problem at month end.Ship a pre-configured device. It appears in the same dashboard.

How it works

From enquiry to working system

No deposit before the survey, no line items appearing after the quotation.
  1. 01

    Free site survey

    An engineer attends your site, assesses entrances and connectivity, and tests biometric enrolment on a sample of your actual staff. This is where specification errors get caught — before you have paid for them.

    24–72 hrs from enquiry, by emirate

  2. 02

    Fixed written quotation

    One quotation covering hardware, software, installation, configuration and training. No line items appearing later. If we think you need less than you asked for, we will say so.

    Within 1 working day of survey

  3. 03

    Installation & configuration

    Mounting, cabling, network setup, software configuration and enrolment of your staff. Your shift rules, overtime rates and payroll export are configured to your contracts, not to a default template.

    Same day for standard fit-outs

  4. 04

    Training & handover

    Your HR or admin team is trained on enrolment, reporting, corrections and payroll export, with documentation and a template employee notice for your biometric data policy.

    Included, on installation day

  5. 05

    Ongoing support

    Same-day remote support for software and configuration. On-site hardware attendance with response times stated per emirate. Swap units held so a failure is replaced rather than repaired on site.

    Per support contract

Free tools

Work out what you need before you speak to anyone

Three short tools that give you a specification, a device count and a cost figure — no email required to see the result.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does a biometric attendance system cost in the UAE?

A single-device setup with cloud software for a small office typically starts in the low thousands of dirhams including installation. A multi-site deployment with door access control and on-premise software runs considerably higher. We do not publish fixed prices because device count, cabling, door hardware and software tier change the figure substantially — but we give you a fixed written quotation after the free survey, not an estimate that moves later.

Do you charge for the site survey?

No. The survey is free and carries no obligation. An engineer attends, assesses your entrances, tests biometric enrolment on a sample of your actual staff, and confirms what is realistic. You receive a fixed written quotation afterwards.

How long does installation take?

A straightforward attendance installation — a few devices, one location, cloud software — is typically completed within a day, and often within 48 hours of you approving the quotation. Door access control with cabling through occupied premises takes longer and is usually scheduled over a weekend. Turnstiles involve civil works and run to weeks, driven by supply lead time.

Do you provide training and support after installation?

Yes. Handover includes training your HR or admin team on enrolment, reporting and payroll export, plus documentation. Software and configuration support is remote and same-day. Hardware support is on-site, with response times set by your support contract and stated honestly per emirate — we do not promise four hours in Fujairah.

Is storing employee biometric data legal in the UAE?

Yes, with proper handling. UAE data protection law treats biometric data as sensitive personal data requiring a lawful basis, employee notice and appropriate security measures. Modern terminals store an irreversible mathematical template rather than a fingerprint image or photograph, which materially reduces exposure. We provide a template employee notice at handover and can deploy on-premise where data must remain on your own server. For a binding view on your obligations, take advice from a UAE data protection or employment adviser.

Can we buy hardware only, without installation?

Yes. Supply-only is available and we include remote configuration guidance. Most clients still choose installation because device placement — height, lighting, distance from the door — affects daily reliability more than the model choice does.

Do you work with our existing attendance devices?

Often, yes. Many common terminals can be brought onto new software, which avoids replacing working hardware. Tell us the make and model at enquiry stage and we will confirm before you commit — if the answer is no, we will say so rather than sell you a migration that will not work.

Which emirates do you cover?

All seven. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are covered same-day to 48 hours. Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain are covered with realistic lead times of two to three working days, usually combining survey and installation into one trip to keep your cost down.

Get a fixed quote after a free site survey

Tell us your site conditions and headcount. An engineer attends, tests enrolment on your actual staff, and you get one written quotation covering hardware, software, installation and training.

Same-day response, on-site survey within 48 hours

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