International Journal of Information Studies, Vol 1, No 2 (2009)
Digital Visitor Information Management System(VIMS) Application and Design
M.N. Noorhuzaimi @ Karimah, S. Junaida, A. Noraziah, K. Huei Chen
Abstract
Electronic Visitor Information System(E-VIMS) has been developed to replace traditional visitor registration and visitor information management activities. E-VIMS able to record visitor information during visitor registration by using visitor’s Malaysia Government Multipurpose Card (MyKad). The concepts underlying in E-VIMS are MyKad, smart card reader, personal computer/smart card(PC/SC) and data management. This application enables capturing new visiting record by auto-clock in/out, and assignment of visitor pass. Visitor information are recorded in a centralized database server, which provides data management and manipulation through searching and report generating. The benefits of EVIMS are enhancing the level of security enforced in premises, providing an organized view of visitor records and reducing the time spent on managing visitor information.