SportSoft has installed its Fingerprint Recognition System at a range of health clubs and leisure centres in the UK.

Designed to replace membership cards, an example of its use is at a centre in Longford, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, where a till PC on reception acts as a registration system by using a Microsoft fingerprint scanner.

Visitors to the centre gain access through a turnstile to the pool and through a door to the fitness suite, according to their membership type and validity.