Winterbottom tops timesheets

Ford driver Mark Winterbottom has topped the timesheet ahead of this weekend’s V8 Supercar round at Symmons Plains but it was Holden’s Garth Tander who ended the day with the biggest smile.Winterbottom stormed to the fastest ever touring car lap at the tight 2.4km track – 51.608s – to shade Tander by .3s with the Ford of Steven Johnson third.

Tander leads the championship by just 20 points from Craig Lowndes in a Falcon with third-placed Jamie Whincup in another Ford a further nine points back.

Aiming for his third successive round win at the circuit, Tander achieved the first step by distancing himself from his main rivals in the category.

Lowndes could manage no better than eighth fastest in practice while Whincup was a lowly 14th, almost a second off the pace.

Tander, contented with second spot, also revealed he could and should have gone quicker.

“I think our car was actually a fair bit better than the time that we did,” Tander said.

“The second set of tyres that we put on at the end there didn’t grip up as much as we expected.

“I think the car is a lot better and certainly it was fantastic straight out of the truck.

“We did a 52.2s on our first set of tyres after about 40 laps so I think we should have been well into the low 51s on that second run, but it wasn’t to be.

“But we were second and in front of all the guys we are fighting for the championship and that’s what we’re looking at,” he said.

Tander dismissed the mathematical possibility he could wrap up the championship this weekend with only one round, at Phillip Island remaining.

“It’s a massive longshot and really it’s not something that I’m thinking about at all because for it to actually take place a fair bit has to happen – I think I have to win all the races and the other guys have to basically score nothing so that’s not likely to happen.

“But if I do my very best hopefully that will get us to where we need to be by Phillip Island.”

Winterbottom, who snared his first solo round win in Bahrain two weeks ago, declared he would tactically stay out of the title battle but was targeting more race wins.

“I’d rather be fighting for the championship but it’s a good position to watch from,” he said.

“Our goal is to go out and try to stay on top and win the round and if we can do that we’ve still got a lot to achieve for the rest of the year, but it’s going to be interesting to watch the four guys fight it out,” he said.

Like Tander, Winterbottom is convinced he has not seen the ultimate in performance from his car yet.

“The car’s obviously pretty strong and it was a reasonably good lap but you only have to make one mistake and it’s a tenth of a second here which could be four positions,” Winterbottom said.

“But I think there’s a bit left in it for tomorrow.”

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Project Insight™ Project Management Software Announces Release 7.0 with Graphical Portfolio Project Management and Status Reports

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Project Insight (http://www.projectinsight.net), the leading mid-market, project management software solution, announces the release of graphical portfolio reports, executive dashboards, and project status reports, as well as upgraded timesheet and expense report entry using AJAX or Web 2.0 technology. Project Insight helps project teams like American Honda, Merrill Lynch, and Register.com collaborate on project schedules, share documents and assets, allocate project resources, and run real-time reports from any location in the world.

Project Insight augments its robust, real-time, portfolio reporting by providing graphical displays of its cross project, milestone, and task level reports. Executives may create, save, and share graphical dashboards to display key portfolio status information upon login.

Project managers may also run project status reports which pull data dynamically from the software in real-time. They may add status comments and use these reports in project management status meetings. Task level status reports are also included for task team members and project managers to review.

“Project Insight offers hundreds of permutations of reports. Now we allow project sponsors, stakeholders, and executives an ‘eye-appealing’ way to view and understand their portfolio of projects,” states Cynthia West, Vice President of Project Insight.

Other improvements include the AJAX-enabled timesheets and expense reports; dynamic date selectors on reports and new administrative user reports. Team members may tailor and save their own timesheet, or expense report, selecting data columns that pertain to them.

About Project Insight™

Project Insight 7.0 is immediately available in a hosted Workgroup Edition and Enterprise installed and hosted versions. Installed versions require Microsoft Windows 2003 Server^® running IIS 6.0+ and Microsoft SQL Server 2005^®. All versions require a browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+, Safari 2.0+, or Firefox 2.0+. Outlook Connector and Office Connector add-ons are available.

About Metafuse Inc.

Metafuse Inc. is the leading mid-market project management software solution provider. Its flagship product, Project Insight, is targeted to experienced project managers that need robust functionality, yet need a solution that project team members can learn and adopt rapidly. Metafuse has performed software development since 1996 for its clients in the information technology, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, advertising, and other industries. Metafuse Inc. is a Microsoft Certified Partner and Developer. http://www.projectinsight.net.

Timesheet Management from Ranal’s CAMeLEAN®/PM Helps Measure Efficiency of Projects in Organizations with User-Friendly Interface

Source: Ranal Engineering
Friday, February 23, 2007 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: Business: Accounting & management consultancy services, Business services, Information technology; Technology

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Friday, February 23, 2007 — (Business Wire India)
Doing more for less does not necessarily mean having great technology. More depends on managing time effectively so that not only productivity goes up but organizations are able to plan each task and at the same time get a clear idea of the concise amount of work completed at any given point of time.

The timesheet management module in the recently launched CAMeLEAN®PM, a program management solution from Bangalore-based Ranal Software Solutions, a Ranal Group company, is an integral component of a program management tool.

Timesheets are used by organizations not only to track time utilized by each employee, manage online timesheet approvals and billing but also track and monitor non-project related work to collect data for analysis.

When each employee keys in the data to record the amount of work that he/she has done on a daily basis, it primarily serves a dual purpose. One, the project manager is able to obtain online information about the project – both in terms of the each team member’s performance as well as the status of the entire project as against the original plan.

CAMeLEAN Helps Measure Efficiencyof Projects

Doing more for less does not necessarily mean having great technology. More depends on managing time effectively so that not only productivity goes up but organizations are able to plan each task and at the same time get a clear idea of the concise amount of work completed at any given point of time.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, February 23, 2007 — The timesheet management module in the recently launched CAMeLEAN®PM, a program management solution from Bangalore-based Ranal Software Solutions, a Ranal Group company, is an integral component of a program management tool.

Timesheets are used by organizations not only to track time utilized by each employee, manage online timesheet approvals and billing but also track and monitor non-project related work to collect data for analysis.

When each employee keys in the data to record the amount of work that he/she has done on a daily basis, it primarily serves a dual purpose. One, the project manager is able to obtain online information about the project – both in terms of the each team member’s performance as well as the status of the entire project as against the original plan.

“With our data capture ability, we can extrapolate and find out when the project is likely to be completed. Through this data the organization can also utilize its resources better. In case the project is behind time, workers can be added to get it on track or if it is ahead of time some team members could be removed and placed in another project,” says Mr Vijay Kumar Vice- president Ranal Software Solutions.

On the other hand, the timesheet module can also be used to calculate the cost of any future project through its in-depth data capture and analytic functionalities.

Today, timesheet management is becoming a crucial issue in organizations. Compared to 1999-2000 timeframe when companies had a price cushion to absorb project overruns, today’s environment is entirely different. The current wages and slashed pricing scenario along with a highly competitive environment had ensured that no such cushion for overruns exists. “Today, projects have to be completed as per the estimate. The margins are slashed by 50% and every company is extremely sensitive to time overruns. If it gets a project for 1000 hours it has to ensure that it completes it in 1000 hours to maintain its wafer-thin margins,” he explained.

Getting Employees to Use Timesheet Software

In an earlier blog, I discussed why people hate timesheets. Now, let’s look at ways to overcome this resistance. Education and Buy-In: The most effective way to get people to do something is to make sure they understand what’s in it for them. In the case of payroll for hourly workers, the desire to get paid provides the incentive. In the case of billing automation, it’s revenue for the company (i.e. a successful company). Most people can understand this, and they care about the success of their company. Project accounting is more abstract. If done badly, it can lead to unnecessary overtime, stressful blown schedules, bad estimates and cancelled projects. Relating specific examples from your company in which good time collection could have prevented problems helps to get employees on board. Adoption Dashboard:It helps to include graphs that clearly illustrate which departments and people are entering their time consistently and completely, and which are not. This helps managers understand early on who they need to badger about getting their time recorded, or who to reward for doing a good job in this area. Phased Rollout: Adopting a multiphase rollout approach that leads to per-person per-project profitability allows you to change the culture in more manageable steps. Incentives: Linking bonuses or other benefits with complete data collection is often used in customer relationship management (CRM) tools to adjust sales commissions. The same can be done for other forms of data collection. My company, Journyx Inc., has a patent—we call it the ‘frequent flyer patent’—for automatically rewarding your employees on your behalf for timely time reporting. Email Reminders: Getting an automated reminder when your time has not yet been recorded produces results…usually! Implementing Project Accounting: If you have more than five people in your organization and they are working on many projects or within many processes, it is time to start thinking about implementing time tracking. If you have 100 people in an R+D group and you’re not tracking time, then you’re wasting the lives and work of a significant percentage of your employees. You might have them working on projects that the market will not reward you for, which are over budget or otherwise in the ditch, and you don’t know that today. Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx.

DOVICO Timesheet Named Best Time Management Software for Second Year in a Row

TopTenREVIEWS rates DOVICO Timesheet as Best Time Tracking and Time Management Software with their Gold Award and a Perfect Score for a second year in a row.

Moncton, New Brunswick (PRWeb) February 14, 2007 — DOVICO Timesheet named the ‘Best Time Management Software’, and ‘Time Tracking Software’ by TopTenREVIEWS Inc. for a second year in a row. TopTenReviews Inc., a leading software review company ranked all major competitors on five specific dimensions including, Software Features, Ease of Use, Ease of Software Installation, Time Tracking Capabilities and Reporting Capabilities.

We are extremely proud to have this time management software recognized for the second year in a row as best in its class

DOVICO Timesheet was the only software to receive a perfect score on all dimensions.

“DOVICO Timesheet offers more practical features than any other time management program on the market. Just a few of the time-tracking features will track employee hours, sick time, vacation time, holidays and overtime. This software can do anything and everything to keep track of your employees’ hours,” said the review. “Exceptional time tracking and business management features coupled with over 136 different reports sets this application apart and makes it the ultimate web-based timesheet software for business owners and managers.”

“We are extremely proud to have this time management software recognized for the second year in a row as best in its class,” said Yves Doucet, CEO/President of DOVICO. “The field has many competitors and a lot of effort went into making this product the easiest time tracking and time billing software to use.

“DOVICO has thousands of successful companies worldwide using our software to gather important time and cost data to help companies know exactly where their actual project costs vs. budgets are and thus increase profits, and now with the combination of our latest offering, a new hosted online (SAAS, ASP) solution there is an even easier way for companies to get started.”

TopTenREVIEWS sums it up in a final statement, “If you want the #1 time tracking software and timesheet management web-based software on the market today, look no further, DOVICO Timesheet is it.”

About DOVICO Timesheet
DOVICO Timesheet is a powerful time management software solution that monitors project costs, employee time sheets, and expenses. This performance management software has been tested and proven globally by thousands of successful companies for workforce automation. Whether you’re a leader in your field today or just on your way to becoming one, DOVICO Timesheet can help increase your profits and provide improved project control and timesheet management. Integration to Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Office Project and compliancy with SOX and DCAA are included.

About TopTenREVIEWS
TopTenREVIEWS Inc. is the leading review Web site, featuring expert reviews for technology and entertainment products and services. TopTenREVIEWS.com provides free access to in-depth reviews, side-by-side feature comparisons, industry-related news, articles and qualified links related to software, hardware, movies and web services. The site has reviewed more than 150 categories of products and services with more than 600,000 Web pages of original content. For additional information, visit www.TopTenReviews.com

About DOVICO:
DOVICO Software is a software development leader that provides proven project time and cost saving solutions. Established in 1989 in response to the emerging global demand for improved operating efficiency, our time and project tracking software products have been embraced by thousands of the world’s best-known companies such as Motorola, WebMD, Michigan State University and Honeywell. DOVICO has created and continually refined our time management, time attendance and time billing software tools that let companies stay focused on what they do best and we will strive to constantly exceed their business needs and expectations.

For more information on DOVICO or DOVICO Timesheet software please call 1-800-618-8463 (North America), +800 4618 8463 (International) or visit www.DOVICO.com

(C) 2007 Les Entreprises DOVICO Enterprises Inc

iEmployee providing more user-friendly interface

As we all know iempoyee.com is one of the leading online timesheet, HR solution provider in U.S. In the latest May 2006 newsletter published on their website, iEmployee has mentioned the new features they have added in their module. Don't miss this….

Nakano Tops The Timesheet At Jerez

2006-03-13

Kawasaki‘s Shinya Nakano blitzed his way to the top of the timesheet at Jerez today, in front of Spanish race fans who‘d turned out in their thousands to get a sneak preview of the MotoGP riders ahead of the opening race of the season at Jerez in three weeks time.

With race conditions likely to be similar to those of today, Nakano started his test programme working with Bridgestone to identify potential race tyres, before running a race distance simulation to confirm their initial selection early in the afternoon.

The 28-year-old Kawasaki rider also used the 27-lap endurance run to evaluate the latest revisions to the fuel injection system on his Ninja ZX-RR engine, designed to improve driveability around the technically demanding Jerez circuit.

Late in the afternoon session Nakano returned to the track with a qualifying tyre fitted to his Ninja ZX-RR, lapping the 4.432 km Jerez circuit more than half-a-second faster than his fifth place qualifying time from the race here last year, and almost the same distance ahead of his nearest rival today, Loris Capirossi.

Nakano declared himself happy with today‘s performance, but still keen to see further improvements during tomorrow‘s final day of testing.

Hot on Nakano‘s heels was his Kawasaki teammate, Randy de Puniet, who set the fourth fastest time today, despite still suffering with the toothache that caused him so many problems during the opening day at Jerez yesterday.

De Puniet, who was running today on a slightly older specification engine than Nakano, started with tyre testing for Bridgestone, working his way through a number of different compounds and profiles on the rear of his Ninja ZX-RR.

The 25-year-old Frenchman also evaluated different fuel injection and engine management settings, in a bid to better control the bike when hard on the throttle out of the turns.

De Puniet will run a race simulation tomorrow afternoon, after his endurance run today was cut short after just 24 laps due to problems with rear traction on his Ninja ZX-RR.

Shinya Nakano: 1st – 1‘40.047 (70 Laps) “It‘s been a hard day today, because we‘ve been testing specifically for the race here in three weeks time, so it was good to finish with the fastest time. This morning we tested quite a few tyres from Bridgestone and then in the early part of the afternoon we ran a 27-lap race simulation to confirm tyre choice for the race, when we think conditions will be fairly similar. Late in the session we put a qualifying tyre in the bike to test, and it was on this tyre that I set the fastest time of the day. In the new Ninja ZX-RR we have a very competitive package, and I‘m confident that we will unlock more of the bike‘s potential in the future, but for now we have found a combination of engine performance, chassis settings and tyres that, together, suit the characteristics of the Jerez circuit very well. We still have some decisions to make about our race tyre selection, so we will continue with tyre testing tomorrow.”

Randy de Puniet: 4th – 1‘40.839 (89 Laps) “If someone had told me back in October that I‘d finish the second day of the Jerez IRTA test fourth fastest, I would not have believed them. I feel really comfortable on the bike and it‘s working well here in Jerez, just as it has at all the pre-season tests. I still had some pain from my tooth, but it‘s more of a dull ache today and it wasn‘t such a distraction on the bike. We‘ve covered a lot of ground today, made some more improvements to the bike, and I‘m happy with my lap time. Tomorrow we hope to test the same specification engine as Shinya, but it depends on whether the parts get here in time; they are stuck in Madrid at the moment I understand. Either way, new parts or not, I hope we can continue to improve, both the bike and my lap time, during tomorrow‘s final day of testing.”

Harald Eckl: Team Manager “I‘m sure that many people seeing Shinya‘s name at the top of the timesheet, and Randy‘s just three places further back, will think that it‘s some kind of miracle given our results over the past three years. In reality, our performance today is a direct result of all the hard work put in by Kawasaki, the team, the riders and also Bridgestone during winter testing. I hope that we will be able to carry this momentum into the first race and come away with a good result, because there is no better way to start the season.”

Multiforce Technologies Selects Tenrox Timesheet to Reduce their Billing Cycle and Improve Cash Flow

Monday April 10, 10:06 am ET

PASADENA, CA, April 10 /PRNewswire/ – Tenrox, the leading provider of workflow-driven timesheet solutions, today announced that systems integrator Multiforce Technologies has purchased Tenrox Timesheet for Time & Billing in preparation for the company’s anticipated growth. Tenrox was selected for its tight integration capabilities with Multiforce’s ACCPAC accounting system, its workflow-driven time, expense and billing controls, as well as its out-of-the- box executive dashboards and analytics.

Previously, Multiforce relied on a manual time and expense capture process, which was both labor-intensive and prone to inaccuracies in billable hours and invoicing, that led to lengthy invoice review and approval cycles. Prior to selecting Tenrox Timesheet, Multiforce evaluated and eliminated several other solutions due to the lack of flexibility or specific functionality required, such as the ability to define, establish and implement policies for time and expense reporting.

“We recently signed several multi-year IT projects including some government contracts, and we expect to double in size, with respect to projects and resources, within the next six months,” said Eric Giroux, V.P. of Operations at Multiforce. “As a result, we needed a project reporting system that could accommodate this anticipated growth. Tenrox offered the best value as a completely integrated workflow-based time, expense and invoicing system. It will help us centralize and automate the tracking of billable work, project status and ongoing cost/revenue updates, with the ultimate goal of reducing our billing cycle and improving cash flow.”

Upon completion of the implementation, Multiforce expects to create and approve invoices more quickly, thereby reducing its billing cycle from a typical ten days to one or two days. Tenrox will also enable Multiforce to run two or three billing cycles simultaneously on a weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis to accommodate varying contractual billing arrangements with each Multiforce client. This flexibility, and a significantly shorter billing cycle are expected to have a marked improvement on the company’s cash flow.

By April/May 2006, we expect the Tenrox Timesheet solution to be fully integrated with our company’s ACCPAC system. Once completed, the implementation will eventually include integration with the payroll component of the accounting system.

About Multiforce Technologies

Multiforce Technologies is a leading systems integrator providing a complete range of managed services to design, build, implement and support end- to-end IT infrastructures. Leveraging a 15-year partnership with Sun Microsystems, the Company has developed unique expertise with UNIX, JAVA and Oracle applications, as well as Server Consolidation, Storage, Data Protection and Security solutions. Today, Multiforce is a leader in the area of online business services, designing, delivering and managing innovative IT infrastructure solutions for its clients. For more information about Multiforce Technologies, contact the company at 1250 Rene-Levesque West, Suite 2910, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 4W8, Tel.: (514) 931-9000, Fax: (514) 931-9001, email: info@multiforce.com, or visit the Company web site at www.multiforce.com.

About Tenrox

Tenrox is the leading provider of workflow-driven timesheet solutions. Tenrox Timesheet tracks budgets and billable work, facilitates compliance with project governance, labor and industry regulations, and improves productivity and decision-making.

Since 1995, Tenrox has served over 800 organizations in 50 countries including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Caterpillar, Corning Cable Systems, Wilmington Trust, First National Bank, Hydro Quebec, Invensys, Major Drilling, Pioneer Natural Resources, State of Wyoming, The Pentagon, University of Michigan, Fisher Scientific, and Wyeth. Tenrox Timesheet software is available through direct sales channels and a network of worldwide resellers and partners.

For more information, visit www.tenrox.com; call (626) 796-6640 or email us at publicrelations@tenrox.com

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Ten Years of Timesheet: At Decade Anniversary, Journyx Experiences Continued Growth with 1,500th Customer, New Web Site and Larger Office Space

At its 10-year anniversary, Journyx – the leader in Web-based time and expense tracking solutions that automate invoicing, payroll and project management –announces it has signed its 1,500th paying customer, is overhauling the look and navigation of its Web site, and is occupying a new and larger office space.

(I-Newswire) – For Immediate Release
Contact: Whitney Wood Otstott, 512-699-7730, wotstott@pr-ink.com

TEN YEARS OF TIMESHEET: AT DECADE ANNIVERSARY, JOURNYX EXPERIENCES CONTINUED GROWTH WITH 1,500TH CUSTOMER, NEW WEB SITE AND LARGER OFFICE SPACE

AUSTIN, TEXAS ( Feb. 14, 2006 ) – At its 10-year anniversary, Journyx – the leader in Web-based time and expense tracking solutions that automate invoicing, payroll and project management –announces it has signed its 1,500th paying customer, is overhauling the look and navigation of its Web site, and is occupying a new and larger office space.

As of 2005, 1,500 paying customers use Journyx solutions to increase productivity and save money. ( Timesheet software continues to be offered free of charge to small businesses that need fewer than ten licenses. It can be downloaded at http://journyx.com/gendl.html ). Nearly half of all of Journyx’s customers signed on in the past three years alone. Current Journyx customers include American Airlines, Bayer, BlueCross BlueShield, AC Nielsen, L’Oreal, Symantec and Schlumberger. Users of the free version of Timesheet exceed approximately 2 million.

Journyx launched a complete redesign of its Web site today, featuring streamlined navigational tools that allow visitors to access the powerful time and expense application easier than ever before. “We developed a modern, standards-compliant and enjoyable Web experience,” said Curt Finch, CEO of Journyx. “Drawing inspiration from the user interface improvements designed into Timesheet 7.0, our team constructed a new and powerful way for Journyx and its customers to interact.”

Due to the hiring of additional staff in 2005, Journyx recently moved into a new 10,000 square foot headquarters. The office is located within an office complex with more than 100,000 square feet, enabling the company for continued future growth. In 2006, Journyx plans to expand in the areas of development, sales, marketing and professional services.

This upward momentum comes on the heels of Journyx Timesheet 7.0 – the most successful launch in the company’s history. Timesheet 7.0 features a complete redesign of the user interface; more audit tracking options for changes to approved timesheets; improved search, select and assign capabilities for various settings, and more. ( Read more at http://journyx.com/press/pr20050907.html. )

Journyx estimates that 2005 sales were approximately double those of 2001, and expects 35 percent growth in sales this year. In addition to software applications, Journyx offers a full range of professional services as well as application hosting. Journyx Timesheet is available as an application service provider ( ASP ) or standard license basis; Journyx’s focus remains on medium-to-large ASP customers.

“It’s gratifying to know that 1,500 customers agree that Journyx Timesheet is the best timesheet and expense management solution for their company,” said Finch. “It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since Journyx released the first 100 percent Web-based time tracking application, but I believe that our continued growth proves that we are on the right track. We focus on the customer and have an unwavering belief that you must produce a quality product.”

About Journyx Timesheet

Journyx Timesheet is a timesheet and expense management solution for the entire enterprise. Organizations can automate management of employee timesheets and expenses for project control, customer invoicing, and payroll processing with Journyx Timesheet. They can also easily integrate Timesheet into their existing systems, leveraging its patented technologies, open architecture and support for standards like XML and SOAP.

About Journyx, Inc.

Journyx is fundamentally transforming how people do their daily jobs by automating labor-intensive, paper-based processes with a superior, Web-based solution. Founded in 1996, Journyx Timesheet automates billing, payroll and project accounting by tracking time, expenses and mileage. Journyx has thousands of customers worldwide, including American Airlines, Bayer, BlueCross BlueShield, AC Nielsen, L’Oreal, Symantec, The Discovery Channel, Schlumberger, Capstone Turbine and many others. Journyx solutions are available both on an application service provider ( ASP ) and a standard license basis. For more information, go to http://pr.journyx.com or contact the Journyx marketing department at ( 512 ) 834-8888 or info@journyx.com.