One of the world’s most popular timesheet systems now available as a hosted service in the cloud

Pointe Claire, QC -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/23/2011 -- HMS Software has announced that its timesheet system, TimeControl, is now available as a subscription model. Since its first commercial release in 1994 TimeControl has been recognized around the world as one of the most popular and flexible multi-purpose timesheet solutions to meet today's business challenges. TimeControl can be deployed to meet several timesheet requirements at once, time and attendance for payroll, vacation approvals and tracking for human resources, task updates for project management as well as financial requirements all from a single interface. Now with TimeControlOnline, clients are able to install TimeControl on-premises or subscribe to TimeControlOnline as a hosted service.

TimeControlOnline comes complete with all of the features already offered in TimeControl:
• A multi-browser timesheet interface
• Expense tracking
• TimeRequest to request and track vacation approvals
• TimeControl Mobile for timesheet entry from a smartphone
• Email notifications and missing-timesheet reporting
• Links to project management systems such as Microsoft Project, Oracle-Primavera and Deltek's Open Plan and Cobra
• Links to Finance, HR and Payroll systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, ADP, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards
• Integration with Microsoft SharePoint

"We are thrilled to be able to be able to offer Timesheets as a Service (TaaS) with TimeControlOnline," says Chris Vandersluis, President of HMS Software. "This will allow existing and prospective clients the opportunity to focus on enjoying the benefits of TimeControl without having to worry about the technical installation, infrastructure or support of the system. It is an ideal solution for companies who want to get up and running with a timesheet instantly."

Subscribers to TimeControlOnline do not need to purchase server hardware, operating system licenses, databases or even TimeControl licenses nor will they need to hire or train technical personnel to install the system, do technical support, upgrades and maintenance of either TimeControl or any of the components.

"TimeControlOnline represents months of hard work and dedication from the HMS development staff," notes Stephen Eyton-Jones, Director of Technical Services. "For the past 17 years we have been committed to ensuring that TimeControl remains on the cutting edge of technology. TimeControl was one of the first timesheets available on Windows, one of the first available on a client-server database, one of the first available on a browser and will now be available in the cloud."

Clients will continue to enjoy the option of purchasing TimeControl. HMS is committed to supporting both on-premises installations of TimeControl and online subscriptions of TimeControlOnline.

Subscriptions to TimeControlOnline are priced on a per user per month basis. For pricing information please contact HMS Software at sales@hmssoftware.ca or visit http://www.timecontrol.net/pricing.

For more information on TimeControlOnline, please visit: http://www.timecontrol.net.

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Popular timesheet vendor has created a free updated Solution Portal for organizations who wish to create a collaborative project management environment

Pointe Claire, Quebec -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/08/2011 -- HMS Software, the publishers of TimeControl, one of the world's most popular timesheet systems has created an updated Solution Portal that delivers resources to organizations who wish to create a collaborative project management environment with Microsoft Project Desktop and SharePoint.

While some organizations look to Microsoft Project Server or other centralized project management systems for an enterprise project and portfolio management system, there are many organizations whose needs are more modest. There are over 30 million users of Microsoft Project desktop products and over 100 million users of Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration system. The combination of the functionality of these two popular tools makes for a good start on a collaborative project management environment with one exception:

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HMS Software's TimeControl timesheet system is designed to integrate with both Microsoft Project and SharePoint making TimeControl the common denominator that makes this solution possible. The new TimeControl/SharePoint/Project Solution Portal contains numerous resources to aid organizations who wish to pursue such an environment.

"We get requests for a 'SharePoint' timesheet on almost a daily basis," says Chris Vandersluis, President of HMS Software. "TimeControl has been designed to support SharePoint since 2002. We also get requests for a timesheet to link to Microsoft Project almost daily. We've supported every Microsoft Project version since Project95."

The Solution Portal contains a number of key resources for organizations pursuing this best of breed combination. Included in the portal are webcasts, factsheets, PowerPoint presentations, a free online TimeControl hosted trial and links to other useful online resources. As a specialist in project management methodology and systems, HMS Software also has technical personnel available to assist organizations should they wish to help deploy this solution.

"We have numerous clients who have already put TimeControl, SharePoint and Microsoft Project Desktop together to create a collaborative project management environment," explains Stephen Eyton-Jones, HMS Software's Director of Technical Services. "We've put the materials for the portal together based on years of experience."

HMS Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Competency and is one of Microsoft's oldest Microsoft Project Partners. TimeControl has linked to Microsoft Project since 1995.

The TimeControl / SharePoint / Microsoft Project Solution Portal is available for free at: http://www.timecontrol.com/solutions/projectsharepoint/.

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A significant upgrade to one of the best known timesheet systems in the world

Pointe Claire, QC -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2011 -- HMS Software has announced the release of TimeControl 6.1. This upgrade of TimeControl advances the 6th generation of one of the world's best known timesheet systems. Since its first commercial release in 1994 TimeControl has been recognized by some of the largest organizations in the world as the most flexible solution for meeting timesheet challenges. TimeControl is a multi-purpose timesheet, serving requirements for project timekeeping, time and billing and time and attendance from within a single system. TimeControl version 6.1 takes the product to the next level with new features, an extended architecture, enhancements and an exciting new look existing functions.

"We're very proud of the accomplishment represented by TimeControl 6.1" said Chris Vandersluis, president of HMS Software. "This version brings the new generation of TimeControl launched last year with the release of TimeControl 6 to a whole new level of interface and productivity."

Enhancements in TimeControl 6.1 include a complete rewrite of the TimeControl Tables into the new TimeControl 6 multi-browser architecture. The changes in Tables and other enhancements has resulted in the removal of 2 of the original 5 ActiveX controls. Now only Administrators with certain requirements will need access to any ActiveX controls in TimeControl.

The TimeControl architecture has now been extended to support the popular open source database MySQL, giving users even more options when creating their TimeControl environments.

An all-new feature, "Personal Pre-load" allows end users to select specific entries they'd like to automatically appear in their timesheets when they're created. This will work in conjunction with the existing Resource pre-loads which are associated to the assignments and approved TimeRequests which will also add to the timesheet automatically. This feature will avoid the user having to search for entries which they always add to their timesheet manually thus saving precious minutes each week while completing their timesheet.

A number of existing features have been enhanced including Support for Oracle-Primavera Financial Periods and Linking to Microsoft Project Server 2010 and numerous features have been migrated to the TimeControl 6 multi-browser architecture making them easier to access and manage. These include Update License Key, Bulk Delete Charge Codes, Release Structure Updates and the Timesheet Audit Log.

For a complete list of new features in TimeControl 6.1, visit the TimeControl website at http://www.timecontrol.com/timesheet/latest.

TimeControl 6.1 is available for immediate shipping. Pricing for new customers varies by volume from $50 to $120US. Customers with existing support contracts will receive updates to their existing systems at no additional charge.

For more information about TimeControl, monitor the TimeControl blog at blog.timecontrol.org or the TimeControl website at http://www.timecontrol.com.

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HMS Software has launched a new information portal to show how the HMS TimeControl timesheet system supports R&D tax audits around the world

Pointe Claire, QC -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/14/2011 -- HMS Software, a leading provider of enterprise timesheet and enterprise project management solutions, has announced the availability of a new portal for those organizations considering R&D tax credits.

"Research and Development Tax Credits are offered all over the world by governments trying to encourage innovation and provide incentives to increase employment in certain industries," says Chris Vandersluis, President of HMS Software. "A single tax credit can be worth millions to an organization so the attraction of these programs is enormous. However, with great benefits come certain responsibilities and that includes being able to pass an audit for R&D activities."

HMS Software's TimeControl has been used by numerous organizations to support R&D tax claims clients in a variety of jurisdictions around the world.

HMS has worked with companies to support R&D tax audits for the US, Canada, Quebec, Canada tax departments through the use of TimeControl, HMS Software's timesheet system. One example is at EXFO in Quebec, Canada. "The compiling of our timesheet records for our R&D tax claim is handled by TimeControl", explains Andre Richard, Director of EXFO's Project Management Office.

In the US, the Internal Revenue Service's program for Research Credits also has standards for auditability. "TimeControl was accepted by the Internal Revenue Service as providing excellent documentation of R&D engineering activities when applying for R&D Tax Credits" explained Paulette Bennett, Division Controller of Parker Hannifin.

HMS has now made some of its corporate knowledge on R&D claims available through its new Research and Development Solution Center on its website.

"The R&D Solution Center has a number of new and updated materials that will be of interest to those who are already doing R&D tax claims or are considering doing so in the future," says Stephen Eyton-Jones, HMS Software's Director of Technical Services. "We know TimeControl makes a difference in creating an auditable system for R&D claims and we want to get the knowledge out to our user base on how to best configure the system for it."

Included in the new R&D Solution Center is a new white paper, a webcast, links to online resources in the US, Canada, Quebec Canada, the UK and Australia among others. The center also includes instructions on how to configure the TimeControl timesheet system for R&D claims and even links for existing TimeControl clients on how to download preconfigured R&D reports from the TimeControl website.

Access to the new portal is free at http://www.timecontrol.com/solutions/randd/.

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