Time and Attendance Software
Making the Right Technology Choices

You should carefully evaluate the technology behind the time tracking software system you choose. The right choice will save an enormous amount over the life of the system. Pick the wrong technology and you will be forced to update your system. You should look for the following characteristics in any enterprise class system that will be widely deployed.

Open standards. Look for wide industry acceptance of the development tools, DBMS, and other components of the application.

Scalability. Only a multi-tiered design can support hundreds or thousands of concurrent users. Even if you don't need a scalable system today, you may tomorrow as your organization grows.
Read a press release on WorkForce Software's outstanding scalability.

100% Browser-Based. Access the application via a standard web browser to eliminate workstation installation costs and provides a familiar user interface for your users.

SQL Relational Database. Look for support of leading products like Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2.

The WorkForce Software Technology Platform

Our timesheet software adheres to all of these principles. The following technology platform is used in our product. For a complete overview, please download our Technical Data Sheet (PDF).

Product Area	The WorkForce Software Solution
Front End	Use any JavaScript-enabled browser, including Internet Explorer 5.x and Netscape 6.x or higher 100% pure HTML and JavaScript -- no plug-ins required Runs on Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh, and Unix platforms
Reporting	Integrated reporting using the Actuate Report writer. Customers can: Run standard reports delivered by WorkForce Software Create custom reports Deploy custom reports through the web-interface Compatible with all other report tools, including Crystal Reports Report Smith Microsoft Access and Excel Business Objects Other ODBC or SQL compliant reporting systems
E-mail	Microsoft Exchange Lotus Notes Compatible with any other SMTP based e-mail systems
Web Server	Apache on Windows 2000/XP or Unix Microsoft IIS * Contact WorkForce Software for support for VMS and Lotus Domino.
Server Platforms	Windows 2000/XP Solaris Linux, HP/UX, AIX, and other Unix versions Other Java-enabled platforms can be certified * Contact WorkForce Software for support for VMS and AS/400.
Application Servers	Apache Tomcat IBM WebSphere Other J2EE-enabled servlets containers can be certified Note: Multiple application servers (on different physical computers) can be utilized to scale the system to large volumes and improve reliability
DBMS	Oracle Microsoft SQL Server DB2 Universal Database Other DBMS systems can be certified * Contact WorkForce Software for support for Sybase.
Deployment	Runs on your equipment ASP/hosted options available
Scalability	Multi-tiered design permits flexible deployment SMP-aware design exploits today's multi-processor servers Multiple servers can be configured for larger organizations Supports tens of thousands of employees and concurrent users on a single server
Security	Application User IDs/passwords Multiple layers of security, including field level SSL Browser security LDAP directory server integration and authentication Microsoft Active Directory server authentication Windows domain-based authentication Novell eDirectory and NDS integration and authentication

To learn more about the features of our application, see our Time Keeping Product Features description.