Office Timesheets v1.5 is a new web based time and expense tracking software application created for project and/or job driven organizations that desire accurate accounting and project/job budgeting, costing with real-time reporting and billing. The product has been announced by Lookout Software.

    Tom Garrett, VP of Customer Services at Lookout Software, LLC, stated: "Choosing a time tracking application that meets the needs of an entire organization presents a huge challenge as different divisions and departments have very specific requirements and unique uses for the data being collected. Whether the time tracking requirements are HR-based, such as hourly employee tracking for payroll, paid time-off, family leave and sick time; or project management-driven, such as internal cost center disbursements, labor resource management, internal or external client billing, or job costing, Office Timesheets is the single solution that can be deployed across an entire organization with each department's needs being addressed. Combined with detailed reporting capabilities, flexible customization, comprehensive expense management and a consistent and easy to maneuver employee interface, Office Timesheets offers a single solution to a complex issue."

    The solution is entirely written and architected using Microsoft's award winning. NET Framework architecture. Office Timesheets offers an entirely thin-client interface via Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX, and fully supports both Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers. Thus, Office Timesheets' client interface fully supports both Windows (Internet Explorer and Firefox) and Macintosh (Firefox) computing platforms with no loss of features ... even the same easy-to-use interface is keept across browsers and operating system platforms. The intuitive and easy to use web based interface is designed using a Microsoft® Office® 2007-style Fluent™ design, which is a timesheets industry first. It offers premium features, such as customizable time reporting periods, comprehensive security, approval process; Microsoft Project integration; extensive report writing capabilities and more.

    That there are more than 120 million workers in the United States, according to the 2000 US Census. Among them we can find a percent of 40% workers that are classified as exempt employees that are required by companies to track their time, leave and work and project progress for regulatory compliance with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Further, nearly 60 percent of the 120 million employees are hourly workers that are required to track their time and leave for the purpose of getting accurate regular and overtime pay.

For more information visit http://www.lookoutsoftware.com/.