Currently, to keep track of my time, I’m using a pretty nifty program which my company bought a while back. It’s pretty expensive, but it was well worth it at the time with the ability to use magnetic keycards to sign in and out, as well as a web interface to do the same thing. Now this system was put into place a while back. There’s now an open-source Time and Attendance software out there that looks pretty similar to the software we’re using currently. The standard edition is FREE! I might consider using the standard edition just to keep track of my own freelance hours. 

New Open-source Time and Attendance Web-based Package Launched

Westbank, BC, Canada, – TimeTrex, unique new open-source software moves web-based time and attendance and payroll into the 21st century.

It’s time to toss those punch cards out. TimeTrex’s unique, open-source time and attendance and payroll system integrates a number of crucial features into one easy-to-use, web-based package.

“Organizations can often cut significant costs by making their time and attendance and payroll systems more efficient and cost-effective,” says Mike Benoit of TimeTrex. “TimeTrex does just that, and best of all, its standard edition, in the true spirit of the open source movement, is absolutely free to download.”

TimeTrex features integrated employee scheduling, attendance, job costing, and payroll functions. It has hardware support for iButtons, biometrics, proximity cards, barcodes, and mobile devices. Apart from time management, TimeTrex comes fully integrated with a powerful payroll processing system, available at the click of a button.

Being essentially web-based, TimeTrex allows secure and easy access to its interface from anywhere in the world. By streamlining employee time and attendance functions, the software allows companies to concentrate on their revenue-generating core competencies. TimeTrex has been designed to suit small and large businesses, with one or more locations.

TimeTrex’s standard edition is free to download for an unlimited number of employees. Quotes for its professional edition are available on its website.

“Its many flexible features, combined with its open-source nature, make TimeTrex a one-of-its-kind software,” says Benoit. “TimeTrex frees up labor and capital, so you can devote your resources to the challenges of growing your business.”

I’ve tried out the demo and I’ve downloaded the software, because I definitely want to check this out. The fact that they don’t use keycards anymore is pretty slick, since as we all know, the magnetic strips do eventually wear out. This would get pretty tiresome. I will definitely be putting a recommendation in for this software.

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