Time Tracker

This is an enterprise level tool for tracking time and costs based on the activities of a company's employees.

Some feature highlights are:

• Automatic invoicing allows generation of invoices based on actual worktime information - the invoices can be generated in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Excel formats
• Values such as hourly rates can be configured globally, and then overridden on different levels (for example, they can be overridden for a particular customer)
• The individual user permissions can be configured with great detail
• Integrated travel expenses tracking
• The solution supports internationalization; the user can configure the language the interface will be shown in.

 The application is organized on a three teer architecture:

• Data layer - stores all the application data, uses Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as database engine. Can be extended to support new database back-ends without affecting the rest of the application.
• Business layer - contains the core application logic: validating entries, generating reports, permissions, and specific business logic. The functionality is exposed by means of a standardized Web Service interface, which allows easy integration (via XML-based SOAP protocol) with any third party applications.
• Presentation layer - represents the user interface, and has been implemented in several clients: a web client (universally accessible), a desktop client (for desktop and laptop computers), and a mobile client (optimized for mobile devices, such as phones and PDA's)

Platform details

Server components

• Environment: Windows 2003 Server
• Development language: Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
• Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft IIS 6 Web Server

 Client components

• Development language: Silverlight 2.0
• Supported operating systems: Windows XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows Mobile 6, Mac OS X, Symbian, Linux
• Supported browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, Google Chrome