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Time meets Outlook
Built upon Outlook and Exchange and using Microsoft's digital dashboard technology, Today links data from Time to Outlook's contact management and personal management features so that you don't have to duplicate records.
OVERVIEW
Manage contacts efficiently
Do your time and billing in Time and coordinate required tasks and meetings with Outlook, using one set of client contact information synchronized between the two packages at regular intervals.
Enjoy an easy-to-use interface
Using Microsoft's intuitive Digital Dashboard web interface, you get an integrated view where you can easily rearrange items.
Get a comprehensive view of client information
Today lets you manage contacts, files, knowledge and more all in one integrated area.
Ensure proper protection
With Time's file protection, you can be sure that only staff with appropriate rights can carry out synchronizations.
Synchronize only what's changed
When synchronizing from Today to Time, you have the option to synchronize only those client records that have been altered since the last synchronization.
FEATURES
When synchronizing from Today to Time, you have the option to synchronize only those client records that have been altered since the last synchronization.
You can also choose either direction for synchronization, from Time to Today OR from Today to Time.
With Time's file protection, you can be sure that only staff with appropriate rights can carry out synchronizations.
The digital dashboard is intuitive to use and highly cutomizable. You can decide what information to display by selecting from a list of components or rearrange information by just click and drag.
The Today home page gives you a quick overview of the contents entered in Outlook and their status. The home page is your starting point. Get a quick view of your calendar, tasks, upcoming events and company news.
The project workspace stores the projects of your practice. You can assign staff and contacts to the project. You can track the project’s status, start, due and completion dates and budgeted hours and amounts.
The Schedule folder displays meetings and other events that are important to your team. Use it to plan activities at the group level such as meetings, phone calls, trips and WebEx events.
The team task folder allows you to post “to-do” items at the group level and read items posted by others. This will help you organize work needed on clients, staff and contacts.
Today helps organize your team with the Meeting Room, File Room, Knowledge Center and Training Center. These areas of Today allow you to post documents, messages and reference material relevant to your industry and firm.
Today synchronizes contacts with Time's contacts, allowing contacts to be assigned to many clients and groups.
System Requirements (Minimum Supported Configuration)
WORKSTATIONS
Operating systems
- One of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional
- Microsoft Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or Higher
- Microsoft Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2 or higher (Recommended)
- Microsoft Windows® 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 or higher
Hard disk requirements
- Minimum 100 MB for the Time application
- Minimum 100 MB for each Time company file. The size of the company files will vary depending on the features used and the amount of data entered.
Hardware
- Pentium III or higher required
- Minimum 512 MB RAM. For improved performance or with Windows Vista, 1024 MB or more is recommended.
- SVGA monitor capable of 256 colors and 800 x 600 resolution is required. A monitor with 1280 x 1024 resolution or higher is recommended. Dual monitors are supported.
- CD-ROM drive. The Time product is distributed on CD-ROM.
- Updates between CD releases are available as downloads from the CaseWare International Inc. website at www.caseware.com/support/time.
- High-speed internet connection is recommended for downloading program updates.
Additional components
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® version 6.0 (SP2) or higher
- Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® 5.0 or higher
SQL Server requirements
Time 2009 uses a SQL backend to store the Time 2009 data. The program is compatible with the following SQL products:
- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005
- Microsoft® SQL ServerTM Express 2005. This is a free version of Microsoft SQL that Time 2009 will install (if required).
- The system requirements are as follows:
- Minimum 4 GB hard disk space per database
- Minimum 1 GB RAM
- 1 CPU – you can install and run SQL Server on multiprocessor machines, but only 1 CPU is used at any time.
- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008
- Microsoft® SQL Server® Express 2008
- Microsoft® SQL Server® 2000
- Microsoft® MSDE 2000 – has a limit of eight connections.
FILE SERVER/NETWORKS
If using Time with more than five timekeepers or large volumes of data, it is recommended to use a dedicated server.
Hardware
Per file server/network operating system recommendations
Operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows® Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 Service Pack 2 or higher
- Microsoft Windows® Server 2000 Service Pack 4 or higher
- Novell® Netware® 5.1 or higher
MICROSOFT TERMINAL SERVER
For users who access CaseWare products from multiple locations or would like to improve the speed accessing their files within the same location we suggest exploring Microsoft® Terminal Services.
This multi-user server provides the ability to host multiple, simultaneous client sessions. Terminal Server is capable of directly hosting compatible multi-user client desktops running on a variety of Windows-based and non-Windows-based hardware.
Microsoft's Terminal Services can be further extended with the use of Citrix Systems Inc.'s Metaframe product line. The Metaframe product line improves performance, provides stronger security through encryption and authentication, and increases application accessibility.