Introduction Work Time Tracker makes it easy for business managers to keep track of how their employees spend their time on the computer, whether the employees are working alone, part of an office workgroup, or distributed in virtual offices around the globe. Preamble When the workplace was centralized, managers could walk around, see what their employees were working on, and ensure that they were, indeed, working. In today"s virtual workplace, with teams of employees deployed in different countries and different time zones, managers can use Work Time Tracker to monitor workers" PC-related activities. How it works Each system with builds a log of each user"s computer activities, capturing the user ids, the applications that they"re running, the documents they"re using, and any keystrokes or mouse clicks that they make. Unlike old-fashioned time reporting systems that rely upon the good will and good memory of employees to accurately enter information about what they worked on, Work Time Tracker gathers the data in the background, without the employees having to spend any time doing data entry, and without them being aware that their computer activities are being recorded. The program"s data files are tamper-proof, prohibiting employees or management from distorting the information. Each employee can turn off Work Time Tracker"s data capture program to ensure their personal privacy during non-work-related periods on the PC. At the end of the workday, these logs are automatically sent to the manager, over the LAN or via e-mail. Work Time Tracler consolidates the raw data and generates management reports. Detailed reports tell the manager, in intricate detail, how the computer has been utilized. Summary reports intelligently consolidate and summarize the data in meaningful ways. What"s inside A key component of Work Time Tracker is the custom database management and report design services that the company provides to its corporate customers, allowing them to integrate Work Time Tracker"s information with corporate databases. The software uses industry-standard software, such as Excel, that use SQL queries through ODBC to retrieve information from the Microsoft Access database engine, making it possible to design custom reports at the level of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, or other SQL-oriented tools. Work Time Tracker can also export data to any version of Microsoft Excel, where the information may be analyzed and custom reports created. and finally Work Time Tracker helps managers assess their employees" productivity, and provides essential information for monitoring project status and client billing. Just as TV cameras in supermarkets provide valuable information to store managers, Work Time Tracker gives management in today"s virtual office a tracking tool that was thought to be lost forever.