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TimeTac is an online piece of time tracking and project management software, operating under the principles of cloud computing. It is aimed at businesses that wish for their employees to record and track their time spent on individual projects and tasks. It is offered as a software as a service and is available on a subscription basis.

Company and History
TimeTac was developed by a company of the same name, in Graz, Austria, and has been publicly available since 2009. To date, it is usable in English and German, and it is used by companies of all sizes; from small shops and startups, to SMEs and large corporations. The inspiration for its development arose when the developers were themselves freelancers. Working across different time zones meant that collaboration was difficult, never accurately knowing who was working on what part of a project and for how long. Resultantly, clients would not be accurately billed. They mixed the experiences of software development and independent location working, to create software for recording time in any environment.


 * September 2008 – Beta version released
 * June 2009 – Public release
 * August 2009 – Mobile usage operational
 * January 2010 – English version goes live
 * February 2012 – NFC time tracking options offered for the first time
 * April 2012 – Native Android app released

The company produces a blog on their website of current updates, as well as Beyond-9to5, a subsidiary blog site that focuses on topics outside of normal working life patterns, such as independent location working, working in a virtual team and self management.

Features
TimeTac allows users to track their time, allocated to specific projects and tasks, which records data for employee resource management, project timing and customer invoicing. The software is cloud based, meaning it can be accessed from an array of internet enabled devices, such as a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone.

When time is recorded from any device, it is logged in the form of a timestamp. This data, which includes start times, end times, task names and durations, are then exportable via PDF, CSV and XLS. These export functions allow integration with other programs, such as payroll accounting. There are also features to request and administrate time off, the ability to generate timesheets and produce statistical data.

Near Field Communication (NFC)
NFC options are also available, allowing for usage on construction sites, in factories and shops, or other manual work orientated locations.

Android App
In April 2012, the release of the native Android app allowed users to record time from their smartphones, without the need for a browser. Managers and supervisors can use the native app to login multiple employees at the same time, such as all workers on a construction site. Mobile time tracking can be incorporated with GPS positioning to provide more relevant data, such as distance for mileage expenses. The Android app compliments as an NFC transponder on Smartphones that are NFC enabled.

Press
TimeTac has been featured on Ratedcloud and Zincubate  to date in the English language.