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HMS Software announces the release of TimeControl 8.6 for on-premise clients
Montreal, February 19, 2025 – HMS Software, a leader in project and timesheet systems since 1984 has released TimeControl version 8.6 for its on-premise clients. This extensive release of TimeControl includes new features and enhancements to existing features. This release is for all TimeControl on-premise and TimeControl Industrial on-premise clients but the features announced here are also included in the upcoming upgrade to TimeControl Online and TimeControl Industrial Online, HMS Software’s timesheet subscription service in the Cloud.
“We are very excited about TimeControl 8.6,” explains Chris Vandersluis, president of HMS Software. “The features included in this version are the result of hundreds of hours of client interviews, staff research and industry trends. We know that in an economy where efficiency is at a premium, a product like TimeControl ensures that an organization is using its resources as effectively as possible. It’s not enough to know how much you are spending on your human and other resources, you need to know what you are spending your resources on.”
This version of TimeControl includes new and enhanced features for all editions of TimeControl including TimeControl on-premise, TimeControl Industrial on-premise, TimeControl Online and TimeControl Industrial Online the TimeControl Software as a Service subscriptions and TimeControl Project, the premium version of TimeControl Online as well as the free TimeControl Mobile App.
“We have been working on TimeControl 8.6 for a year,” explains Stephen Eyton-Jones, HMS Software’s Director of Technical Services. “This version includes enhancements in every element of TimeControl including the free TimeControl Mobile App. Aside from the great and visible features, under the covers, we have been ensuring that TimeControl’s security is up to date and that our technology stack is current. Clients don’t always see that or know about it, but it is essential for an enterprise product like TimeControl to be using the very latest technology to be performant and secure at the same time.”
TimeControl 8.6 includes new features such as an all-new Line Item Approval Module which becomes a part of TimeControl’s unique Matrix Approval Process for Labor Actuals™. There are also now line item approvals for equipment and materials in TimeControl Industrial. This version includes support for linking with Microsoft Project Online using Multi-factor authentication. The free TimeControl Mobile App now supports TimeControl’s TimeRequest feature to make and approve vacation or time off requests.
The TimeControl 8.6 upgrade is available now for existing on-premise clients of TimeControl and TimeControl Industrial with a current support and maintenance agreement at no additional charge from the TimeControl upgrades site: TimeControl.com/support/updates.
TimeControl 8.6 Online will be upgraded automatically for TimeControl Online, TimeControl Industrial Online and TimeControl Project subscription clients in the next few weeks. Subscribers receive an automated alert of the upgrade within TimeControl at least one week prior to the change.
For more information about this new TimeControl version and an extended list of new features, please visit the TimeControl website: TimeControl.com/features/latest.
About TimeControl
TimeControl was originally released in 1994. It was immediately successful in the project management sector and today is recognized not only as a project management solution, but also as an enterprise timesheet solution in use by companies worldwide. TimeControl is designed as a multipurpose timesheet able to serve the needs of both Finance and Project Management simultaneously. It includes features such as a multi-browser, multi-device interface, a PC and mobile interface, vacation approvals, executive dashboards, extensive approval functionality, flexible reporting and links to project management and corporate systems which makes the timesheet product ideally suited for integration with existing systems in any organization. TimeControl’s flexibility allows it to be deployed for use as a time and attendance, time and billing, project tracking and flex-time system. TimeControl and TimeControl Industrial are available both as an on-line subscription in the Cloud and for purchase for an on-premises installation. TimeControl Project is a premium version of the TimeControl Online and TimeControl Industrial Online subscription service in the cloud.
To access the free Hosted TimeControl Trial site, visit our free trial page.
For more information about TimeControl, monitor the TimeControl blog at http://blog.timecontrol.org/ or the TimeControl website at www.timecontrol.com.
For information about TimeControlOnline, our hosted timesheet subscription service in the cloud, go to www.timecontrol.net.
For any other questions, please contact HMS Software at info@hms.ca.
About HMS Software
Based in Montreal, Canada, HMS Software has been a leading provider of project management and enterprise timesheet systems and services since 1984. HMS Software's first customized timesheet application was written in 1984. With the launch of TimeControl as a commercial application in 1994, HMS Software began servicing clients worldwide.
HMS Software's client list reads like a who's who of business. It includes It includes AMD, Azuria Water Solutions, CANAM, CAE, CRIM, EXFO, Foster Wheeler, Interpol, Kelly Services, the Government of Quebec, Pontoon Solutions, Progress Rail, Reebok-CCM, Rolls Royce, Sandoz, SEFA, Volvo Novabus, Zoetis. and hundreds of others.
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