JOURNYX TIME VERSION 2.0 ESTABLISHES NEW BENCHMARKS FOR EASY, WEB-BASED TIME-TRACKING

Delivers support for NT, stronger password security, and ODBC capability.

AUSTIN, Texas, USA, July 13, 1998 - Journyx, the worldwide leader in web-based time & project tracking solutions, today announced industry-leading functionality and flexibility in its release of Journyx Time 2.0, available immediately. Journyx Time 2.0 provides a number of enhancements, including NT support, which extend its lead over other time-tracking products in the marketplace.

Key new features available in Journyx Time 2.0 include:

• NT support

  Though Journyx Time users have always been able to log and track their time using any commonly available web browser, the time data itself was stored on a Unix server. Now, with the added NT support, administrators will have an even broader choice of server platforms on which to run Journyx Time.

• Several new GUI choices

  Journyx has added two news screen options for data entry, allowing managers to much more easily configure the input format to the needs of particular user groups.

• A greatly enhanced security solution

  Journyx Time 2.0 now ships with a browser-independent, server independent password module, that includes several key checks on such items as password aging, password reuse, and password strength.

• New product pricing bundles

  Journyx has adopted a new pricing model which allows smaller customers, for the first time, to deploy a robust, fully-featured, enterprise-strength time tracking solution for under $1000. Five user licenses are now included with each Journyx Time server purchase, and the Journyx Time server price has been reduced to $999.

• The ability to have Journyx Time install into an existing database via ODBC.

  Responding to customer requests, Journyx has made migration to Time easier, allowing customers to capitalize on existing software infrastructure investments. 

"We see Journyx Time 2.0 as a strong move forward with the product, which was already better than anything else we could find on the market" stated Steve Madere, chief technical officer of Dejanews, Inc., "Once we did our homework, for us the clear answer was Journyx Time, and with this new release they have once again confirmed we made the right decision.".

Journyx Time 2.0 also includes a host of smaller yet still noteworthy improvements along the lines of increased speed, stronger reporting capabilities, and the ability to better manage users by assigning them to groups. The Journyx Time product retains the features that have made it the primary web-based time tracking solution deployed by Fortune 500 companies and technical organizations. These standard features include year 2000 compliance, a 15-minute installation and configuration, strong reporting capabilities, and ease-of-use for the end-user. Users can, as before, use any web browser, including text-mode browsers, to enter their time data, allowing for convenient and easy time entry whether on the corporate intranet, or from the other side of the world.

"Bottom line, accurate, and timely updates on the status of projects improves communication and decision-making throughout the organization.," noted Herb Krasner, of Krasner Consulting, a productivity improvement consulting organization. "If they aren’t already, all knowledge workers in an organization should be tracking their time."

Time Requirements

The client system for Time 2.0 requires access to an internet or intranet browser, including Netscape, Microsoft, Mosaic, and Lynx. Time itself has no client-side footprint, thus greatly reducing the administrative burden for installations and upgrades.

The server system for Time 2.0 requires either Microsoft NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 3 with TCP/IP Networking and administrative rights to the local domain or a Unix server running AIX, Solaris, Linux, or FreeBSD. The server system requires 32 MB RAM and 10 MB hard disk space. Journyx Time employs Apache^tm as its default web server, and a copy is included in the installation package, but Time can also work with other web servers, such as the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) or the Netscape Web Server.

Pricing and Availability

Time 2.0 is priced at $999 for the server (includes 5 named users) and additional users for $29 apiece; volume discount pricing available upon request. Time is available immediately, and can be obtained directly from Journyx, and from select overseas channel partners.

About Journyx

Journyx is the market leader in web-based time tracking solutions for the enterprise. Customers include a number of Fortune 500 firms and technical consulting and contract development organizations. The company has U.S. headquarters in Austin, Texas. For more information, interested parties can contact Journyx at (800) 755-9878 (US) or email at info@journyx.com, or visit our web site at http://www.journyx.com/fts/.