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One of the new security enhancements introduced in Virtual TimeClock 18 gives you greater control over who can connect to your time clock. In previous versions, a password was required to login to a TimeClock Server....

Virtual TimeClock 18 introduces fully integrated end-to-end data encryption for our Network Edition users. This is a security enhancement to the prior two releases that offered optional socket-level TLS encryption of data communications. What is End-to-End Encryption?...

In Virtual TimeClock 18, we simplified the process of changing display groups by adding a new menu item for changing groups while the time clock is in User mode.    Who Can Change Groups Due...

When a natural disaster strikes near you, the last thing you’ll probably be thinking about is your time clock. Thinking ahead about your time clock data can save you a lot of time and effort...

People have become so accustomed to using reliable technology that they often assume that vital, irreplaceable data is safe and will always accessible. However, computer theft, flood, fire, disk failure, and viruses can render important...

Employers and employees are often concerned with the source and accuracy of the times recorded on employee timecards. Virtual TimeClock has multiple options to help you choose the best solution for your time clock needs....

Introduction to Biometrics Biometric authentication has rapidly become more integrated into phones, banking applications and automobiles. This form of authentication relies on unique attributes of the user to verify their identity instead of an access...

Time clock users can be assigned to one of three different access levels. Time clock administrators are at the top of the tier and have unlimited access to everything within the time clock. Program administrators...

Some time clock administrators like to give managers the ability to edit timecards for employees within their Display Group, but not allow the managers to edit their own punch times. They're looking for the same...

Some businesses allow employees to add their own leave entries like vacation or sick time. Although this feature is turned off by default so only managers and time clock administrators can enter time off, it's...

Using a unique time clock PIN for each employee is a great alternative for businesses trying to prevent buddy punching but not wanting the added expense, maintenance, and unreliability of a biometric solution. We often...

Virtual TimeClock has a pretty sophisticated 3-tiered security system. At the top of the tier you have time clock administrators, who have unlimited access to everything in the time clock program. On the bottom tier,...

Virtual TimeClock instantly, accurately, and impartially records every employee start and stop time. This means the time clock program interacts directly with your computer's operating system clock by utilizing the time and date control functions...

A strategic advantage that time clock software has over manual time keeping systems is that it instantly, accurately, and impartially records every employee start and stop time. This means the time clock program interacts directly...

Virtual TimeClock keeps a record of events caused by both system and user activity. It automatically keeps track of when administration is turned on, when modifications to employee timecards are made, when manual and leave...

The ability to view user passwords was removed in Virtual TimeClock ‘12 because we had a number of educational and governmental agencies that were failing security audits because of it. We’ve found that employees who...

The key to time clock security is enabling password protection. Once password protection is turned on, you can adjust the security settings to suit your own needs. For example, you can prevent timecards from being...

There are many ways to capture employee time punches: from an old mechanical punch clock to sophisticated biometric systems designed to completely eliminate buddy punching, and all manner of time and attendance systems in between. Virtual...

In many organizations, Virtual TimeClock functions as a mechanical punch clock replacement so we've made it flexible to deploy your time clock software as a personal time clock on each employee's individual Mac computer or...

One of the brilliant design features of Virtual TimeClock is how the main time clock software window functions as a virtual in/out board. This let's you quickly determine who's in and out with just a...