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While starting this sandbox, I will be putting my thoughts on the layout of the first article I want to write. The first item to research and write on is the history of a small software company located in the United States called Hawkeye Technology, LLC. This company developed a software called TimeClick which was developed to track employee times for small-to medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and Canada. In the history I will research, I would like to present when and how the company started and where they are now, similar to information already published regarding other business software companies such as TimeClock Plus and Passport Software.

First part of the draft:

History

TimeClick® is a time clock software developed by the company Hawkeye Technology, LLC which was founded in 1977. The company began with a focus on financial processing and data management for banks and small businesses but in 1993 they released their first version of TimeClick for employee time tracking. Several versions of the software were released over the next 25 years. In 1996 the program was entirely rewritten. In 2010, version 10.3.5 of the software was released. This version allowed users to run a variety of reports showing the breakdown of total hours, regular, and overtime hours for the first time. The next two software releases came in 2012 with version LE and in 2013 with LE SP1. These two versions used an SQL database structure differing from the database structure used in previous versions of TimeClick. In 2014 and 2016, LE 12 and LE 16 were released. These two versions had minor changes to the program in the user interface and some reports. In 2018 as the software was rewritten again using a PostreSql database structure instead of COBOL which was used for previous versions. TimeClick announced a business partnership with Passport Software, Inc in the year 2014.

Product and Features

TimeClick time tracking software is currently the only product sold by Hawkeye Technology. The program's primary features and functionalities include clocking in and out for employees, hours reports and managing system settings for administrators, and tracking paid vacation, sick, and personal time off along with overtime hours.

Recognition

In 2014, TimeClick software was recognized on VagueWare.com as being, in their opinion, one of the top 10 software options to automate time tracking. Better Business Bureau (BBB) granted the company an "A" rating in the year 2017.