Virtual Software — Virtual Time & Virtual Expense

[This article accompanied the 2009 Review of Time
& Billing Programs]

Virtual Software has created a web-based time and billing product that has
been included in the Intuit Marketplace and the company is an Intuit Gold Developer.
In addition to integrating with QuickBooks, the Virtual Time and Virtual Expense
programs also integrate with Peachtree, ADP and PayChex. When firms integrate
with QuickBooks, the billing is actually done in the QuickBooks application,
not these programs.

Setting up the time and expense systems is fairly easy due to the importing
features. Virtual Software allows firms to import client, staff and billing
data from other products. Therefore manual data entry is not required.

The programs provide user interfaces that are quite intuitive. The time and
expense entry screens are simple and straight forward. Users can manage their
time with the calendar view. The calendar view shows the amount of time entered
for each day of the month. It also displays the amount of submitted and unsubmitted
time. This is a nice graphic review tool for each user.

User can streamline the expense reimbursement process with Virtual Software.
The product also allows users to scan images of invoices and then attach the
invoices to daily expense entries.

The Virtual Software programs also offer a nice automated e-mail reminder
system that automatically sends e-mails to staff members that have not entered
their time on a predetermined basis.

Management analysis and reporting can be easily performed and the programs
have all of the standard reporting capabilities of most time and billing products
on the market. Take the time to visit Virtual Software’s website to learn
if this time and billing product is a good fit for your firm. I think you will
be impressed.