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December 14, 2011
Asure Software acquires Legiant
AUSTIN, TX, – December 14th, 2011 – Asure Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: ASUR), a leading provider of workforce management software, announced today that it has acquired Legiant, an Austin, Texas-based provider of cloud computing time and attendance software and management services.
July 26, 2011
Legiant Sponsors HR.com Webcast on Mobile Workforce Technology
AUSTIN, TX – July 26, 2011 – Legiant will sponsor a webcast hosted by HR.com regarding new mobile workforce management technology. HR.com is the largest online community for human resources professionals featuring articles, news, webcasts, events and more. The webcast sponsored by Legiant is titled, “No More Excuses: New Mobile Technology Enhances Mobile Workforce Management” and will be presented live on Wednesday, July 27th at 11am ET.
June 27, 2011
Legiant Releases Android App for Mobile Time and Attendance Tracking
LAS VEGAS, NV – June 27, 2011 – Legiant unveiled their mobile time and attendance application for the Android™ Market at the 2011 SHRM Conference and Exposition at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Legiant Express application developed for Android devices makes the tracking of time and attendance for any mobile workforce simple and efficient. Legiant Mobile Timecard Express is available now from the Android Market as a free download.
June 23, 2011
Legiant to Exhibit at SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas
AUSTIN, TX – June 23, 2011 – Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software, will exhibit at the 2011 SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada. This annual conference has more than 670 exhibiting companies and attracts over 13,000 HR professionals from around the world. The Legiant exhibit will be located at Booth 1558 at the Las Vegas Convention Center during exhibit hall hours June 26-28, 2011.
March 22, 2011
“Call-In Absent” Time and Attendance Feature Free with Legiant Express
AUSTIN, TX – March 22, 2011 – Legiant, a leader in time and attendance systems, announced that their Legiant Express software will now come standard with the “Call-In Absent” Notification feature. Legiant recently improved its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology with the addition of the Absence Notification feature. With Absence Notification, an employee can call-in absent and sick time will be automatically applied to the individual’s timecard.
March 17, 2011
Acadia HR Partners with Legiant to Provide Workforce Management Software
AUSTIN, TX – March 17, 2011 – Legiant announced their partnership with Acadia HR, an innovative provider of Payroll, Human Resource Management and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) outsourcing solutions that deliver employment administration relief and expert guidance on issues affecting the employer/employee relationship. Together, Legiant and Acadia HR help business owners nationwide increase revenue by automating and managing critical administrative functions.
March 15, 2011
Mobile Time and Attendance Tracking Application for the iPhone
AUSTIN, TX – March 15, 2011 – Legiant announced the release of Legiant Mobile Timecard Express for the Apple iPhone. The Legiant Express application for the iPhone makes the tracking of time and attendance easy for any mobile workforce. Legiant Mobile Timecard Express is available now from the iTunes store as a free download.
December 29, 2010
Track Employee Time and Attendance with Mobile Phone GPS
AUSTIN, TX – December 29, 2010 – Legiant announced the addition of mobile GPS tracking technology to their Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solution. IVR allows employees to clock-in, transfer departments, and credit work hours directly to Legiant Timecard through the use of any standard telephone or mobile phone. The new GPS Transaction feature is available on most AndroidT, BlackBerry®, and iPhoneT devices.
December 2, 2010
Faster and Simpler Time and Attendance Tracking with Legiant Express
AUSTIN, TX – December 2, 2010– Legiant, a leading innovator in the time and attendance software industry, announced the launch of Legiant Express. Legiant developed Legiant Express to meet the demands of customers for a simpler, economical, and user-friendly time and attendance system. Legiant Express was designed to provide customers with a quicker ROI by implementing in hours, not months.
October 6, 2010
Legiant's User Conference Makes Time and Attendance Easy for Customers
AUSTIN, TX – October 6, 2010– Legiant customers from across North America gathered to meet at the annual Legiant User Conference in Austin, Texas. For two days, Legiant showcased the latest in software technology, data collection and best practices for time and attendance systems. The Legiant User Conference included case studies presented by Legiant users; multiple breakout sessions hosted by senior level executives; and special activities unique to Austin.
October 4, 2010
Legiant Finds Success with Time and Attendance SaaS
AUSTIN, TX – October 4, 2010– Legiant announced the continued success of their Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model. Time and attendance SaaS allows organizations to utilize a complete time accounting system without hosting or owning the system itself. Fifty percent of Legiant customers now use the SaaS model and Legiant expects this number to increase significantly within the next year.
September 13, 2010
Legiant Exhibits at the Texas Payroll Conference
AUSTIN, TX – September 13, 2010– This week, Legiant exhibits at the Texas Payroll Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. As an exhibitor, Legiant will showcase the latest time and attendance technology, including Legiant Mobile Timecard for the iPhone. The Texas Payroll Conference Exhibit Hall will be open to attendees September 16-17 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel.
August 16, 2010
Legiant Celebrates 3 Years of BBB Accreditation
AUSTIN, TX – August 16, 2010– This week, Legiant celebrates over 3 years of accreditation by BBB serving Central, Coastal and Southwest Texas. As a BBB Accredited Business since 2007, Legiant is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace. According to BBB reports by Princeton Research, seven in ten consumers say they are more likely to buy from a company designated as a BBB Accredited Business. BBB is a resource for the public, providing objective, unbiased information about businesses.
August 2, 2010
Legiant Partners with Fulcrum Biometrics to Offer Virtual Punch Clock
AUSTIN, TX – August 2, 2010– Legiant announced their partnership with Fulcrum Biometrics to release a cost-effective biometric solution for time and attendance. Fulcrum Biometrics has developed FbF Timeclock, a virtual punch clock application that integrates seamlessly with Legiant Timecard software. FbF Timeclock utilizes a USB fingerprint scanner and the Fulcrum Biometrics Framework to provide Legiant customers with a low-cost biometric solution.
July 28, 2010
Time and Attendance User Conference Prepares for Take Off
AUSTIN, TX – July 28, 2010 – After another successful conference in 2009, Legiant is proud to announce the 2010 Legiant User Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Austin. For several years, Legiant has provided its customers, prospective customers, and partners with a unique two-day event that highlights best practices, tips and future enhancements for Legiant Timecard.
July 26, 2010
"Call-In Absent" with Legiant IVR for Time and Attendance
AUSTIN, TX – July 26, 2010 – Legiant announced a new Absence Notification feature for their IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system. IVR allows employees to clock-in, transfer departments, and credit work hours directly to Legiant Timecard through a telephone. With Absence Notification, an employee can call-in absent and sick time will be automatically applied to the individual’s timecard.
April 30, 2010
Legiant Announces Mobile GPS Time and Attendance App for iPhone
AUSTIN, TX – April 30, 2010 – Legiant, a leading innovator in the time and attendance arena, announced the release of a new application for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad that provides mobile employees with a simple and efficient way to track their time. The Legiant iPhone application, titled Legiant Mobile Timecard, is designed with an intuitive menu and feature set that will greatly increase the speed of use. Legiant Mobile Timecard is free to Legiant customers and is available now from the iTunes store.
January 22, 2010
Legiant Primed for Success in 2010
AUSTIN, TX – January 22, 2010 – Legiant today announced their plans for continued success in 2010 based on impressive 2009 results. An aggressive growth strategy implemented in 2009 combined with new developments for their time and attendance product should bear fruit this year, according to top executives at Legiant.
December 2, 2009
Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2010: Legiant
AUSTIN, TX – December 2, 2009 – Legiant was recently selected as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2010. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of Texas Monthly, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Texas State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (TSC-SHRM) and Best Companies Group.
November 30, 2009
Legiant Customers Enjoy User Conference
AUSTIN, TX – November 30, 2009 – Legiant announced the success of its 2009 Legiant User Conference held in Austin, Texas. During the two-day event, Legiant users from across North America shared experiences and strategies for improving their workforce productivity utilizing the Legiant Timecard system. Attendees represented a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, finance and education.
October 29, 2009
Time and Attendance Leader Opens Six New Regional Offices
AUSTIN, TX - October 29, 2009 - Legiant, a leader in time and attendance software, today announced that it has opened regional offices in six strategic, metropolitan marketplaces across the country. The decision to expand into six more cities reflects Legiant's commitment to better meeting the business needs of both existing and future clients throughout the country.
October 22, 2009
Legiant Provides Easy Migration Program for Stromberg Clients
AUSTIN, TX - October 22, 2009 -Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance systems, unveiled their Legiant Migration Program for Stromberg customers. The Legiant Migration Program offers Stromberg customers a fast, low-risk transition to the Legiant Timecard system. The program was developed in response to concerns from current Stromberg customers regarding the future of their time keeping system.
Legiant has successfully replaced Stromberg systems for the past ten years. Legiant's flagship time and attendance system, Legiant Timecard, is geared toward mid-size organizations with simple to complex rule configurations. "We understand why customers selected Stromberg and we have the capability to meet or exceed their expectations," said Walter Ross, chief executive officer for Legiant. "Our experience migrating systems from Stromberg to Legiant provides us with a unique opportunity to support Stromberg clients. This program will provide a soft landing for organizations currently using Stromberg."
September 14, 2009
Legiant is Number One at Texas Payroll Conference
SAN ANTONIO, TX - September 14, 2009 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software, announced they will be exhibiting at booth number one at the Texas Payroll Conference in San Antonio, Texas this week. The Texas Payroll Conference is an annual statewide conference that draws hundreds of payroll professionals and 50 vendors from Texas and surrounding states. For the past several years Legiant has supported the Texas Payroll Conference and is proud to continue the tradition of supporting the payroll community.
June 17, 2009
Legiant Announces Book Signing Event at SHRM Annual Conference
AUSTIN, TX - June 17, 2009 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software, announced that author and president of Athena Enterprises, Lisa Disselkamp, will make an appearance and book signing at the 2009 SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana. For a limited number of conference attendees, Lisa Disselkamp will be signing her latest book, "No Boundaries: How to Use Time and Labor Management Technology to Win the Race for Profits and Productivity."
Disselkamp is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and technical resource on workforce management software, HRIS, payroll, timekeeping, compensation, scheduling, and labor analytics systems. As President of Athena Enterprises, she leads a team of talented consultants who share her passion for time and labor management technology. Disselkamp is the author of the only two books focusing solely on Workforce Management technology - No Boundaries (Wiley & Co. 2009) and Working the Clock (Oaklea Press 2007).
June 5, 2009
Legiant Wins Time and Attendance Beauty Pageant
AUSTIN, TX – June 5, 2009 – Today, HRchitect hosted a webinar that invited several time and attendance vendors to show off their products. The webinar was held with a beauty pageant theme and Legiant was crowned the winner by a majority vote from attendees.
April 30, 2009
Legiant Grows 46% Offering Proven Time and Attendance Solutions
AUSTIN, TX – April 30, 2009 – Legiant today announced their first quarter successes and plans for company expansion in the second quarter. Legiant reported a 46 percent increase in sales in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008. Legiant provides time and attendance software to organizations that require a robust, secure and cost effective solution for managing their workforce.
In the past six months, Legiant has continued to grow as one of the leaders in the time and attendance industry. A variety of organizations across the United States have selected Legiant to provide time accounting solutions that will lower their costs and increase payroll accuracy. Recent customers include Dynamex, Portsmouth Public Schools and Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic.
April 13, 2009
Time and Attendance Leader Provides Hosted IVR Solution
AUSTIN, TX – April 13, 2009 – Legiant, an innovative provider of time and attendance software solutions, announced the success of their hosted interactive voice response technology. Interactive voice response, also known as IVR or telephony, provides the mobile workforce with the functionality of a traditional Time and Attendance clock without the restriction of a set location. An employee can use a telephone to perform all of the typical functions they would do, clock in/out, transfer department or job, record hours, absence, or leave information to report all of their information directly into the Legiant Timecard system.
February 18, 2009
New Time and Attendance Hardware Improves Efficiency
AUSTIN, TX - February 18, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance systems, announced the addition of two new employee data collection terminal “time clocks” to their suite of hardware selections. The Maximus™ and the Optimus™ will add a new technology platform for employee self service to Legiant’s robust time and attendance software. The Maximus brings employee time collection into the 21st century, while the Optimus takes another giant step forward with a heavy focus on employee self service functionality.
The Optimus was developed in response to a need for more employee self service features. The large display screen on the Optimus gives users the ability to access more information than was ever possible with previous terminals. Employee self service features include timecard approvals, viewing of schedules, company alerts, performing job cost transactions and leave requests.
October 28, 2008
Legiant Portal Authentication Provides One Click Access to Time and Attendance System
AUSTIN, TX - October 28, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software, announced the release of their latest product enhancement, Legiant Portal Authentication. Legiant Portal Authentication allows users to access the Legiant timecard system by using their Windows login information, eliminating the need for users to memorize a separate username and password to access their time keeping system. Building on the existing ability to use Single Sign On via Active Directory authentication for non-hosted systems, this exciting new ability provides a new level of security and convenience. By adding more intuitive features to Legiant TimecardT, Legiant continues to provide small-to-midsize businesses with the most effective time and attendance software.
October 27, 2008
Legiant Customers Enjoy User Conference
AUSTIN, TX - October 27, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software for small-to-midsize businesses, announced the success of its 2008 user conference held earlier this month in Austin, Texas. During the two-day event, Legiant users from the United States and Canada shared experiences and strategies; learned about the future of Legiant Timecard from the product development team; and discussed the benefits of the latest time and attendance technologies.
The primary goal of the Legiant User Conference was to provide users with a friendly and personal environment in which they could learn from and ask questions of development and support team members. Specific break-out sessions were developed for administrators and IT professionals to ensure relevant topics and smaller classroom settings would be available. Additionally, attendees were invited to a dinner in downtown Austin hosted by Legiant and a tour of Austin's famous 6th street.
September 15, 2008
Legiant Offers Advanced Biometric Solution with HandPunch GT-400
AUSTIN, TX - September 15, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software, announced the latest addition to their biometric solutions suite. The HandPunch® GT-400 is based on a completely new technology compared to its predecessor, the HandPunch 3000, and provides a platform for future enhancements. Legiant offers one of the first time and attendance systems to integrate with the HandPunch GT-400 from Schlage®.
After months of extensive testing, Legiant attendance tracking software combined with the GT-400 may set a new bar for employee self-service functionality. According to Rod Crane, CTO of Legiant, "The HandPunch GT-400 will take employee self-service to the next level. The large display screen and customizable soft keys make this biometric unit the most intuitive we have seen. We are proud to be one of the first to offer the HandPunch GT-400 in our industry as it should quickly become the new standard in biometrics for time and attendance."
Legiant Timecard and the HandPunch GT-400 utilize open architecture to simplify integration, speed implementation and allow future upgrades. The GT-400 is one of a variety of biometric, mobile, web and telephone data collection devices available as part of Legiant's time and attendance solutions.
September 10, 2008
Legiant Time and Attendance Software Provides FMLA Tracking Tool
AUSTIN, TX - September 10, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance software, announced the release of their FMLA tracking tool. The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can be a source of uncertainty for employees and employers alike. As a result, organizations can be at great risk if they fail to grant FMLA leave appropriately. The new feature of Legiant Timecard aims to improve the ability to track FMLA leave with their time and attendance system.
The Legiant Timecard system will notify the appropriate human resources managers via email when an employee is out of the office for 3 days. To determine if FMLA tracking will be necessary, HR will use the Legiant FMLA Administration System. "By explaining the process in clear and concise terms, the FMLA Administration System will simplify the determination process," said Chris Lang, Account Executive. "We know how important maintaining FMLA compliance is to our customers. Our tracking tool will make leave tracking simpler and more efficient, which will help reduce our customers' risk."
While an employee is on FMLA leave, Legiant Timecard tracks the time off, allows HR to decide how the FMLA leave will be compensated by pay type, provides detailed reports to managers and automatically sends a FMLA Tracking Report. The FMLA leave notifications can be emailed to HR and to the employee alerting them when FMLA leave is exhausted. FMLA Tracking is only one of a full suite of tools available with Legiant Timecard.
August 18, 2008
Legiant Receives SAS 70 Certification
AUSTIN, TX - August 18, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of workforce management software, announced results of their SAS 70 Type II audit. With the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the SAS 70 Type II audit was identified as the only acceptable method of assuring a third party that a service organization's controls are in place and working effectively. According to the independent service auditor's report, Legiant's hosted data center has the necessary controls in place and these controls are operating effectively.
Legiant provides attendance tracking software that can be offered as SaaS, which reduces internal IT costs, increases the speed of implementation and ensures the correct controls are in place to protect critical data associated with time keeping. "As a leading time and attendance system provider, we take data security and reliability very seriously," said Rod Crane, CTO of Legiant. "Due to the nature of human resources, it is critical for any organization offering hosted time and attendance services to be SAS 70 compliant. By passing the SAS 70 audit we have verified that our offering, hosted at the data center, meets the control needs of our clients."
Legiant is determined to provide the most flexible, capable and intuitive time and attendance system in the industry. Passing the SAS 70 Type II audit is only one quality benchmark utilized by Legiant to ensure they are providing the best service possible.
August 6, 2008
Say "HLO" to Alternative Financing for Time and Attendance Software
AUSTIN, TX - August 6, 2008 - Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance and workforce management solutions, announced an alternative investment program for customers seeking a new time and attendance system with minimal upfront costs. The Legiant HLO, or Hosted Lease to Own, purchase option combines aspects of two popular payment models - the "Software as a Service" model and the traditional "Perpetual Software License" model.
Legiant designed the HLO model to allow organizations to own their time and attendance system after 24 or 36 months. Additionally, the Legiant HLO allows for lower upfront costs and lower monthly costs than typical purchase options. "We setup the HLO payment model based on customer demand to provide a robust time and attendance system without the high initial costs generally involved with purchasing a new system," said Jason Derek, Account Executive. "The Legiant HLO also offers the benefits of software as a service such as quick implementation and reduced internal IT costs."
The Legiant HLO option was launched last week and has already generated a buzz from organizations searching for time and attendance software. Legiant will continue to offer traditional payment methods in addition to the new HLO option. Additional details and a payment model comparison are available at the Legiant website - www.legiant.com.
March 26 , 2008
HOUSTON, TX – March 25, 2008– ELM Technologies, Inc. OTC-ETGS (PinkSheets) and Legiant have formed a relationship to jointly market each others products to long-term care providers. The combined solution has proven to significantly reduce labor costs by removing the inherent inefficiencies associated with the scheduling and time management of hourly employees.
“Partnering with ELM Technologies is a natural fit for Legiant,” stated Rod Crane, CTO of Legiant. “Both organizations are committed to increasing manager visibility to critical workforce data, improving employee self-service features, and utilizing SaaS (Software as a Service).”
The ELM and Legiant relationship brings together the innovative leaders in workforce modeling scheduling and time management solutions for long-term care providers.
"ELM is very excited about partnering with a unique and proven product such as the Legiant Time and Attendance system," stated Barbara Rivera, President of ELM Technologies. Barbara added "The combination of our product suites provides positive benefits for long-term care by reducing both overtime and over scheduling. LTC facilities now have a powerful end-to-end method to improve their workforce management, from planning through use to payment."
February 27, 2008
Legiant Gets Employees Excited About Charity
AUSTIN, TX – February 27, 2008– Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance and workforce management solutions, announced its commitment to aiding the hungry by setting up an online virtual drive with the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. Legiant management created an internal survey to poll which local charities their employees wished to support. The majority of Legiant employees were interested in nourishing the hungry and the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas received the most votes.
“With so many worthy charities to choose from, we felt it was important to get our employees opinions about which charity Legiant should officially support,” said Joe Mercer, Professional Services Manager. “The ability to setup an online virtual drive with the CAFB of Texas was a great benefit. It was easy for our employees to make donations and for our company to match those donations.”
January 22 , 2008
Legiant Teams with Actsoft to Deliver Integrated GPS Data with Time and Attendance Solution
AUSTIN, TX – January 22, 2008– Legiant®, a leading provider of web-based workforce productivity management solutions, announced today that it has partnered with Actsoft Actsoft, Inc ® to integrate real-time GPS data with Legiant's mobile time and attendance solutions. The agreement enables Legiant customers to enhance off-site employee time tracking by seamlessly integrating Actsoft Actsoft's Comet TrackerT mobile management software with Legiant.
Actsoft's Comet TrackerT offers remote workforce management capabilities that enable management to determine who is currently on the job at specific worksites and to view maps that pinpoint workers' exact locations. Combined with Legiant Timecard management can receive e-mail alerts for absent or late arrivals, track and report all labor data, and project payroll costs with greater accuracy. Comet TrackerT offers mobile employees an easy way to clock in and out of work from their cell phones. It automatically captures the employee's ID number, the time and date, and the address or location of the employee when the call is made.
January 15, 2008
Legiant Offers Automated Online Backup Services through Partnership with AmeriVault
AUSTIN, TX – January 15, 2008 – Legiant, a leading provider of time and attendance and workforce productivity solutions, today has announced a partnership with AmeriVault enabling Legiant to offer automated data protection services to clients.
Ensuring application availability, audit controls, and historical retentions are key business requirements for any time and attendance system. AmeriVault provides a one-step, turn-key online backup and offsite protection solution for this mission critical application.
Automated and secure, online backup reduces backup times through compression and deduplication. In addition, administrators are able to manage multiple offices with diverse environments through one intuitive interface. With online backup, clients enjoy the ultimate in backup with no investment in hardware, software, or maintenance.
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