[IP] Software That Knows Your Every Move

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Date: September 27, 2004 2:55:33 AM EDT
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Subject: Software That Knows Your Every Move

SEPTEMBER 23, 2004

NEWS ANALYSIS :TECH
By Burt Helm

Software That Knows Your Every Move

It's called Worklenz, and it can be a powerful management tool for
tracking projects and people -- or a scary Big Brother

Look busy -- Worklenz is watching. Designed by privately held
information-technology company Métier in Washington, D.C., Worklenz
is software designed to help companies manage large projects and
maximize efficiency. But unlike an enterprise resource program, which
tracks a company's inventory, invoices, and assets, Worklenz tracks
workers -- what they do, when they do it, and how long it takes.

And it's spreading fast. Métier says it has been profitable for just
over two years and has won contracts with Lockheed Martin ( LMT ),
BMW, Northrop Grumman ( NOC ), and the U.S. Agriculture Dept. In the
next week, BusinessWeek Online has learned,  Métier will announce a
contract with the FBI to manage all of the bureau's IT-related
projects.

In its essence, Worklenz uses an extreme form of micromanagement to
help a company make broad decisions. The program can sync with each
employee's Microsoft Outlook e-mail account, Microsoft Project
scheduling software, and his or her PeopleSoft timesheet, to let a
boss see everyone's schedules, what tasks they're working on, and how
soon each employee will complete his or her work.

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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2004/ 
tc20040923_0520_tc024.htm


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