TruStar Federal Credit Union Exclaims Time-Saving Benefits with Replicon’s Web TimeOff
Employees at TruStar Federal Credit Union needed a centralized, automated time off tracking system to help remove frustrations of manually tracking a “valued employee benefit,” or Paid Time Off. Six months after deployment, employees, managers, and administrators at TFCU are enjoying a multitude of benefits with Web TimeOff.

Calgary, AB - July 11, 2006 -- Replicon, Inc., the corporate time and expense tracking vendor of choice for businesses, today announced that employees, managers, and administrators at TruStar Federal Credit Union—Minnesota’s financial cooperative—are enjoying a multitude of benefits with Web TimeOff. These benefits include simple deployment, rapid adoption with ease of use, total time off visibility with master calendar views, and many more.

Previously, administrators at TFCU manually tracked and entered time off requests, balances and accruals through paper trails and Excel spreadsheets. According to Debra Jackson, Vice President of Human Resources and Support at TFCU, one person was responsible for manually tracking all employees’ time off. Then, ten managers had to manually track their own time off because there was no centralized mechanism to access current time off statuses. Over time, it became apparent that their in-house paper trail method was “burdensome.”

“Requests weren’t always documented, resulting in incorrect data. We had to try and rely on internal emails such as ‘Deb J. is gone for the day’ to make sure we then got a paper form that was approved by the manager,” explained Jackson. “Managers did not have access to their direct reports and time off status when they needed it. There was a lack of an easily accessed, current calendar of current time off for approving requests and taking member service coverage into consideration.”

Transitioning from traditional time off to Paid Time Off, the company needed to find an efficient solution to remove all vacation tracking obstacles and ensure a successful shift into PTO.

For six months team members from HR, Payroll, Management, and Operations at TFCU evaluated several possible solutions. Jackson said that Replicon was “heads above knowing their product during the demo” and Web TimeOff’s product expert Roxan Baciu was “very professional in her delivery and quickly responded to [their] questions or concerns.”

“Since we had been searching and reviewing other software for about six months, it was real easy to make the decision to go with Replicon,” said Jackson. “The e-mail feature was the deal closer … Replicon is a professional company to work with and is willing to help us meet 100% of our needs.”

TFCU successfully and easily deployed Web TimeOff in just a few days. Jackson said that their experience with implementation, deployment, training and support has been a positive one. They are now enjoying the benefits of the product in its entirety.

For a detailed case study on TFCU’s experience with Web TimeOff and Replicon’s customer service, visit: http://www.webtimeoff.com/marketleaders/snapshot_trustar.asp.
For more information about Web TimeOff, go to: www.webtimeoff.com

About TruStar Federal Credit Union
TruStar Federal Credit Union (TFCU), a Minnesota financial institution, specializes in business and personal financial cooperatives. With a highly experienced team of consultants, TFCU delivers a comprehensive range of services, including: consumer and commercial banking services, real estate home equity and mortgage loans, investment services and insurance products. In 1960, the TFCU was originally established to serve the financial needs of employees of the Mando Paper Mill (now Boise Paper Solutions). Over the last 40 years, the TFCU has evolved into a leading financial operation encompassing a federal community charter that allows them to offer membership to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Koochiching, Beltrami, Hubbard, and Wadena Counties in Minnesota. For more information, visit: www.trustarfcu.com

About Replicon, Inc.
With more than 3,700 customers in 55 countries, Replicon, Inc. is the industry leader of web-based time and expense management solutions. Founded in 1996, Replicon, Inc. powers companies of all sizes to maximize profitability and productivity. Replicon’s product suite of Web TimeSheet, Web Resource, and Web TimeOff facilitates a myriad of front and back office solutions, including billing, resource planning, budgeting and control, and employee time and expense. Replicon’s clients include Ernst & Young, Sony Music Entertainment, Charles Schwab, and Volvo. Replicon, http://www.replicon.com/?r=pr is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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