Patent ID: 7383225

Claim:
A program product embedded in a computer readable medium for processing time data and expense data, the software product comprising: interconnectivity software operational when executed by a processor to direct the processor to: receive the time data into a program module, receive the expense data into the program module, store the time data received from the program module and the expense data received from the program module in a central time and expenses database, the time and expenses database being a single access point for a plurality of independent software applications; create a first file of a first format compatible with a payroll system, the first file including the time data from the time and expenses database, and transfer the first file to the payroll system using a first interface, the payroll system including a payroll software application configured to process the time data; and create a second file of a second format compatible with an accounts payable software application, the second file including the expense data from the time and expenses database, and transfer the second file to the accounts payable system using a second interface, the accounts payable system including an accounts payable software application configured to process the expense data; and a software storage medium operational to store the interconnectivity software.