FOUR TIME & BILLING APPS help you track your hours on the go. Advanced Productivity Software (aps-soft.com) offers iDTE for iPhone and DTE InHand for BlackBerry; both integrate with its DTE Axiom. AirTime Manager (airtimemgr.com) has debuted its namesake products for BlackBerrys and iPhones. Tikit recently rebranded TimeKM as Carpe Diem Mobile (tikit.com). Each product has stand-out features, especially for large law firms. All offer different pricing structures and varying levels of technical support. If you already use DTE Axiom, you may want to stick with that brand. AirTime Manager, however, provides flexibility by integrating with more T&B desktop versions. For more information about the products, including security tools, see the online version of this story at lawtechologynews.com. —Brendan McKenna
COMPARE & CONTRAST CHART
| AirTime Manager | Carpe Diem | iDTE | DTE InHand | |
| SMARTPHONE SUPPORT | ||||
| BlackBerry | Y | Y | N | Y |
| iPhone | Y | N | Y | N |
| TIME AND BILLING INTEGRATION | ||||
| DTE Axiom | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Elite | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| RainMaker | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sage Carpe Diem | Y | Y | N | N |
| Aderant | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| SAP | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| FEATURES | ||||
| Capture time: | ||||
| by timer | Y | N | Y | Y |
| by task | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| by telephone call | Y | Y | N | Y |
| by e-mail | Y | Y | N | Y |
| by calendar entry | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Duplicate fields from previous entry | Y | N | N | Y |
| Search capabilities – local/wireless | Local only | Local Only | Y | Y |
| Automatic entry to backend billing system | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Report/validate entries before transmission | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Works with or without web access | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| TECH SUPPORT | ||||
| No charge to clients under maintenance; offers 24/7 e-mail support; live phone support offered 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. EST. | Tech support is free if firm subscribes to annual maintenance contract or is on the monthly subscription plan. | Included in active timekeeping licensing; 20% of traditional pricing a year. | Included in active timekeeping licensing; 20% of traditional pricing a year. | |
| PRICING | ||||
| Enterprise pricing | Starting at $34.95 per month; users can also purchase a site license. | $129 per named user, 22% annual maintenance fee or subscription $29.95 per month. | Avg: <100 users $6.06 per month; <5,000 $4.25; >5,000 $2.97. | Avg: <100 users $6.06 per month; <5,000 $4.25; >5,000 $2.97. |
| Installation fee | $1,500 for SaaS; $5,000 on site. | $2,500 per server. | $195 per firm. | $795 per firm. |
| LAW FIRMS | ||||
| A sampling of firms that use the product | Allen & Overy Bingham McCutchen Fish & Richardson Katten Muchin Rosenman | Cassels Brock Linklaters Manatt Phelps Orrick Herrington | Currently in testing with nine firms. | Davis Polk Paul Weiss Sullivan & Cromwell White & Case |
| WEBSITES | ||||
| http://bit.ly/eD9t7N | http://bit.ly/fLj96S | http://bit.ly/dSTGvS | http://bit.ly/dSTGvS | |
