We help professionals better manage their business

1990

Above Board Computer Consulting was established by Edward O’Leary.

With a background as an IT consultant at Ernst & Young, Edward specialised in the application of technology solutions for senior management in large corporates and SME‘s.

Embracing the technology boom of the 90’s (think Windows3 and the Macintosh Classic!),
our specialty then was building tailored database solutions. We provided business consulting, technology solutions and training.

1999

Increasingly at Above Board we were asked by other professionals for a system to track and bill jobs.

By 1996 we were sharing what we used in-house,
and creating custom time based billing systems for business colleagues.

By 1999 we’d streamlined those solutions into a desktop system called Abtrac.

Some of the earliest adopters of Abtrac are still using it today...shout out to Cato Bolam, Airey Consultants, Lamb & Associates, Morice, and Thorburn Consultants - we love you guys!

2004

The interest in Abtrac grew exponentially,
and by 2004 we’d expanded our client base from New Zealand into Australia.

In the five years since inception, we’d worked hard to become as familiar as possible
with the working environment of each and every business using Abtrac and the people within it.

Our initial subscribers were invaluable here helping to shape Abtrac as a project management tool specifically for construction industry professionals.

2006

Our client base of Land Surveyors, Town Planners, Architects and Consulting Engineers was growing.

By now Abtrac had gone through a few technology upgrades.
We’d moved to a SQL Server database and were already integrating with other platforms.

In 2006 Abtrac was still a desktop application, but we were getting ready for change.

Abtrac 3.0 came with an optional Web based add-on for timesheets.

2014

We’d learnt a lot from our initial web based offerings,
and by 2013 we were confident in delivering a cloud based system
that retained all the functionality of the desktop version.

Rather than converting the desktop version and bolting-on a cloud option, we rebuilt Abtrac as a complete online platform using Microsoft Azure.

Our first fully cloud based application was launched as AbtracOnLine in 2014.

2025

Today Abtrac is a mature online product. Our ideals haven’t changed much since 1999
we still see ourselves as not just software providers, but consultants and advisors as well.

We’re still excited to embrace new technologies,
and committed to continuous development and product enhancement.
That’s what makes Abtrac an outstanding online project management platform
that our competitors fail to match.