NetSimplicity's Room Scheduling Software Drives Efficiency and Rapid ROI for Educational Institutions Worldwide

Meeting Room Manager Increases Productivity, Reduces Overhead and Provides Complete Control over Room and Resource Scheduling

AUSTIN, TX, April 14, 2009 — NetSimplicity, a leading manufacturer of room scheduling software, today announced that the company has expanded their customer reach in the education market worldwide to more than 500 customers including the addition of Boston University, New York University School of Law and the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in California. Amidst challenging market conditions, NetSimplicity's customers are realizing almost immediate return on investment from the deployment of the company's Meeting Room Manager scheduling software enabling them to create more productive work environments.

"Meeting Room Manager is one of the best scheduling programs we've seen," said Diana Marrs, Associate Director Instructional Development at University of Kansas, Edwards Campus. "We average 400 reservations per week from a variety of sources for a number of different reasons so it was imperative that we find a solution to handle this daily task. Meeting Room Manager was easy to deploy, is highly customizable and very reliable. From room reservations to room set-up for classes and meetings, administrative staff, faculty and support services have all benefitted from the use of Meeting Room Manager."

NetSimplicity's Meeting Room Manager is transforming the way universities and K-12 educational institutions are controlling room and resource scheduling. Deployable through either a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model or a more traditional perpetual license model, Meeting Room Manager provides the flexibility and investment protection that organizations are looking for today. Powered by a centralized scheduling engine, Meeting Room Manager is easy to install and has a highly intuitive user-interface that allows customers to quickly train their staff, improve employee productivity and reduce administrative costs.

With more than 2,500 staff members and 18,000 students spread across 18 elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools, Lee's Summit School District (LSSD) was faced with a scheduling challenge. According to Tim Griffith, IT Programmer for LSSD, "The scheduling software that we were using was not meeting our needs, so we turned to NetSimplicity. I was impressed by the software's adaptability and ease-of-use. In addition to offering a streamlined way to perform bookings and reservations, Meeting Room Manager's service module was easy to configure and is a great benefit to our productivity. On top of that, we found it very easy to train our staff to use the software in a short amount of time. We were able to quickly configure our rooms and resources, and deployment has been a great success!"

Scheduling Rooms and Resources from Anywhere, Anytime Made Easy

Meeting Room Manager allows customers to manage every aspect of arranging meetings across multiple locations from room scheduling to catering, AV and technical support. By providing accessibility through the Web, Microsoft Outlook or even LCD Panels outside conference room doors and in school lobbies, Meeting Room Manager provides an even greater level of scheduling for customers managing multiple locations. Other Meeting Room Manager capabilities being used by today's customers include:

Resource scheduling such as lab, AV equipment, and vehicles
After-school program and sporting event scheduling
Course schedule importing and room request permission at the student level for universities
Customizable security permissions using Windows Authentication and Active Directory Synchronization
Seamless data importing with SunGard Higher Education Banner

"The economic conditions have changed the way organizations across all markets invest in technology," said Nancy Harris, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer for Asure Software. "For universities and educational institutions, it's important they continue to innovate to ensure organizational efficiency but they must do so in a cost-effective way. Meeting Room Manager can be easily and quickly installed and improves scheduling productivity and lowers operational costs allowing administrators, faculty, staff and students to focus on their day-to-day tasks."

About NetSimplicity

NetSimplicity, a division of Asure Software (ASUR), delivers flexible, easy-to-use software that simplifies room and resource scheduling for a more productive workplace. More than 3,000 companies worldwide depend on NetSimplicity's Meeting Room Manager scheduling solution to help them manage their meeting rooms, equipment and other shared resources. Corporate enterprises, educational institutions, healthcare entities and law firms are eliminating costly manual processes every day and realizing a quick return on investment through the use of NetSimplicity's scheduling solution. Simplified scheduling — right time, right place, right room from NetSimplicity. Learn more about NetSimplicity.

About Asure Software

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Asure Software (ASUR), (a d/b/a of Forgent Networks, Inc.), empowers small to mid-size organizations and divisions of large enterprises to operate more efficiently, increase worker productivity and reduce costs through a comprehensive suite of on-demand workforce management software and services. Asure's market-leading suite includes products that optimize workforce time and attendance tracking, benefits enrollment and tracking, pay stubs and W2 documentation, expense management, meeting and event management, and asset tracking and reservations. With additional offices in Seekonk, Mass., Vancouver, British Columbia, and Mumbai, India, Asure serves 3,500 customers around the world. For more information, please visit the Asure Software website.

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Lisa Gunter
Asure Software
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