NetSimplicity Named Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

Leading Room and Resource Scheduling Software Achieves Highest Level of Certification With Microsoft® Outlook®

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AUSTIN, TX, July 23, 2008 — Asure Software (NASDAQ: ASUR), a leading provider of workforce management software, today announces the general availability of the latest version of NetSimplicity's Meeting Room Manager, featuring an enhanced Microsoft Outlook Plug-In that makes it easier for customers to integrate meeting room management into their existing Microsoft Outlook environments.

The latest release of Meeting Room Manager includes the following features:

  • User-defined fields for the Meeting Room Manager Outlook Plug-In to allow more flexible booking of meetings and provide more extensive tracking and reporting capabilities.
  • Enhanced compatibility with third-party Outlook plug-ins to allow interoperability with other popular scheduling tools including the WebEx Cisco plug-ins.

"The Meeting Room Manager Outlook plug-in has been a great tool for scheduling meetings and inviting attendees," said Chuck Roach, Director of School Facilities, Penn Yan Central School District. "It's easy and intuitive to use. The catering and equipment components provide our food service staff and maintenance personnel with all the information that they need to provide quality services. Now each building can have access to all the district's resources and schedule them as they see fit without a chance of double booking. NetSimplicity provides a first class product that more than met our expectations."

Consistent with its commitment to provide customers flexible, integrated and affordable solutions, Asure Software continues to implement customer driven improvements to Meeting Room Manager. Customers now have a robust, cost-effective way to manage all aspects of room and resource scheduling directly from Microsoft Outlook, resulting in:

  • Faster meeting scheduling. Rooms are easier to find and attendees and rooms are booked together in one simple process directly from Microsoft Outlook.
  • No double-bookings. With Meeting Room Manager synchronizing Outlook, Web and Integrated LCD Panel room bookings in real-time, double-bookings are a thing of the past.
  • Integrated meeting services. Order catering, A/V and other services and equipment as you book your meeting.
  • Managed room scheduling. Apply consistent Meeting Room Manager controls to room booking rights and processes.
  • Rapid user adoption. Seamless integration, look and feel means Outlook schedulers can easily leverage Meeting Room Manager with no additional training.

"With this release, Meeting Room Manager users can now customize the interface to capture specific details required for their environment such as client or project codes for billing or specialized instructions for catering and audio visual purposes," said John Stockton, Vice President of Product Management for Asure Software. "Our customers can rely on Meeting Room Manager to manage everything needed to orchestrate successful meetings."

Availability

The latest version of Meeting Room Manager with enhanced functionality with Microsoft Outlook Plug-In is now generally available.

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.

CONTACT:
Lisa Gunter
Asure Software
512-437-2678