New Interface to EMS(R) Room and Resource Scheduling Systems Available From Within Microsoft Outlook(R)

Coordinating of Meeting Space and Attendees in One Operation Results in Significant Efficiency Gains

 | Source: Dean Evans & Associates, Inc. Dean Evans & Associates, Inc.

DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - April 3, 2009) - Dean Evans & Associates, Inc. has announced the rollout of their new EMS for Outlook® module. The product tightly integrates the Microsoft Outlook® personal scheduling tool with their Event Management System (EMS) line of room scheduling and resource tracking systems. Eager to take advantage of the increased efficiency provided by EMS for Outlook, the company has been using it at their corporate headquarters for a number of months.

Among the benefits provided by EMS for Outlook are: 

--  Ability to reserve rooms and request attendee participation from
    within Microsoft Outlook
--  Powerful room search and conflict resolution capabilities
--  Intuitive, graphical Reservation Book-type display for assessing room
    activity/availability
--  Quick access to room details for determining suitability

"We know how important it is to our customers for this module to create a seamless connection between EMS and Outlook, so the first company to go live with it was our own," says Ed Nowak, director of product development. "We like to think that we're very attentive to customer needs in all of our development efforts, but when the people providing feedback on a product that they're relying on are your coworkers, it definitely brings an enhanced sense of urgency and a keen focus to your work."

EMS for Outlook is available as an add-in for the company's EMS Enterprise™, EMS Workplace™ and EMS Campus™ products and comes standard with their EMS Legal™ system.

About Dean Evans & Associates

Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Dean Evans & Associates offers a line of sophisticated software systems for meeting room scheduling, shared workspace management (office "hoteling"), resource management, academic scheduling and web calendaring. Their Event Management System (EMS) products are ideal for booking the space, services and resources needed for events as well as for maintaining a web-based master calendar. More than 3,600 organizations, including Fortune 100 companies and other corporations, higher education institutions, law firms, government facilities, hospitals, sports and cultural venues, religious organizations and K-12 schools rely on EMS software and the outstanding customer support and professional services the company provides. Detailed product information is available at www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext. 863, or sales@dea.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Tom Schek Dean Evans & Assoc. Communications Dept. 800-440-3994 ext. 830

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