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NetSimplicity Releases Meeting Room Manager Web 6.0

Jan 31, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST
NetSimplicity Releases Meeting Room Manager Web 6.0

AUSTIN, TX, Jan. 31, 2005 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- NetSimplicity's new release of its popular room scheduling software, Meeting Room Manager Web 6.0, is generally available today, with a newly enhanced web-based interface and an array of powerful new features sure to please room schedulers everywhere.

Designed to fully automate a company or organization's scheduling processes, MRM Web 6.0 focuses on tighter Microsoft Outlook® integration, greater ease of use, and improved performance and scalability. Administrative and other office personnel can rely on it to quickly view, search for and reserve rooms and meeting-related resources. In addition, users can easily customize MRM, without any technical or programming knowledge, to meet their organization's unique scheduling requirements.

"We're very excited about this new release of Meeting Room Manager," said Nancy Harris, vice president of software at NetSimplicity, a division of Forgent (NASDAQ: FORG). "We've made MRM even easier to use with its updated interface and have extended its capabilities through tighter Outlook integration, enhanced performance and advanced reporting options. This release reflects the priorities of our customer base and enhances MRM's reputation as the value-based solution in the scheduling market."

MRM Web 6.0 maximizes scheduling efficiency by significantly reducing the meeting planning process and thereby increasing productivity of an organization.

The new features in MRM Web 6.0 include:

  • Enhanced Microsoft Outlook integration: Send room and resource
    requests to MRM directly from Microsoft Outlook as you book your meetings.

  • Enhanced Web-Based Interface: Find the information you need more
    quickly and easily with a streamlined web interface, featuring a powerful
    new multi-site directory and advanced filtering and searching capabilities
    that make it easy to locate the right resources across your entire
    organization.

  • Enterprise-Class Technology: MRM 6.0 now uses native Microsoft SQL
    Server database access, Microsoft .NET web technology, and a Crystal
    Reports reporting engine to give you enterprise class performance and
    scalability.

About NetSimplicity

NetSimplicity provides a spectrum of software that enables all sizes of organizations to streamline the management of office resources. The company's offerings include Meeting Room Manager, which provides room scheduling capabilities, and Visual Asset Manager, which tracks and maps corporate assets. For additional information, visit www.netsimplicity.com. NetSimplicity is a division of Forgent (NASDAQ: FORG).

Media Contact:
Nelson Duffle
512.437.2532
nelson_duffle@netsimplicity.com

Investor Contact:
Alexa Coy
512.437.2678
alexa_coy@forgent.com

SOURCE: NetSimplicity