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Eliminates Scheduling Conflicts

  • Prevents double-bookings; provides automatic conflict resolution
  • Find available space instantly with powerful search Wizards
  • Exclusive to EMS, the "Best Fit" search accommodates recurring meetings when space is limited
  • Quickly evaluate facility use and availability with colorful, graphical views in daily, weekly, or monthly formats
  • Manages the inventory of resources to prevent overbooking

Intuitive and Easy to Use

  • Step-by-step Wizards simplify the making/changing of reservations
  • Intuitive web interface eliminates any need to train users
  • Simply click-and-drag on the graphical Reservation Book to reserve rooms
  • Flexible date/time entry accepts shortcut formats and offers convenient pop-up and drop-down choices
  • Quickly and easily choose any number of services and resources for a meeting

Saves Time and Eliminates Hassles

  • Create any kind of recurring meeting in seconds
  • Track charges by client matter number
  • Reduce the time required to schedule and manage meetings
  • Make room requests or review/cancel existing requests using newer generation mobile devices and Virtual EMS™
  • Save time by copying detailed event requirements between bookings
  • Eliminate phone tag and paper forms by using Virtual EMS for online requests and/or self-service reservations; especially helpful for attorneys and others who are on the road
  • Powerful browsers locate reservations using any known piece of information
  • Replicate an entire series of meetings for future occurrences with the Copy Reservation utility

Improves Communication

  • Convenient, centralized source of detailed meeting information
  • Automated reminders and change notifications alert staff to scheduled tasks and last-minute changes
  • A wide variety of clear, concise reports encompass every aspect of your scheduling operation
  • Generate service order forms and reports for internal or external service providers caterers and A/V departments
  • Track visitors and provide a visitor log for your security department
  • Integrated file attachments track correspondence, room diagrams and worksheets
  • A detailed audit log tracks every change made to reservations including who made it and what was changed
  • The online calendar of events in Virtual EMS provides real-time access to the latest information so everyone's better informed

Flexible, Adaptable and Highly Customizable

  • Manage multiple facilities, each with unique characteristics and service offerings
  • Configure the system to model your business rules and reflect your terminology
  • API to simplify integration with EMS
  • Easily change the look and feel of Virtual EMS for a branded appearance
  • Customizable user profiles accommodate complex security needs
  • Manage workflow with customizable statuses like Confirmed, Tentative, Proposal, Canceled With Charge, etc.
  • User defined fields capture additional information that's important to you
  • Create any number of categories to manage A/V, catering, service providers, activities, attendees, notes, etc.
  • Powerful Query Builder provides a user-friendly means of creating ad-hoc queries, personalized browser displays and simple custom reports

Improves Client Service

  • Enables schedulers to respond immediately to client inquiries on availability
  • Print or email detailed Confirmations to attorneys or clients
  • Virtual EMS provides online, interactive access via the web or intranet 24/7
  • Track client calls and correspondence
  • At your discretion, offers multiple levels of hold or wait list capability
  • Provide pictures and diagrams of buildings, rooms and resources via the web
  • Sophisticated contact management (integrated CRM)

Monitor Performance and Optimize Utilization

  • Choose from a variety of statistical reports to track performance and gauge future activity
  • Generate detailed reports to track resource allocation and utilization
  • Centralized system ensures better use of facilities in one office or across many

Scales for Large Installations

  • Schedule and manage regional, national or global videoconferencing
  • Manage the resources of an entire international enterprise
  • Service and resource categories can be defined as unique to one or more offices
  • Capitalize on the strength of Microsoft's SQL Server database platform

All-in-One Integration

  • Comprehensive application for meeting room scheduling and resource tracking
  • Virtual EMS module extends system capability to the web
  • Integrates with video display systems
  • EMS for Outlook merges personal scheduling and room scheduling
  • Integrated Authentication module enables single sign-on
  • Microsoft Exchange Integration streamlines meeting planning by showing attendee availability and sending Outlook-based invitations
  • HR Integration Toolkit simplifies the definition and maintenance of EMS user records

Excellent Overall Value

  • Rapid deployment keeps implementation costs to a minimum (averages 1-4 weeks)
  • Requires minimal ongoing support from your IT department
  • Backed by our Denver-based, world-class Customer Support and Professional Services teams
  • Customers benefit from a "best-of-breed" solution that leverages best practices from the variety of markets we serve
  • Frequently praised by customers as the most responsive software company they have ever worked with; consistently above 95% in annual Customer Support Satisfaction surveys