PEOPLECUBE INTRODUCES INDUSTRY’S FIRST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT API

New API Enables Application Developers to Integrate Resource Management Capabilities into New or Existing Third-Party Solutions

Paris on 30 August 2007

PeopleCube, the leader in on-demand calendaring, resource and event management solutions, today announced the release of a new API (Application Programming Interface) for Resource Scheduler. This new API for Resource Scheduler, the leading room, resource, and office hoteling management solution enables partners, consultants and system integrators to easily integrate robust resource scheduling capabilities with external applications.

Our partners have long been looking for a simple and effective way to incorporate robust resource scheduling functionality into new or existing applications,” said John T. Anderson, president and CEO of PeopleCube. “The Resource Scheduler API allows our customers, partners, and other third-party developers to seamlessly integrate training, equipment, and other resource management capabilities into existing platforms to create a fully customized application to solve specific scheduling challenges.”

PeopleCube’s Resource Scheduler API is web-services compliant, allowing partners to easily integrate Resource Scheduler’s features into their existing application, making the complete solution more appealing to the general enterprise marketplace. For example, the Resource Scheduler API has been used to integrate Resource Scheduler into SalesForce.com’s CRM application. SalesForce.com customers who sell professional services or similar offerings, for instance, can reserve those services during the sales cycle from directly within the CRM application. Once the sale is made, the reservation data, such as customer name, project start and end date, and required resources, is automatically entered into the SalesForce.com system. Administrators can then run reports that combine information from the SalesForce.com and Resource Scheduler application to improve resource utilization and scheduling.

The new Resource Scheduler API has also been used to integrate resource management capabilities into on-site reservation kiosks in support of an office hoteling (also referred to as hot desking or flexible workspace) environment. Office hoteling allows corporations to reduce real estate costs and use their shared office space more efficiently by enabling mobile workers to book temporary office space on an as-needed basis. By using the Resource Scheduler API, organizations can integrate Resource Scheduler into these reservation kiosks, enabling remote employees and other visitors to quickly and easily search for available workspace and reserve them on-site.

Additionally, the Resource Scheduler API is currently used to integrate Resource Scheduler into display devices such as PolyVision’s RoomWizard. This allows users to leverage these displays to not only view a meeting room’s schedule with times, dates, topics, meeting host, and more, but also reserve the meeting room on the spot based on its availability.

The Resource Scheduler API will be available in late August, 2007. For more information including pricing, please contact sales@peoplecube.com.


About Resource Scheduler

Resource Scheduler is the leading web-based resource management solution for businesses, universities and other organizations looking to effectively manage, utilize and schedule shared resources. Available as an on-demand or on-premise application, Resource Scheduler eliminates double-bookings by enabling users to easily search for available resources based on specified criteria. They can then reserve those resources – from meeting rooms, training rooms and A/V equipment to vehicles, athletic fields and even shared workspaces in an office hoteling environment – quickly and easily by using the Resource Scheduler web client or optional Outlook integration client.

For more information about Resource Scheduler, visit www.peoplecube.com/products/resource_scheduler.

About PeopleCube

PeopleCube is a leading provider of on-demand calendaring, resource and event management solutions for organizations of all sizes. Their suite of scheduling products have helped more than 7,500 customers worldwide in education, high tech, healthcare and government optimize their people, processes and schedules to improve productivity, increase revenue and reduce costs. With headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts and offices throughout the U.S. and Europe, PeopleCube has grown consistently through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. For more information, visit www.peoplecube.com.