Adaptiv's PeopleScheduler wins awards from Microsoft and American Electronics Association.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1996--Adaptiv Software Corp. Thursday announced that its premier product PeopleScheduler has been honored by awards from both Microsoft and the American Electronics Association The American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry in the United States. . PeopleScheduler won the award in the Labor Scheduling category at the first Retail Application Developer (RAD (1) (Rapid Application Development) Developing systems incrementally and delivering working pieces every three to four months, rather than waiting until the entire project is programmed before implementing it. ) Awards on June 11 in Dallas. The RAD awards recognize applications that provide tangible business benefits to small and medium-sized retailers. The winners were chosen by an independent panel of retail-technology experts based on an application's ability to help retailers increase their revenues and reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . Criteria for the awards included functionality of the system, developer's presales distribution, post-sales support and ease with which a retailer could adopt, use and maintain the technology. As part of the award, PeopleScheduler will be featured during the National Retail Federation 37-city 1996 Small Store Technology Tour that begins later this month. Adaptiv's PeopleScheduler was also awarded the 1996 American Electronics Association Innovation Award for Software on May 9, 1996. This was the third annual Innovation Awards given out by the American Electronics Association, and the event was co-sponsored by Arter Hadden, Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Calco and Silicon Valley Bank. The criteria for this award included advancement in technology, use of technology in a unique and creative way, and the product's level of success to date. "We are extremely excited that PeopleScheduler has received these awards," said Mark Balce, vice president of sales and marketing for Adaptiv Software. "Being recognized by two such prestigious entities within our own industry represents a significant milestone in our development." PeopleScheduler brings employee schedules, vacations, coverage, availability and budgets together in one easy-to-use system. PeopleScheduler, Version 3, was released in February of this year as the first widely distributed Adj. 1. widely distributed - growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution" cosmopolitan bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms , fully networkable employee scheduler for Windows. PeopleScheduler is available through major computer resellers including Computer City, CompUSA, Egghead, Fry's Electronics Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley. Starting with one store located in Sunnyvale, California, USA, the chain now boasts sales of $2. , Micro Center, Software Spectrum and Staples staples U-shaped stainless steel or vitallium units with sharp points used for surgical fixation. epiphyseal staples used to staple epiphysis to metaphysis; have metal bracing at the corners. . PeopleScheduler was named a finalist in the Software Publishers Association Codies Awards for Best Vertical Application in March 1995 and has been profiled in many computer industry publications and national magazines, including PC Magazine, PC Week, PC/Computing, FORTUNE, Catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. Age and Information Week. Adaptiv Software was founded in 1989 to bring workforce scheduling to the PC. Adaptiv is privately held and located in Irvine. CONTACT: Adaptiv Software Corp., Irvine Mark Balce, 714/789-7331 |
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