Amplitude Announces Release of Reserve Enterprise 2.1; New Enhancements Bring Heightened Customization and Personalization to Popular Resource Scheduler.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1997--Amplitude Software, the leading provider of Web-based calendaring and scheduling applications, today announced the release of Reserve Enterprise 2.1, the latest version of its popular enterprise Web-based resource scheduler.

Reserve Enterprise 2.1 extends the efficient scheduling and management capabilities of Reserve Enterprise by allowing users to match the application with their current business environments, control resources more easily and integrate scheduling information into their personal scheduling applications.

"With Reserve Enterprise 2.1 we responded to our customers' needs by providing extensive customization options," said Mark Ferguson, Reserve product manager. "In addition, with the integration of vCalendar support into the Reserve e-mail reminder system, users now have compatibility with their personal information manager (PIM) products."

Reserve Enterprise 2.1's Web-based architecture and intuitive browser interface enables non-technical people within any organization to easily schedule shared resources, such as meeting rooms, video conferencing equipment and computer equipment over their intranet or the Internet, without the hassle of utilizing an inefficient or paper-based system. Through its integrated access control system, organizations can specify which users may book a given resource or view specific details of each event.

"Amplitude has taken Web-based scheduling to the next level with the new customization features of 2.1," said Michael Wilson, director of Media Services with the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. "Amplitude's technology has increased the efficiency of scheduling our shared resources on a Web-based platform and we are looking forward to streamlining our procedures even further with Reserve 2.1."

"We are most excited about the addition of vCalendar support in the new version of Reserve because it exemplifies how Amplitude is moving forward toward increased ease-of-use and better interoperability," said Carolyn Schierholz, lead -- Groupware & Messaging Applications of Bay Networks. "We are looking forward to upgrading to Reserve 2.1 to help us further optimize the usage of our large investment in video conferencing equipment."

Reserve Enterprise 2.1 Features

Building on the success of Reserve Enterprise 2.0, Amplitude incorporated additional features to Reserve Enterprise 2.1, including:

-- Custom fields -- Provides the ability to customize reservation and resource specific information to an organization's needs.

-- Mandatory fields -- Provides the ability to make certain custom fields required before a resource reservation can be made.

-- Field validation -- Through a customizable interface, organizations can add functionality to enforce validation of custom fields, such as billing information, before a reservation can be made.

-- vCalendar support in notifications -- E-mail objects provide interoperability with third party personal information managers (PIMS) and group scheduling applications.

-- Time-based scheduling -- Provides enhanced functionality to increase control over resource bookings by allowing day-of-week and time-of-day limits to be placed on user groups in addition to single-user specifications.

-- Self registration -- Allows new users to automatically create a Reserve user account without administrator intervention. This option can be enabled or disabled by a Reserve administrator.

Amplitude Product Line

In addition to Reserve Enterprise 2.1, Amplitude's line of Web-based calendaring and scheduling applications include:

-- Reserve Workgroup: A Web-based resource scheduling system targeted for up to 50 resources that helps smaller organizations and workgroups within large enterprises automate their scheduling needs.

-- EventCenter: A fully-automated, Web-based authoring system for publishing event information, creating truly dynamic Web calendars with multi media integration and providing calendar-based information and subscription services.

Also available are products that work in conjunction with Reserve Enterprise 2.1, including:

-- Reserve Reports: An external module for Reserve Enterprise that enables organizations to perform detailed usage analysis of resources, reservations and users, allowing an enterprise to more effectively monitor and manage the use of its valuable resources.

-- Food Service Module: An integrated system that allows users to order food for an event or meeting. It easily integrates with internal and external food service organizations and enables extensive reporting and billing in a user-friendly, form-driven environment.

Pricing and Availability

Reserve Enterprise 2.1 begins at $9,995.00 and is available immediately on Windows NT and Solaris.

About Amplitude

Amplitude Software Corp., headquartered in San Francisco, is the leader in Web-based calendaring and scheduling applications. Amplitude's suite of products includes Reserve Enterprise, Reserve Workgroup, Reserve Food Service, Reserve Reports and EventCenter.

With Amplitude products' Web-based architecture, there is no client-side software to buy, install or maintain. Customers include corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Federal Express, Kraft Foods and Deloitte and Touche, as well as governmental entities and leading education institutions. Amplitude can be reached by calling 415/659-3500, fax [phone] or at www.amplitude.com; sales information is available at 888/779-2600.

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