PeopleCube Announces New Version of Meeting Maker; Complies with New Daylight Saving Time Regulations.Latest Release Also Features New Wireless Calendar and Email Access From Blackberry blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble. blackberry and Other Mobile Devices WALTHAM, Mass. -- PeopleCube, the leader in on-demand Human Process Management (HPM HPM High Power Microwave HPM Health and Productivity Management HPM Hyper Page Mode HPM Human Performance Modeling HPM High Pressure Mercury HPM Hazardous Production Material (1997 Uniform Fire Code) HPM Human Potential Movement ) solutions, today announced the general availability of Meeting Maker version 8.6, the latest release of the popular collaborative calendaring and scheduling solution. This new release complies with revised dates of Daylight Saving Time daylight saving time (DST), time observed when clocks and other timepieces are set ahead so that the sun will rise and set later in the day as measured by civil time. (DST (1) (DeSTination) Contrast with SRC, which is an abbreviation of "source." (2) (Digital Signal Trust Company, Salt Lake City, UT, www.digsigtrust.com) An organization that sets up and manages PKI systems for companies and industry groups. ) as outlined in the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005. By issuing this release, meetings scheduled in Meeting Maker with people across certain time zones during the new DST dates, scheduled to go into effect in March 2007, will appear at the correct time. In addition, this new version of Meeting Maker is compatible with NotifyLink for Meeting Maker, a solution from Notify Technology Corporation that enables Meeting Maker users to access their calendars, email and more from Blackberry and other wireless devices. In an effort to conserve energy, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Congress passed the Energy Policy Act in 2005 which mandated that Daylight Saving Time be extended by four weeks beginning in March of 2007. As such, this new version of Meeting Maker features the necessary enhancements to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the new dates of Daylight Saving Time. As a result, activities and meetings scheduled in Meeting Maker 8.6 during the extended DST dates will be automatically adjusted to the correct time, thus eliminating any scheduling confusion or loss in productivity. "Meeting Maker has always been a solution designed to help users increase productivity through innovative and reliable group scheduling See calendaring. ," said Ann Hamann, vice president of marketing at PeopleCube. "We, as a company, addressed the Daylight Saving Time extension mandate aggressively in order to help make this transition as smooth as possible for our customers and to ensure that they are able to sustain productivity and efficiency once the new DST goes into effect." In addition, the latest release of Meeting Maker is now compatible with NotifyLink for Meeting Maker, a new mobile calendaring and email solution from Notify Technology Corporation, a PeopleCube strategic partner. NotifyLink for Meeting Maker enables Meeting Maker users to access their calendars, email, to-do lists and address book wirelessly or via cradle synch using a Blackberry, Treo, SmartPhone A cellular telephone with information access. It provides digital voice service as well as any combination of e-mail, text messaging, pager, Web access, voice recognition, still and/or video camera, MP3, TV or video player and organizer (see PDA). or Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. device. Using NotifyLink for Meeting Maker, mobile users can view and modify existing meeting proposals; schedule new meetings; send invitations to meeting attendees; accept or decline meetings and more - all from their handheld unit. As a result, NotifyLink for Meeting Maker users are able to maintain - and even enhance productivity at any time from almost anywhere. For more information on the potential impact of the revised Daylight Saving Time, read The New Daylight Saving Time - Another Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 ? article at www.peoplecube.com/downloads/PeopleCube_DST_Byline_Article.pdf. To learn more about Meeting Maker or to request a free trial, visit www.peoplecube.com/products/meetingmaker. More information about NotifyLink for Meeting Maker can be found by visiting the Notify Technology Corporation website at www.notifycorp.com. About PeopleCube PeopleCube is a leading provider of on-demand Human Process Management (HPM) solutions - the next generation of Business Process Management. PeopleCube products help some of the world's leading organizations integrate individuals into the business process to improve productivity, increase revenue and reduce costs. The company offers advanced HPM applications, and calendaring and scheduling solutions to help businesses optimize people, processes and schedules. PeopleCube has grown through organic growth and four strategic acquisitions within two years. PeopleCube is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Waltham, Mass. with offices throughout the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit www.peoplecube.com. All trademarks, service marks and product names mentioned herein are the property of PeopleCube or their respective owners. |
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