ADESOFT launches ADE Enterprise V5

This new software release includes functionality which make the Scheduling and Management of Training and Services Resources both simpler and faster

Levallois-Perret, June 18, 2002 - ADESOFT, the leading provider of Professional Scheduling and Resource Management Solutions for Training and Services, has announced the latest enhancements to its celebrated ADE Enterprise solution. ADE Enterprise version 5 provides major improvements in ergonomics and optimization engine performance. New tools, such as SDE (Sequence Design Editor), significantly simplify the planner's job.

"With ADE Enterprise V5, we enable large organizations to gain still more productivity in the Training and Services activity scheduling. This new release brings more flexibility to adapt the solution to the enterprise processes easily and quickly. ," declared Thierry Aiglon, President and CEO of ADESOFT.

Marketed since 1998, ADE Enterprise is currently the most widely-used professional solution for managing and scheduling all the resources used for training sessions, seminars, congresses, and scheduling appointments. ADE Enterprise is valued by training, human resources, and organization professionals because it manages all the human and material resources specific to their requirements.

ADE Enterprise V5: improvements in ergonomics and functionality

Large enterprises are increasing their investments in the areas of knowledge and skill management for employees. They need to optimize these activities and resources and improve their return on investment.

In order to meet customer's needs, ADESOFT continues to improve ADE Enterprise solution ergonomics. For example, ADE Enterprise V5 includes a graphical editor, SDE (Sequence design Editor) as standard. This tool simplifies and accelerates the creation of training course templates and sequencing constraints description. In the same way, it is now possible to select several activities in the schedules at the same time and to move, delete, or modify them with a single Drag & Drop.

"With this new release of ADE Enterprise, our Research and Development teams focused most of their efforts on improving the interface to meet our customers requests. More than ergonomics, we already anticipated reporting needs by proposing direct activity cost display on the schedules. " underlines Eric Terme, Chief Technology Officer of ADESOFT.

ADE Enterprise V5: Integration and Real Time communication with existing systems as LMS or ERP
The new bi-directional version of the API (Application Programming Interface), consistent with Publish / Subscribe model, enables the complete and interactive integration with any existing application in the Enterprise. This facilitates the adoption of the solution within existing environments.

ADE Enterprise, the Professional Solution for Training and Services
The ADE Enterprise solution allows training professionals to manage their resources and anticipate needs as well as track key business indicators such as:
Training budgets
Trainer workloads
Room occupation rates

By maximizing their resources with ADE Enterprise, enterprises can:
Anticipate their activity for better forecasts
Improve efficiency of individuals and processes through automatic scheduling
Operations cost reduction through resource management optimization
Timing risk is controlled through improved schedule monitoring

ADE Enterprise, an open, scalable technology

With a multi-tiered Client/Server architecture, written in Java, the ADE Enterprise solution is based on the latest technology. This open design means the product is easy to upgrade, simple to deploy, and scalable. ADE Enterprise accepts both Java client workstations and Web workstations running any browser.
The technology offers numerous communications facilities, in particular for e-mail and PDAs.
Finally, the Workflow process enables total synergy within the enterprise by sharing and exchanging information between departments that share resources.

About ADESOFT

ADESOFT is the world's leading provider of Professional Scheduling and Resource Management Solutions for Training and Services.

ADESOFT solutions are currently used to manage and schedule over one million resources daily around the world. Tailored to meet the needs of training professionals for on-site courses, e-Learning, and human resource management, ADESOFT solutions meet large corporate needs. Since its conception in 1998, ADESOFT has steadily achieved incremental growth. This commercial and technological success results from a combination of the high level of know-how of its Research and Development's Team and its highly dynamic partnership programs with system integrators and software editors.

ADESOFT shareholders include the 3i group, the leading European capital venture firm. Solutions from ADESOFT have been chosen by leading firms such as France Telecom, the French Navy, RATP, the Royal Air Force, Smurfit-Stone, and Societe Generale. .

ADESOFT Ltd.: Philip Chew - Tel: + 44 (0) 207 969 27 74
PR contact: Serge KHAYAT - Tel : + 33 1 41 40 82 68 (serge.khayat@adesoft.com)

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