MEETING MAKER, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CEO SOFTWARE, INC.
Strategic move further advances Meeting Maker, Inc. as the
leading time and resource management solutions provider among small, medium
and large-scale enterprises
WALTHAM, MA, September 7, 2004 -- Meeting Maker, Inc., a leader in collaborative
time and resource management software solutions, today announced the acquisition
of CEO Software, Inc., a provider of specialized resource and event management
solutions for small and medium businesses. This move strengthens Meeting Maker's
leadership position as a provider of collaborative time and resource management
solutions for organizations of all sizes.
Founded in 1985, CEO Software was the industry's first company specializing
in resource and event management solutions. With an installed base of over 2,500
clients, including a high percentage of clients in healthcare and higher education,
CEO Software has been providing some of the most powerful, reliable and intuitive
event management solutions on the market today. With this acquisition, Meeting
Maker, Inc.'s customer base has grown to over 7,500 worldwide.
"We are very excited about the acquisition of CEO Software, Inc. as it
further establishes Meeting Maker, Inc.'s position as the leading provider of
time, event and resource management solutions," said Meeting Maker, Inc.
President and CEO John Anderson. "CEO Software's commitment to improving
the organizational efficiency and productivity of their customers through innovative
event management products made this addition a natural fit for us."
"Remaining true to its focus on collaborative scheduling and resource
management, Meeting Maker through this acquisition has become even better positioned
to provide for the needs of customers in healthcare and higher education,"
said Robert Mahowald, research manager of Collaborative Computing at IDC.
"The strengths of the respective companies in terms of technology and
established customer base complement each other very well," said T. Paul
Thomas, formerly CEO Software's chairman and CEO. "The resulting organization
is clearly the market leader in providing time and resource management solutions."
In the coming months, Meeting Maker will continue to support and enhance its
time and resource scheduling products as well as announce new vertical market
scheduling solutions for the healthcare and higher education markets.
The Tucson, AZ office will give Meeting Maker an established presence in the
western United States and will also continue to support all Scheduler Plus product
operations including sales, technical services, product management and development.
About Meeting Maker, Inc.
Meeting Maker, Inc. is an innovation leader within the collaborative time-management
software marketplace. The company's real-time, enterprise-wide products - including
Meeting Maker Millennium, Resource Scheduler, WebEvent and Arrival - help some
of the world's leading organizations automate scheduling, workflow and processes
to save time and reduce costs. Meeting Maker, Inc. is a privately held company
headquartered in Waltham, Mass. with offices throughout the United States and
Europe. It serves more than 7,500 customers worldwide - including organizations
such as Cisco Systems, ChevronTexaco, MetLife, QUALCOMM, Alcatel, Institut Pasteur,
Apple Computer, NASA and Oxford University. For more information visit http://www.meetingmaker.com.
About CEO Software®, Inc.
CEO Software, Inc., a Tucson, Arizona-based corporation founded in 1985, was
the industry's first company specializing in resource and event management solutions.
The company's flagship software solutions include Scheduler Plus, a client server-based
meeting and resource scheduling system for the management and distribution of
event-related details. Scheduler Plus ii is a Web-based version of Scheduler
Plus that enables users to access the same features from anywhere at any time.
Both products are used by thousands of hospitals, universities, and corporations
worldwide, making them the leading solutions for event and resource management
and facility scheduling.
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Meeting Maker Millennium, Resource Scheduler, Arrival, WebEvent
View, WebEvent Publish, CEO Software, Scheduler Plus and Scheduler Plus ii are
trademarks of Meeting Maker, Inc. Other names mentioned herein may be trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Media Contact:
Ward Russell
Meeting Maker, Inc.
(781) 530-2629
wrussell@meetingmaker.com
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