Employee Scheduling Software

Visual Staff Scheduler® Pro 11 Makes Employee Scheduling Even Easier

FARGO, ND — April 20, 2009 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS), a leading provider of small business software, today announced the release of Visual Staff Scheduler® Pro 11 (VSS Pro 11). VSS Pro 11 is the affordable and easy-to-use staff scheduling software that makes creating and managing employee work schedules even easier.

"Visual Staff Scheduler Pro 11 is one of our best releases in years. VSS Pro 11 makes it easier to assign shifts, manage real-time schedule changes, reduce overtime, and ensure the right person is scheduled at the right place and time,” said Jon Forknell, ABS vice president and general manager. “We’ve added new tools and reports to give users more power and flexibility when it comes to managing employee work schedules.”

What is Visual Staff Scheduler Pro? 

VSS Pro is the fast and easy way to schedule employees. Over 70,000 department managers, supervisors, and business owners rely on VSS Pro daily, making it the most widely-used employee scheduling program. VSS Pro scheduling software gives users the power to:

• Create work schedules in minutes
• Pre-schedule shifts and time-off
• Ensure proper shift coverage
• Eliminate scheduling conflicts
• Make schedule changes with ease
• Track time-off and staff assignments
• Apply shift rotations and scheduling templates
• View staff availability and hours scheduled
• Reduce overtime

What's NEW in Version 11 of Visual Staff Scheduler Pro? 

New and improved features help managers and business owners save time and become more productive, so they spend more time on tasks other than employee scheduling. For a complete list of what's new in version 11, please visit www.vsspro.com and click the Upgrade tab.

• Hours Column - Displays the total hours scheduled by employee on each schedule view. For example, in a 14-day view, managers will see how many hours an employee is scheduled for the 14 days shown. This is a great tool for helping reduce overtime.
• Schedule Editing - Everything a manager needs to schedule an employee is available from a single window. Managers can also enter notes and mark employees on-call.
• Sort Options - Managers can sort employees by seniority, hours scheduled, or desired hours. Finding and scheduling the right employee has never been easier.
• Employee Skills Report - Find out which employees have certain skills. Managers can select the skill(s) they need and instantly see the employees who match their requirements.
• Query Reports - The improved query report lets managers specify the days they wish to search for schedule information. For example, they can search for sick days or tardiness on particular days, or find out how many Saturdays or Sundays employees have been scheduled to work. Also, query reports now includes days of the week to make it easier to identify trends.

How to get Visual Staff Scheduler Pro 11 

VSS Pro 11 can be purchased online at www.abs-usa.com or by contacting ABS at 1-800-874-8801 (1-701-235-5226). Pricing for VSS Pro starts at $495 for a single-user license. Multi-user versions start at $695 for a 2-user license and additional licenses are $100 each. Upgrade pricing starts at only $249. Existing VSS Pro customers can purchase version 11 online or by contacting ABS.

About ABS

Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) is a leading provider of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable business software. Since 1991, ABS has helped customers directly reduce costs, save time and streamline business processes by providing employee scheduling software, human resource software, appointment scheduling software, and business plan software. ABS was named one of Software Magazine's Top 500 Software Companies in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and again in 2010. ABS software titles include: Client Appointment Manager, Customer Appointment Manager®, HR Document Maker, Patient Appointment Manager, ScheduleAnywhere®, ScheduleBase®, Staff Files®, Ultimate Business Planner®, Ultimate Financial Forecaster®, and Visual Staff Scheduler® Pro.

Customer Appointment Manager, ScheduleAnywhere, Staff Files, Ultimate Business Planner, Ultimate Financial Forecaster, and Visual Staff Scheduler are reigstered trademarks of Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.