Human Resources Software

Atlas Business Solutions Releases Special Edition of Staff Files Designed to Share Data with QuickBooks 2003 Products

FARGO, ND - September 18, 2003 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS), a leading provider of small business software, today announced the release of a new version of Staff Files® designed for QuickBooks®. This new, easy-to-use, human resource software program will now import employee data from Intuit's QuickBooks software products, specifically QuickBooks Pro and Premier Editions 2003, and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 2.0.

What is Staff Files?

Staff Files is an affordable, easy-to-use employee information tracking software program designed for anyone that owns a small business or manages people. Staff Files' quick-tab navigation system lets users easily find the employee information they are seeking, and its flexible reporting options allow the creation of professional, easy-to-read output. It also gives users the power to:

• Import employee information from QuickBooks
• Track benefits, accruals, and compensation
• Set reminders
• Perform and track employee evaluations
• Store legal documents and employee photos
• Print EEO, seniority, birthday and other useful reports
• Locate emergency contacts
• Set multi-level security passwords
• Customize fields
• E-mail reports
• Export reports to Excel or as a PDF or RTF file
• Save time

Integration with QuickBooks

"Integrating Staff Files with QuickBooks will give small business owners and personnel managers the opportunity to better manage their employees' information and their time," said Jon Forknell, vice president of sales and marketing. "Managing employees and their information is an important and time consuming part of any business," Forknell said, "the combination of Staff Files and QuickBooks will help users save time and eliminate double entry and errors."

Today there are more than 12 million small businesses currently using computers in the U.S. (TowerGroup, 2001). Nearly three million small businesses use QuickBooks and 80 percent of those want QuickBooks to integrate with their other software (QuickBooks 2000 User Study).

"Intuit and Atlas Business Solutions both recognize that small business owners juggle many daily tasks and that they are constantly looking for ways to streamline their operations," said Mark Bercow, vice president of the Intuit Developer Network. "Enabling the exchange of data between Staff Files and the QuickBooks 2003 products will help small businesses save time and manage their resources more efficiently, allowing them to spend more time actually running their business."

Why choose Staff Files?

Over 10,000 users currently rely on Staff Files every day to ensure they have the most updated employee information at their fingertips. This new integration with QuickBooks will give thousands more the chance to enjoy the benefits of having Staff Files manage their employees' personnel information.

How to get Staff Files

Staff Files can be purchased online at www.abs-usa.com or by contacting ABS at 1-800-874-8801 (1-701-235-5226). For a limited time, ABS is offering QuickBooks users a special, introductory price for single-user versions of Staff Files. Pricing starts at $179 for a single-user license, regularly $295, and multi-user versions start at $695 for a 5-user license

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.