Appointment-Plus Enterprise Scheduler Adds Gap, United Way Branches as Clients in 4th Quarter 2011

Jan. 18, 2012 - PRLog -- Scottsdale, AZ – Appointment-Plus, the worldwide experts in enterprise scheduling solutions and creators of the most feature-rich and flexible enterprise scheduler available on the market today, has announced several new clients who selected the leading online scheduling application for their booking needs during fourth quarter 2011.

They include:

• Columbia University School of Nursing
• Gap, Inc.
• Liberty Tax Service
• Murray State University
• The United Way of Allegheny County (Penn.), the Brazos Valley (Tex.), Greater Toledo (Ohio), Lancaster County (Penn.) and Ventura County (Calif.)

This latest group of recognizable clients further solidifies the position of Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com) as the premier enterprise scheduler capable of perfecting the unique appointment and reservation needs of all sized-organizations, regardless of their size or scope.

“Appointment-Plus has quickly become the number-one online scheduling solution for well-known and respected organizations and university systems throughout the world,” says Bob La Loggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus. “The reason is simple: No other scheduling provider offers the superior functionality, scalability, customization and customer support found in the Appointment-Plus enterprise scheduling system.

“When organizations need the best online scheduling solution, they come to Appointment-Plus.”

Scheduling and managing appointments and reservations effectively can be a tricky process, especially for large-scale operations with large numbers of staff members and customers, clients, students or patients.  This is where the functionality, experience and dependability of Appointment-Plus raise head and shoulders above the competition.

As the premier online enterprise scheduler since 2001, Appointment-Plus is well-suited for the specific requirements of Fortune 500 companies, corporations, enterprise-level organizations, and large and medium-size businesses. Among services and benefits offered in its enterprise-level suite are:

• A highly scalable system that allows organizations to easily accommodate increases in workload, users and growth.
• Web services, including integrations with existing software systems.
• The most configurable scheduling software system available.
• 24-hour support from its headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Dedicated business and support contacts.
• “Turnkey”, existing solutions that are instantly ready to go live.
• Custom graphic user interface (GUI) development.
• Robust reporting capabilities.    

All Appointment-Plus enterprise scheduling systems come equipped with the standard functionality that over 5,000 organizations throughout the world rely on for automating, streamlining and simplifying their booking procedures. This includes online self-scheduling, whereby individuals can book their own appointments or reservations conveniently 24 hours a day; and automated e-mail and text message reminders sent prior to a scheduled date and time, which can reduce the “no-show” rate by over 50 percent.

The ability to integrate an enterprise scheduler into existing software applications is becoming a “must” in today’s operating environment, which is why Appointment-Plus is proud to house the industry’s largest growing collection of plug-ins, syncs and modules to help organizations run more efficiently and effectively. Included in the Appointment-Plus Marketplace are syncs for QuickBooks and e-marketing service providers Constant Contact, iContact, MailChimp and Vertical Response, as well as online payment-processing through Merchant Warehouse. Future releases include a Microsoft Outlook Calendar sync and an enhanced mobile Web app.

“Don’t settle for less than the best when choosing enterprise scheduling software,” La Loggia adds. “Let Appointment-Plus transform this important task.”

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com) is the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions for growing businesses, enterprises, higher education, government and logistics.  With over 15 million end-users and 75 million appointments booked since its inception in 2001, Appointment-Plus is one of the fastest growing cloud-based services in the world. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., organizations ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses use Appointment-Plus to book an average of 2.5 million appointments monthly.

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About Appointment-Plus: Appointment-Plus (http://www.appointment-plus.com) is the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions for growing businesses, enterprises, higher education, government and logistics. With over 15 million end-users and 75 million appointments booked since its inception in 2001, Appointment-Plus is one of the fastest growing cloud-based services in the world. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., organizations ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses use Appointment-Plus to book an average of 2.5 million appointments monthly.