Meetings are a part of the daily work routine in most offices, yet one of the costliest and most wasted resources that companies have are their meeting rooms. This is because most offices experience low- to medium-utilization rates of meeting rooms. One of the primary reasons why meeting spaces go unused is that people assume that they are booked when they are actually not. Meeting details tend to change pretty quickly, so a meeting that was booked earlier in the day may no longer be occurring. To prevent these meeting rooms from going unused, it is helpful for meeting organizers to use resource and room scheduling software directly in Outlook^® to cancel or modify their reservations with ease.   Using meeting room booking software like Resource Central allows employees to

Meet us at the European Collaboration Summit (ECS) in Mainz, Germany May 28-30, 2018. It's a European event about the possibilities Office 365, SharePoint and Azure offer. There are several reasons to attend the ECS 2018. It is a large community-driven conference that focuses on Microsoft’s Office 365, Azure, SharePoint, Exchange and Skype. There is an expected attendance of a thousand people. World-leading experts and speakers will deliver a series of workshops, and a range of “what is new” and “best practices” sessions relevant to these technologies during the three-day event, to help guide us through all the changes happening in the world. Mainz is a German city positioned centrally in Germany and in Europe. Mainz offers everything needed for a great conference: stunning scenery, convenient

Why use Word documents, spreadsheets, or pen and paper to order catering when you can automate the process with resource booking software like Resource Central? Booking a meeting and ordering catering doesn’t have to mean manual, error-prone processes. A meeting room booking system like Resource Central allows you to easily find and book meeting rooms and make catering requests directly from Microsoft Outlook^®. Staff members who need catering for their meetings can book the catering services that they want, when they want them, in Resource Central. They can also modify, cancel, or manage their bookings with ease.   Advanced Features for Caterers Resource Central isn’t just made to benefit organizations that book catering services. Resource Central boasts a catering interface, where

Meeting scheduling and resource booking can be tedious without the right tools. While it’s not a glamorous task, meeting and resource scheduling is an important job function that can help to maximize productivity and facilitate collaboration and teamwork. With traditional methods, trying to figure out which meeting rooms are available and when, as well as whether attendees are available to meet with you at the chosen meeting time, can be time-consuming and lead to booking mistakes. Whether you need to schedule three meeting rooms or three hundred each day, meeting room and resource booking software can help you manage rooms and resources quickly and easily.   When managing meeting rooms and resources, the key to success is efficiency. With meeting room and resource scheduling software,

At any busy office, staff members host a number of different meetings each day. In order to have successful meetings, it’s often necessary to book additional services like catering, AV equipment, table setup, and video conferencing. These services help to create an optimal meeting experience and leave a positive impression on customers and other guests who might be attending your meetings and events. A booking solution like Resource Central gives your organization complete control over the resources users have the ability to book. Anything can be a bookable resource, from AV and table setup services, to wellness and video conferencing services. Administrators can determine who is able to book the resources, where they can book them, and for how long. Resources can be booked across multiple