FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2002
EMS Enterprise Schedules Events in Nation's Fastest-Growing County
Dean Evans & Associates software helps schedule Douglas County Events
Center
DENVER -- Dean Evans & Associates (www.dea.com)
announces the successful implementation of its EMS
Enterprise resource scheduling and calendaring software at the Douglas
County Events Center in Castle Rock, Colo. The 49,390
square foot facility, which opened August 4, 2001, uses the
software to efficiently schedule and manage events. The Web-enabled
software checks space availability and books events and event-related
resources. Users can view existing facility bookings and the software
automatically matches available space against date and venue requirements.
Jonna Negus, manager of the Events Center, said, “Even with rapid growth in
our county, there is still a sense of community. Facilities like the
Events Center make that possible. And Dean Evans & Associates’
software schedules all our events, so in a way, they’re a part of this
growing community.”
Negus assisted in the selection process for EMS Enterprise and says it was
chosen because it eliminates double-bookings, manages all the details of
inventory control, and handles billing and accounts receivable functions
for all meeting-related services. Negus expects numerous events to occur
in the center in the coming months, including banquets for up to 1,300 and
concerts for up to 3,400. The Events Center will also host conventions,
trade shows and seminars.
Negus counts on EMS Enterprise to keep event details from slipping through the
cracks, “The software handles scheduling logistics, freeing me to make
sure that people using the facility are getting the most out of the
event.”
In addition to the Events Center, The Douglas County Parks and Trails
Division will use the software to organize events held at
ball/multi-purpose fields, playgrounds and picnic shelters.
Dean Evans & Associates EMS scheduling software continues to increase its
presence in government-run facilities. Recent placements include the Boise
Centre on the Grove, the Muncie, Ind., Community Civic Center, the General
Services Administration in Cleveland, Ohio and the Sonoma County Regional
Parks Department in Santa Rosa, Calif.
About Dean Evans & Associates
Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Colo., Dean Evans & Associates develops,
markets and supports a line of sophisticated software products for
facility scheduling, event management and office hoteling. Their Event
Management Systems (EMS) family of software products is ideal for
scheduling and managing events, rooms, services and resources for a wide
variety of educational institutions, associations, organizations and
corporations. Thousands of organizations and companies, including four of
the six largest U.S. banks and more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies,
rely on EMS software. Other users include conference and convention
centers, cultural venues, sports facilities, schools and universities, and
churches. Online demonstrations of the software are available at
www.dea.com,
or call 1-800-440-3994 and ask to speak with Kevin Raasch. Screen shots of
EMS Enterprise are available at
www.dea.com/Ent/Ent.aspx.
About Douglas County
Virtually in the geographic center of Colorado, Douglas County has been the
nation’s fastest growing county since 1990. With a population of more
than 207,000, it is ranked highest nationally for median household income
at $82,929, and about 97% of the county’s adult residents hold a high
school diploma, the highest percentage in the nation. The county's
strength, as the centerpiece of the Denver/Colorado Springs Development
Corridor, comes from a perfect blend of quality lifestyle and business
environment.
The county is approximately 844 square miles of striking natural beauty in its
mountains, foothills and plains. Elevations range from 5,400 feet in the
northeast, to 9,836 feet at Thunder Butte in the Pike National Forest. To
preserve the area's natural environment, 70% of the corridor will retain
agricultural, ranching, parks, and open space uses. Recreational
facilities include over 146,000 acres of Pike National Forest, two state
parks, a state recreation area, and numerous county, municipal, and local
parks, trails, and open spaces. The pioneer spirit and eternal beauty of
the mountains, foothills and plains remain in Douglas County. More
information is available at
www.douglas.co.us.