New Visual Staff Scheduler® PRO 7.0 Makes Employee Scheduling Even Easier

FARGO, ND — November 30, 2004 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS), a leading provider of small business software, today announced the release of new Visual Staff Scheduler® PRO 7.0 (VSS PRO 7.0) for Windows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP.

What is VSS PRO 7.0?
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 software program. VSS PRO can produce daily, weekly, or monthly schedules by employee, shift, department, or location with the click of a button. Plus, VSS PRO helps make sure the right employees are scheduled at the right time and place. It also gives users the power to:

• View work schedules on-screen in any format, for any time frame.
• Minimize overtime by managing employees' work schedules.
• Schedule shifts and time-off manually or automatically with built-in timesaving tools.
• Find replacements for "no-shows" and track time-off requests.
• Print, publish, or e-mail schedules and reports in any format.

What's NEW in VSS PRO 7.0?
New version 7.0 comes packed with many new tools and features to make employee scheduling even faster and easier. It includes a new on-screen Scheduling Assistant, which helps users find available employees and reduce overtime, an on-screen Hourly Coverage graph so users can make sure enough employees are scheduled, and many more time-saving and powerful features.

According to Jon Forknell, vice president of sales and general manager, "VSS PRO 7.0 is our best employee scheduling software yet. We've received a lot of feedback from customers on how to simplify employee scheduling. New version 7.0 is all about making the tedious task of employee scheduling easier and it shows." For a complete list of what's new in version 7.0, please visit www.abs-usa.com/products/vss/new/index.epl.

How to get VSS PRO 7.0
VSS PRO 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 the cost per user can be as low as $100. Upgrade pricing starts at only $199. Existing VSS PRO customers can download version 7.0 online at www.abs-usa.com/pro7upgrade or by contacting ABS.

About ABS
Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable business software. Over 100,000 businesses and individuals rely on ABS software to make business tasks easier. Other ABS software titles include: Staff Files®, Visual Staff Scheduler®, Ultimate Business Planner®, Ultimate Financial Forecaster®, Visual Group Planner®, and ScheduleAnywhere.comSM. ABS has been developing business software solutions since 1991.