SAP Veteran Joins TempoSoft as VP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances

Business Wire, May 12, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2004

TempoSoft, a leader in Workforce Management solutions for the retail industry, today announced it has hired Deborah Schmidt as vice president of business development and strategic alliances.

In her new role, Schmidt will lead long-term activities in strategic alliances, distribution channels, acquisitions and joint product go to market strategy.

"TempoSoft has landed one of the most prominent executives in the software industry," stated Mike Campbell, CEO of TempoSoft. "Deborah's leadership ability and track record of successfully developing new markets speaks for itself. Her business savvy and real-world customer expertise are enormous assets as TempoSoft is poised to become the retailer's choice for Workforce Management." Recently HR.com named Schmidt one of the ten most influential women in the HCM software industry.

For over ten years Schmidt has been instrumental in the growth of SAP's market share in the Human Capital Management. Most recently as the vice president of the Business Solutions Group at SAP America, Schmidt was responsible for the leadership and direction of mySAP(TM) ERP, which included the Human Capital Management and Financial Management lines of business.

Regarding her choice of TempoSoft, Schmidt stated, "TempoSoft is an extraordinary opportunity. Under the leadership of Mike Campbell, the company is in the ideal position to dominate the Workforce Management industry, enabling retailers to fully utilize their ever-changing labor demands."

Through optimized scheduling and demand planning applications, TempoSoft helps retailers manage and deploy their labor forces for maximum efficiency and performance. TempoSoft customers see an average of 80% reductions in overstaffing, 50% reductions in understaffing, and 2-10% savings on labor costs, with no reductions (and often increases) in floor coverage and customer service.

About TempoSoft

Based in Chicago, IL, TempoSoft's workforce management solutions enable retailers around the world, such as Office Depot, J Sainsbury, Sport Mart, Sport Chek, and Carrefour achieve operational efficiency and improve overall business performance. The company's integrated, Web-based enterprise platform supports the entire life cycle of workforce management, delivering a technology platform, a full suite of retail best-practice applications, and executive enterprise reporting. The TempoSoft executive team has an extensive retail workforce management background, having helped schedule more than 11 million employees for a majority of the top retail organizations in the world. For more information visit www.temposoft.com.