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ORLANDO, Fla.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Empower Software Solutions ], a leading Time and Attendance and Workforce Management software provider, today announced it has joined the Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) MVP Partner Program. MVP Partners are proven software and hardware providers, trusted third-party integrators, and strategic consultants that help joint customers achieve world-class supply chain optimization results through vertical industry knowledge and technical specialization.

"Working together with Empower, we expect to bring unparalleled capabilities and efficiencies focused on solving the most complicated multi-channel operating models being deployed by leading retailers today"

Manhattan Associates is a best-in-class global solutions provider for [ supply chain leaders ]a" organizations intent on creating enduring market advantages by leveraging their supply chains. They help their [ customers ] successfully manage accelerating and fluctuating market demands, as well as master the increasing complexity and volatility of their local and global supply chains.

Manhattanas [ Platform Thinkinga" ] philosophy enables organizations that view their supply chains strategically to execute more effectively and achieve competitive advantage. Platform Thinking combines technology, principles and practices to provide unified insight and execution across all organizational and market dimensions that yields more integrated, agile, and responsive supply chains.

Empower specializes in providing WFM, time and attendance, and related software solutions to a variety of businesses, and has developed relationships with thousands of employers throughout the country. Empoweras WFM software is designed to provide customers, particularly in the retail industry, with a strategic resource to help them deploy staff more effectively.

Working together on joint software solutions, Empower will be integrating their store scheduling solutions with Manhattanas labor management solutions, resulting in better control over labor costs for the store of the future.

aAs stores introduce new e-fulfillment processes, such as buy on-line, pick up in store employers will need to leverage a labor data layer, integrated to store task execution systems, to measure employee productivity against specific standards and use that data to enhance schedule optimization,a said Manhattan Senior Director Peter Schnorbach. aEmployers will need to account for additional or redeployed staff as they create and optimize employee schedules in the new Multi Channel fulfillment environment.a

aThe operating environment of todayas retailer is dramatically different than only a few years ago and requires a much more sophisticated approach to workforce scheduling and deployment,a said Empower Software Solution President & COO Jim Hoefflin. aAs retailers adjust to new consumer demands, fulfillment from many channels needs to leverage common human capital to drive productivity, efficiencies and profitability across all of their retail interfaces to their customers.a

aWorking together with Empower, we expect to bring unparalleled capabilities and efficiencies focused on solving the most complicated multi-channel operating models being deployed by leading retailers today,a said Schnorbach.

About Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 22-year heritage of providing global supply chain excellence to more than 1,200 customers worldwide that consider supply chain optimization core to their strategic market leadership. The company's supply chain innovations include:[ Manhattan SCOPE ]a portfolio of software solutions and technology that leverages a Supply Chain Process Platform to help organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution;[ Manhattan SCALEa" ], a portfolio of distribution management and transportation management solutions built on Microsoft .NET technology; and[ Manhattan Carriera" ], a suite of supply chain solutions specifically addressing the needs of the motor carrier industry. For more information, please visit[ www.manh.com ].

About Empower Software Solutions

Empower Software Solutions is a leading national provider of innovative and state-of-the-art human resources solutions. Thousands of organizations, including many of the largest global companies, rely on Empoweras world-class integrated Human Resources suite providing HR/Payroll, Workforce Management, Time and Attendance, Tax Filing/Processing and Mobile solutions. Our name flawlessly reflects on precisely what we do for your business: empower you with superior technology to efficiently and effectively manage the employee lifecycle, enabling you to focus attention on growing your business. Empower is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

Find out why so many employers have chosen Empower as their Partner for Life at [ www.empowersoftware.com ].