GMT CEO Invited as Speaker to Discuss Strong Value, Return on Investment of Deploying Workforce Management Technology During Turbulent Economic Times

Middle East Call Centre '09 Exhibition and Conference

Norcross, Ga. & DUBAI, UAE, January 27th, 2009 - (Business Wire) - GMT Corp., a global industry leader in enterprise workforce management and performance optimization solutions, today announced that the company will be exhibiting at the Middle East Call Centre '09 Exhibition and Conference in Dubai, where GMT CEO Simon Angove will also be featured as a speaker on the main conference agenda.

The Middle East Call Centre '09 Exhibition and Conference brings together key executives of leading contact centers throughout the Middle East to share best practices, collaborate with market thought leaders, and to learn actionable strategies for contact center performance optimization. Produced by INSIGHTS, the Middle East's only dedicated customer management professional services organization, this year's program includes pre- and post-conference workshops, a conference agenda geared toward contact center operational strategies, and an exhibition space featuring the world's leading contact centre vendors.

Invited as an executive speaker, Mr. Angove will be presenting to conference delegates on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Entitled "Workforce Management: The Key to Service Success in Turbulent Times," his presentation will introduce delegates to the essentials of workforce optimization technologies, building the business case, and the key criteria for selecting and implementing a solution. He will also use real world examples to illustrate how world-class contact centres have deployed the technology to gain competitive advantage and realize a strong return-on-investment by significantly improving operational efficiencies and boosting service levels, among other bottom line benefits.

"The Middle Eastern market is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing right now, yet contact centres in this market are faced with many of the same challenges as those elsewhere in the world," commented Angove. "GMT has a long and rich history of helping leading companies worldwide increase revenues, reduce labor costs, and improve customer satisfaction throughout their contact centre operations. This conference provides the perfect venue for delegates to learn how workforce optimization technologies can help them improve operational efficiencies and create real competitive differentiation as the industry continues to grow in sophistication and complexity."

GMT representatives will also be on hand to demonstrate GMT Planet® -- the company's award-winning flagship workforce management solution -- to conference delegates during the event. Regarded as the industry's most accurate, easy-to-use and affordable workforce management solution, GMT Planet has been deployed at a number of leading contact centres throughout the world to enable them to perform at their highest levels possible by coupling precision forecasting with intelligent scheduling of agents, supervisors and analysts. With its unparalleled ease of use designed to streamline routine tasks, GMT Planet is highly configurable to the specific requirements of each client, ensuring accurate scheduling and significantly reducing ongoing operating costs.

For further details on how GMT Planet is helping companies across vertical markets achieve new heights in operational efficiency and effectiveness, please visit http://www.gmt.com/resources (registration may be required).

The Middle East Call Centre '09 Exhibition and Conference will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from February 2-5, 2009. For registration or other information, visit: http://www.insights-me.com/.

*Source: ME NewsWire

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ABOUT GMT
GMT's workforce management and performance optimization solutions create competitive advantage by enabling companies to improve customer service and sales across their enterprise, while decreasing their labor expenses. The company's product line combines precision forecasting and intelligent scheduling with powerful analytics and performance management tools - together delivering a complete solution that can be deployed in throughout a company's contact center, branch office, and back office departments and is priced to deliver rapid return on investment. GMT serves enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries worldwide, including Country Home Products, Nielsen Media, Bank of the West, Zions Bancorporation, Ingenico, West Midlands Police, Contact 1-2-1, and Yarra Valley Water, among many others. GMT is a recognized industry leader in client satisfaction due to its unique SureServices client care methodology. The company is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and offices in the U.K., Australia, and India. For more information, visit www.gmt.com.

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