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www.prospricing.com/files/PROS Only Small.jpg - PROS Corporate Communications, 713-335-5197 CorpComm@prospricing.com PROS, a world leader in pricing and revenue optimization science and software, today announced open registration for the PROS Europe Pricing & Revenue Optimization Forum - 2008. The conference is to be held on 29-30 September, 2008 at the Hilton Frankfurt Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany.
"Executives with pricing responsibility participate in PROS' conferences in Europe and around the world because they provide the truly unique experience of learning from successful early adopters," said Jeff Robinson, Senior Vice President, PROS. "There is no other event which provides the opportunity to learn about pricing excellence best practices from top European and Global Pricing Executives and Pricing Practice Leaders who have implemented world-class pricing strategies and pricing systems."
With over 25 sessions during the comprehensive two-day agenda, this is the year's largest, most respected, and most targeted event dedicated to guiding Europe-based and global executives on the Roadmap to Pricing Excellence. In addition to a full conference schedule, all attendees have the option to participate in PROS pricing professional certification programs which are included in the conference fee.
"PROS has an unsurpassed 20-year track record of leadership in solving the most complex B2B and B2C pricing problems in manufacturing, distribution, services, and travel and transportation industries," said Pol Vanaerde, President, European Pricing Platform. "In cooperation with the premier membership organization for European Pricing Executives, the European Pricing Platform (ePP), and Global Technology Sponsor Microsoft, this promises to be the most successful pricing optimization conference on the European continent."
By attending the PROS Europe Forum, executives in sales, marketing, finance, operations, pricing, product management, and IT learn how to increase profits as a result of stopping the destructive pricing practices of "cost plus" and "match the competition" which lead to unnecessary discounting, profit leaks and price erosion ultimately resulting in lost revenue opportunities. Key topics include:
-- Pricing for Success: Essential Applications for an Uncertain Economy
-- Change Management Best Practices for Global Pricing Organizations
-- Establishing a Price Optimization Strategy for European Markets
-- Real-Time Integrated Science - Scientific Analytics & Price/Deal Optimization
-- Best Practices in Systems Integration with Advanced Pricing Software
PROS has recently launched a new PROS Europe Forum section on the PROS corporate website, www.prospricing.com/euro-forum, where agenda updates, detailed session descriptions and speaker biography postings, and participant registrations information may be found.
About PROS
PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PRO) is a leading provider of pricing and revenue optimization software products, specializing in price analytics, price execution and price optimization. By using our software products, our customers gain insight into their pricing strategies, identify detrimental pricing practices, optimize their pricing decision-making and improve their business processes and financial performance. PROS' software products incorporate advanced pricing science, which includes operations research, forecasting and statistics. PROS' high performance software architecture supports real-time high volume transaction processing and allows PROS to handle the processing and database requirements of the most sophisticated and largest customers, including customers with hundreds of simultaneous users and sub-second electronic transactions. PROS provides professional services to configure our software products to meet the specific pricing needs of each customer. PROS has implemented over 200 solutions across a range of industries in more than 40 countries. Founded in 1985, PROS is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Today, PROS has over 300 employees, more than 100 with advanced degrees and 20 with Ph.D.s.
About the European Pricing Platform (ePP)
Founded in 2004, the European Pricing Platform is the leading platform for European pricing decision makers dedicated to developing and sharing pricing knowledge, best practices, and resources delivering high value to ePP members.
The ePP shares pricing knowledge through multiple online and traditional media such as workshops, training courses, conferences, and webinars. The ePP helps pricing decision makers find solutions in the complex strategic pricing environment. Participation is open to all business management, pricing experts, and qualified academics. The ePP can be found online at www.pricingplatform.eu.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the functionality of the PROS products and their ability to manage and forecast across an enterprise. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon PROS' historical performance and its current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include PROS' ability to develop new products and product enhancements with the required functionality desired and PROS' ability to implement and support successfully its products to the expectations of its customers. Additional information relating to the uncertainty affecting the PROS business are contained in PROS' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent PROS' expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and PROS disclaims any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements in the future, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
PROS Europe Forum Endorsed by European Pricing Platform &
Technology Sponsor Microsoft
