Concur Adds equarius to Its Global Alliance Network; equarius to Support Demand For and Implementation of Concur's EmployeeDesktop Across the Middle Market.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999-- Concur Technologies (Nasdaq:CNQR), the leading provider of workplace eCommerce solutions, announced today that equarius, a leading systems integrator, has joined Concur's Global Alliance Network to provide implementation services for Concur's EmployeeDesktop(TM) to meet the growing demand for Concur's workplace eCommerce solutions in small and middle market organizations. equarius will provide a comprehensive team at a national level to support the planned growth for this offering. Concur's Global Alliance Network is designed to bring highly valuable and complementary services and solutions to companies around the world that seek reduced operational costs and improved employee productivity with Concur's EmployeeDesktop. EmployeeDesktop integrates Concur's suite of market-leading workplace eCommerce solutions, including business-to-business electronic procurement, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. self-service, and travel and entertainment expense Travel and entertainment expense Funds spent on business travel and entertainment that qualify for a tax deduction of 50% of the amount claimed. management, with corporate information and employee support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "Concur is rapidly expanding the reach of its products across businesses of all sizes. By partnering with leading organizations we are best able to meet and support the needs of all of our customers, from the Global 2000 to small and middle sized organizations," said Steve Singh, president and chief executive officer of Concur. "equarius is an exemplary organization that is well positioned to quickly implement our solutions for companies to achieve fast ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ." Concur and equarius recently completed a very successful deployment to Continental Mills in less than four weeks. Going forward, equarius will support Concur with strategic and technical consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to configure, integrate, implement, and deploy Concur's EmployeeDesktop across the middle market. "As equarius continues to extend the technologies and solutions we offer to our clients looking to make a transition to working in a virtual environment, Concur was a perfect fit," said Paul Colella, president of equarius. "We hope that in a very short timeframe, our knowledge of the mid-market and Concur's proven success with workplace eCommerce solutions will quickly provide the level of market success that Concur is currently having in the Global 2000." About Global Alliance Network Concur's Global Alliance Network is a network of leading global financial, travel, supplier, technology, and service companies who work with Concur to extend its workplace eCommerce solutions in corporations throughout the world. Concur's expertise in business process automation, combined with its Global Alliance Network partners' key competencies, ensure Concur customers receive best-of-breed solutions with rapid implementations resulting in quick ROI. About equarius equarius, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in Bellevue, Wash. with offices nationwide, is an eSolutions Integration firm focused on providing integrated eBusiness solutions for organizations that utilize Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. technology. For more information on equarius, please call 888/462-6605, visit the web site at www.equarius.com or email info@equarius.com. About Concur Technologies Concur Technologies, Inc.(TM) is the leading provider of workplace eCommerce solutions that automate costly and inefficient business processes among employees, partners, suppliers, and service providers. Its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , EmployeeDesktop(TM), integrates Concur's suite of workplace eCommerce solutions, including business to business procurement, human resource self-service, and travel and entertainment expense management, through a common user interface, and provides a business portal through which employees can access critical information and services. Concur has licensed its solutions to more than 1.8 million desktops in over 235 companies worldwide, representing more licensed desktops than its leading competitors combined. Concur's solutions reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , increase employee productivity, and improve supplier management in small and medium sized businesses and Global 2000 enterprises. Its customers include AlliedSignal, AT&T, DaimlerChrysler, Exxon, and Pfizer. Concur's Global Alliance Network -- comprised of over 50 world-class organizations including ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. , American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , and Microsoft -- further enhances its ability to provide best-of-breed solutions for maximum results. Headquartered in Redmond, Wash., Concur has offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, and the Asia-Pacific rim. Additional information on Concur is available via the Internet at www.concur.com. EmployeeDesktop is a trademark of Concur Technologies. All other company or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations. Statements that relate to future plans, events or performance, and statements containing words such as "believes," "plans," or "expects" are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, including factors such as uncertainty of market acceptance of the Company's products and potential difficulties associated with strategic relationships. Please refer to the Company's public filings with the SEC for additional information on risks facing the Company. Concur assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information in this release. 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