Concur Selected to Showcase Revolutionary eCommerce Solution at Prestigious, Invitation-Only, Upside Events.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999-- Concur to Reveal the Changing Face of eCommerce at Exclusive Preview '99 and LAUNCH! Conferences Concur Technologies (Nasdaq:CNQR), the leading provider of workplace eCommerce solutions, announced today that it has been selected to attend "Upside's" esteemed Preview '99 and LAUNCH! events, October 6 in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and October 13 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden respectively. Both conferences are held for the high-tech trade and business press, industry analysts, and investors. The two events offer media, industry analysts, and venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. a one-of-a-kind opportunity to view the products that will shape the technology industry in the year ahead. For Preview, Concur is one of only 52 companies personally selected by UPSIDE, Editor David Bunnell David Bunnell is a media entrepreneur and technology pioneer who was involved in the earliest days of personal computing revolution and industry. In 1973, he got a job as a technical writer at a small electronics company called MITS in Albuquerque, New Mexico, paying US$110 and noted technology columnist and commentator Larry Magid Larry Magid (born 1947), also known as Lawrence J. Magid, is an American journalist, technology columnist and commentator. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Los Angeles. He received his BA from Univ. , from the hundreds of product demonstrations, technology briefings, and demonstrator dem·on·stra·tor n. 1. One that demonstrates, such as a participant in a public display of opinion. 2. An article or product used in a demonstration. demonstrator Noun 1. applications the publication receives each year. At LAUNCH! Concur will be one of about 75 demonstrating companies. "We are extremely excited and honored to be participating in such prestigious events," said Steve Singh, president and chief executive officer of Concur. "The very foundation of our company has been to deliver market-leading solutions that meet the needs of businesses and employees, as well as develop solutions to accommodate new and evolving business models brought on by the advent of the Internet. Our attendance at these premier events will serve as a platform from which we can further affirm our leadership in the business-to-business eCommerce market and share our vision to deliver the workplace of the future." A casual, intimate gathering away from the hustle and bustle of Internet World in New York, Preview, produced by Upside Events, showcases the hottest new technologies for the Internet, personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. and communications industries. Concur, after a rigorous screening process, was selected to showcase the next phase in its eCommerce vision. Additionally, Concur was selected from an applicant pool of hundreds of companies to appear at "Upside's" LAUNCH! The California conference is an all-day media event for computer, software, Internet, and consumer electronics companies. Concur is the first company to offer a comprehensive workplace eCommerce automation suite of solutions that includes business-to-business procurement, 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, and human resource employee and managerial self-service fully integrated into a single eCommerce business portal. 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. , Concur eWorkplace(TM) (formerly 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. 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. Concur eWorkplace and EmployeeDesktop are trademarks 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 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 difficulties associated with new products. 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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