WRQ's Annual Customer Council Commences; Key Customers Participate in Candid Forum on Business and IT Challenges.SEATTLE -- WRQ (WRQ, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.wrq.com) A software company that specialized in terminal emulation and NT-Unix integration products. Founded in 1981 as Walker Richer and Quinn, Inc., a consulting firm in minicomputer and mainframe applications, it introduced an HP terminal emulator for the , Inc. today welcomed over 25 executives from some of the world's leading IT organizations to its annual Customer Council gathering. As close relationships with customers are core to WRQ's operations, WRQ initiated the annual Customer Council to provide customers with a formal venue to influence WRQ's business and product strategies. The meeting also facilitates networking and information exchange among WRQ's customers. Representatives from the following companies are in attendance at the 2004 Customer Council: Afni, Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). Life and Casualty, ChoicePoint, Hewlett-Packard, McKesson, Musician's Friend ''' Musician's Friend is America's largest direct response retailer of musical instruments and related gear. Musician's Friend was founded in 1983 by Robert and Deanna Eastman, eventually relocating its headquarters from San Diego to a dairy barn in Southern Oregon. , NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. America, Northern Trust, Southeastern Freight Lines and Wells Fargo Wells Fargo armored carriers of bullion. [Am. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1147] See : Protectiveness Wells Fargo company that handled express service to western states; often robbed. [Am. Hist. , among others. WRQ executives will present the WRQ Verastream(R) and WRQ Reflection(R) product roadmaps for customer comment and feedback. Future product releases will be discussed in light of emerging technology trends, such as web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , service oriented architectures and security. In addition to WRQ providing customers with feedback on how to solve their most pressing IT challenges, WRQ customers will also share experiences of extending and securing their critical host systems. "The WRQ Customer Council is a great experience for me for a multitude of reasons," said Matt Ernst, director of IT at Afni, Inc. "The interaction and opportunity to spend time with peers is invaluable. I rely on WRQ products to power my IT infrastructure and the opportunity to influence this product line is important to my business." Afni, formerly known as Anderson Financial Network, Inc., is a premier provider of accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying management and customer care solutions. "The Customer Advisory Council allows our customers to candidly can·did adj. 1. Free from prejudice; impartial. 2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. discuss their IT challenges in closed-door meetings, giving WRQ the opportunity to hear directly how our products are helping them solve critical IT issues," said Shaun Wolfe, president and COO of WRQ. "Our product teams receive great value from this direct customer feedback, while our customers appreciate the opportunity to discuss their current challenges and successes with peers." About WRQ WRQ(R) builds software for accessing and integrating legacy applications. WRQ Reflection(R) software provides a broad range of terminal-emulation and PC X server solutions. WRQ Verastream(R) integration server provides a single platform for reusing legacy logic and data in web applications, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. applications, or portals. Our products help companies get the most from their hosts today as they advance their long-term IT strategy. Established in 1981, WRQ is one of the largest privately held software companies in the U.S. It has over six million users worldwide and the highest customer-support rating in the industry. Four out of five Fortune 500 companies rely on WRQ daily. Learn more at www.wrq.com. Access. Integrate. Transform.(R) Copyright (C) 2004 WRQ, Inc. All rights reserved. WRQ, the WRQ logo, Reflection, Verastream, and "Access. Integrate. Transform." are either registered trademarks or trademarks of WRQ, Inc., in the USA and other countries. Some Reflection products include software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org). All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners. USA patents pending. |
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