Communiqué de presse

Featuring Bausch + Lomb, Brasil Foods, Cargill, Cardinal Health, Ciena, HP, Panduit and Western Union

HOUSTON, March 5, 2015 – PROS^® (NYSE: PRO), a big data software company, today announced an impressive array of high-profile speakers for its annual Outperform 2015 conference, the premier event for pricing, sales and revenue management leaders. The North America conference – which features more than 20 sessions – is scheduled for March 11-13 at the Hilton Americas Houston, the four-diamond luxury convention hotel located in the country’s fourth-largest city.

Microsoft is this year’s Outperform Premier Sponsor, with Accenture as the Presenting Sponsor. PROS also proudly welcomes sponsors Infare Solutions, Simon-Kucher & Partners, Salesforce, SpringCM et le Société professionnelle de tarification.

Outperform brings together best-in-class thought leaders; seasoned pricing, sales and revenue management practitioners; and business-to-business industry experts for interactive sessions and networking, all focused on how they are using data to fuel their growth. Guests will have opportunities to exchange ideas, and share their viewpoints and successful methodologies.

“Organizations are looking for new ways to drive growth, and Outperform is the venue where sales and pricing experts meet to share real-world insights about how to fuel their revenue engines,” said PROS Chief Marketing Officer Patrick Schneidau. “Our customers, partners and guests will share first-hand experiences and successes in helping their organizations deliver exponential business value. We appreciate our customers, partners and the select industry thought leaders who will join us for what promises to be another great event.”

Outperform 2015 adds new dimensions, including five pre-conference training classes that will be held on Tuesday, March 10. Participants can select from a variety of offerings that range from hands-on product fundamentals to executive seminars geared toward project management best practices.

The conference features an exclusive Airline Forum, tailored specifically to the interests of those in airline revenue management. For travel organizations interested in sales and pricing discussions, travel is prominently highlighted throughout the conference. PROS airline and travel industry experts, and airline industry peers, will meet for a full day of interactive discussions with small groups that can engage directly with presenters and peers to discuss practical matters relevant to day-to-day operations and longer-term strategies.

The conference features an impressive array of speakers. Participants at Outperform 2015 will have an opportunity to hear first-hand from PROS customers, executives and thought leaders who will share their insights and experiences:

• Fabio Ayres, Brasil Foods Pricing Manager
• Thomas Bullotta, Managing Director, Acumen Solutions
• John Cline, Senior Director, Global Pricing, Western Union
• Kristin Daniels, Vice President, Strategic Pricing, Cardinal Health
• Geraldine Gray, Salesforce MVP and Endiem PDG
• Scott Green, Panduit Global Director of Pricing
• Carl Herman, Executive Professor, University of Houston Program for Selling Excellence
• Brice Rey-Herme, Senior Manager, Accenture
• Matt Johnson, Managing Partner & Executive Board Member, Simon-Kucher & Partners
• Adnan Khokhar, Senior Director, Global Sales Operations, Ciena Corporation
• Nancy Lucas, Pricing Director, Cargill
• Steven Martin, General Manager, Cloud & Enterprise Data Analysis and Operations, Microsoft Azure
• Melissa Moncrief, Executive Director, Sales Operations & Contracts,  Bausch + Lomb
• Stephen Moss, Vice President, Pricing, Enterprise Group, HP
• Naomi Price, Vice President, Mandel Communications
• Craig Sherman, Director, Systems Engineering, Ciena Corporation
• Andres Reiner, PROS President and CEO
• Surain Adyanthaya, PROS Senior Vice President, Product Management
• Marios Prokopiou, Vice President, Professional Services, PROS
• Craig Zawada, PROS Chief Visionary Officer

Outperform speakers will cover relevant, thought-provoking discussions related to pricing, sales effectiveness and revenue management in their organizations:

• Turning Configure-Price-Quote Into a Powerful Revenue & Profitability Generator
• Using Pricing to Radically Transform Sales Effectiveness & Profitability

• Applying Profit-Maximizing Revenue Management Strategies for Today’s Most Complex Business Challenges
• Leveraging Pricing to Transform Your Business & Your Career

• Optimizing Pricing to Negotiate Sales with Confidence

• Tips, Techniques & Insights from the Sales Operations Trenches

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À propos de PROS

PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE : PRO) est une société de logiciels de big data qui aide les clients à surpasser leurs marchés en utilisant le big data pour vendre plus efficacement. Nous appliquons des années d'expérience en science des données pour débloquer les modèles d'achat et les préférences dans les données de transaction afin de révéler quelles opportunités sont les plus susceptibles de se conclure, quelles offres sont les plus susceptibles de se vendre et quels prix sont les plus susceptibles d'être gagnants. PROS propose des solutions big data pour optimiser les ventes, la tarification, les devis, les remises et la gestion des revenus dans plus de 40 secteurs d'activité. PROS a réalisé plus de 800 implémentations de ses solutions dans plus de 55 pays. L'équipe de PROS compte plus de 1 000 professionnels dans le monde entier. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site www.pros.com.

Déclarations prospectives

Ce communiqué de presse contient des déclarations prospectives, y compris des déclarations sur les fonctionnalités et les avantages des produits logiciels de PROS. Les déclarations prospectives contenues dans ce communiqué de presse sont basées sur l'expérience historique de PROS avec le logiciel CPQ et sur ses attentes actuelles concernant les avantages du logiciel CPQ pour les organisations qui mettent en œuvre et utilisent ce logiciel. Parmi les facteurs susceptibles d'entraîner une différence matérielle entre les résultats réels et ceux décrits dans le présent document figurent la possibilité de répondre aux besoins d'une organisation en matière de CPQ et les risques associés à la complexité de la mise en œuvre et de la maintenance de logiciels CPQ tels que les produits logiciels de PROS. Les documents déposés par PROS auprès de la Securities and Exchange Commission contiennent des informations supplémentaires sur les incertitudes qui pèsent sur les activités de PROS. Ces déclarations prospectives représentent les attentes de PROS à la date du présent communiqué de presse. Des événements ultérieurs peuvent modifier ces attentes, et PROS décline toute obligation de mettre à jour ou de modifier ces déclarations prévisionnelles à l'avenir, que ce soit en raison de nouvelles informations, d'événements futurs ou autres.

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Contact médias :
James Garber
pros@marchcomms.com
617-960-9875

Sheila Watson
swatson@pros.com
713.335.5287