Houston BizBlog: Houston software company names CFO

January 16, 2015- By Joe Martin, Reporter, Houston Business Journal Pros Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PROS), a Houston-based software company, announced Jan. 16 that it added Stefan Schulz as its new executive vice president and CFO. Schulz replaced Charles Murphy who retired in February after 16 years with the company, a statement said. “Schulz is a great leader with an […]

Computer Business Review: How CPQ keeps your sales pipeline moving

January 15, 2015- By Virginie Dupin Virginie Dupin, Vice President Marketing EMEA, PROS, looks at how businesses can use CPQ software to improve sales. Recent research from CSO Insights and Accenture shows that CRM has a signifcant impact on the sales process, but less than 20 percent of companies that use it are seeing any […]

eWeek: 15 Out-of-the-Box Predictions for IT This Year

January 9, 2015- By Chris Preimesberger Years ago, when he was asked whether Web services were going to be the “next big thing,” Oracle co-founder and then-CEO Larry Ellison responded: “I’ve spent too much time in Italy to know that you shouldn’t ignore fashion.”  In tech, we like nothing better than a new trend, because […]

PROS Holdings, Inc. to Present at Needham Growth Conference

HOUSTON, Jan. 6, 2015 – PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO), a big data software company, today announced that Chief Operating Officer Blair Crump and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Girgenti will present at the Needham Growth Conference in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at 4:50 p.m. EST. The audio […]

PROS Inks Dates for Outperform 2015 Conferences in Americas, Europe

HOUSTON, Jan. 6, 2015 – PROS® (NYSE: PRO), a big data software company, today announced plans for its Outperform 2015 conferences in the United States and Europe. The annual events bring together industry and analyst thought leaders; seasoned pricing, sales and revenue management practitioners; and business-to-business experts for interactive sessions, executive meetings and networking, all […]

Forbes: What’s Next For Big Data?

December 29, 2014- By Howard Baldwin One of my favorite moments in television was when Martin Sheen, as President Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing, would make an executive decision and dismissively say to his staff, “What’s next?” As much as we personally claim to hate change, culturally, we seem to have an unending hunger for […]

InfoTech Lead: Japan Airlines deploys PROS revenue management solution

December 23, 2014- PROS, a big data vendor, has deployed Origin and Destination (O&D) revenue management solution at Japan Airlines (JAL) to enhance its demand forecasting and price-mix optimization capabilities. Earlier, Japan Airlines had two revenue management solutions for domestic and international markets. Japan Airlines integrated RM platform into one, fusing its competitive domestic and […]

Silicon Angle: 2015 Technology Predictions: PROS Holdings on Big Data

December 22, 2014- By Suzanne Kattau As 2014 nears its end, it’s the perfect time for our second annual Technology Predictions series in which industry experts share their predictions about the hot tech trends that they think will take center stage in 2015. We’ll be sharing all of these predictions with you over the next […]

Japan Airlines Deploys PROS Revenue Management Solution

HOUSTON, Dec. 22, 2014 – PROS® (NYSE: PRO), a big data software company, today announced Japan Airlines (JAL) has fully deployed PROS Origin and Destination® (O&D) revenue management solution to enhance its demand forecasting and price-mix optimization capabilities for its global business. Headquartered in Tokyo, JAL is one of the world’s premier carriers and a […]