J.D. Edwards Expects Record Attendance at Focus 2000; More Than 8,000 Customers, Partners and Prospects to Attend International User Conference
Company to Unveil New Corporate Strategy and Vision for the Extended
Enterprise
DENVER, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC) and the Quest users' group today announced that they expect a record crowd of 8,000 participants to join J.D. Edwards CEO Ed McVaney and Microsoft's Bill Gates at the annual FOCUS user conference. Presented by Quest, the independent, international users' group for J.D. Edwards customers, the conference will be held at the Colorado Convention Center on June 19-22, 2000. At the event, J.D. Edwards will unveil a new corporate strategy and solutions for B2B fulfillment and supply chain collaboration for the extended enterprise.
"We are very excited to see the tremendous response from customers and partners around FOCUS 2000," said Robert A. Rosati, president of Quest. "Part of what makes FOCUS so successful -- and unique -- is the partnership between J.D. Edwards and its users. With the incredible speaker lineup and the impressive list of educational sessions, FOCUS 2000 is guaranteed to provide attendees with innovative solutions and ideas for being successful in today's business world."
FOCUS 2000 will bring together business and technology visionaries led by J.D. Edwards' president and CEO, C. Edward McVaney; COO, Dave Girard; and senior vice president of B2B e-commerce, Michael Schmitt.
Specific dates and times (Mountain Standard Time) for FOCUS 2000 keynote presentations are:
June 19, 2000
-- 5:00 p.m. -- Dave Girard, executive vice president and COO,
J.D. Edwards
June 20, 2000
-- 8:15 a.m. -- C. Edward McVaney, co-founder, chairman of the board of
directors, president and CEO , J.D. Edwards, and Robert A. Rosati,
president of Quest, J.D. Edwards' users' group
-- 2:00 p.m. -- Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect,
Microsoft Corporation
June 21, 2000
-- 8:30 a.m. -- Chuck Martin, author of "The Digital Estate" and
"Net Future: The 7 CyberTrends That Will Drive Your Business, Create
New Wealth and Define Your Future"
-- 9:15 a.m. -- Michael Schmitt, senior vice president of B2B e-commerce,
J.D. Edwards
June 22, 2000
-- 12:00 p.m. -- Lou Holtz, head football coach, University of South
Carolina Gamecocks
In addition to these keynotes, FOCUS 2000 will include more than 175 vendors and partners exhibiting at the Vendor Showcase, as well as valuable customer success stories across a variety of vertical industries. The event will include educational sessions, exclusive training and product demonstration opportunities, and presentations from J.D. Edwards specialists on new technology and updated features.
Conference Registration
Customers and partners can register online for FOCUS 2000 by visiting the Quest web site at www.questnet.org. Prospective customers wishing to attend the conference may register by contacting their local J.D. Edwards sales office or by calling 800-727-5333.
Media interested in attending FOCUS 2000 should contact Linda Song at 415-616-6097 or via e-mail at lsong@ca.webergroup.com.
About Quest
Quest, J.D. Edwards' users' group, is an independent, international organization representing J.D. Edwards users. Quest serves as a communication link between the user community and J.D. Edwards and its business partners. It provides a forum to exchange ideas and solutions, provide professional development opportunities, promote communication among J.D. Edwards users, and influence future product direction. For more information about Quest, call 800-225-0517, e-mail questnet@questnet.org or visit www.questnet.org.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software solutions for companies competing in the new economy. The Company's integrated ActivEra(TM) Solutions, powered by OneWorld(TM), deliver supply chain collaboration and fulfillment, and enable creation of business-to-business trading communities in the consumer products, industrial and services industries. With solutions from J.D. Edwards, established enterprises, promising dot-coms and emerging trading communities alike can adapt their software to fit today's fast-changing business models, during and after implementation. The Company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT(R), UNIX(R) and OS/400(R), and are Java(TM) and HTML enabled.
Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1999 revenues of $944.2 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company at 800-727-5333, or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
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SOURCE J.D. Edwards & Company
CO: J.D Edwards & Company; Quest; Microsoft
ST: Colorado
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