J.D. Edwards User Group Conference to Present New Solutions for Managing Rapid Business Change; FOCUS '99 Open to Customers, Partners and Prospects
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999--
Show Theme of "Shape Your
World" Underscores Power of
J.D. Edwards Idea to Action
Enterprise business software provider J.D. Edwards & Company (NASDAQ:JDEC) today announced that its user group, Quest, is hosting its annual user conference, FOCUS '99, from May 15 - 20, 1999, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
FOCUS '99 will offer a forum for customers, prospects and partners from around the world to exchange information, solutions and business perspectives. Built on the theme "Shape Your World," the event will be a venue for participants to experience firsthand how J.D. Edwards' new value proposition, Idea to Action(TM), is helping organizations such as Shell Oil, Robert Mondavi Winery, Hamilton Standard and Computer Network Technology, control their business as circumstances, technologies and market environments change.
"The enterprise software and supply chain solutions market as we know it is changing dramatically," said Doug Massingill, president and chief executive officer of J.D. Edwards. "At FOCUS '99, we will demonstrate how our customers are gaining the upper hand over change through our Idea to Action value proposition."
Highlights of FOCUS '99 will include:
- Keynote speeches from industry leaders including Scott McNealy, chairman, president and CEO, Sun Microsystems; J.D. Edwards
executives and other industry influencers; - Educational business and technology sessions; - Informative customer case studies; - Multi-media demonstrations; - Expanded vendor showcase; - Special events, celebrities and more.
"J.D. Edwards' customers represent organizations that are constantly changing in highly competitive environments," said Jim Hurst, president, Quest. "This year's FOCUS will provide content-rich and thoughtful presentations on how customers are using J.D. Edwards software to manage change, achieve competitive advantage and increase efficiency within organizations and their supply chains."
Customers and partners can register for FOCUS '99 on the Quest Web site at questnet.org.
Prospective customers wishing to attend may register by contacting their local J.D. Edwards sales office or by calling 1-800/727-5333.
Media interested in attending FOCUS' 99 can contact Bethany Weiss at 650/463-8644.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics/distribution, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and services industries.
J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend the J.D. Edwards SCOREx supply chain solution and OneWorld(TM) and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily 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 1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company at 1-800/727-5333 or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
Note to Editors: J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other product and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks and registered trademarks of J.D. Edward's World Source Company. The historical results stated above are not necessarily indicative of the results of any future period.
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CONTACT:
J.D. Edwards
Katie Connaughty, 303/334-2554
katie_connaughty@jdedwards.com
or
The Weber Group
Bethany Weiss, 650/463-8644
bweiss@ca.webergroup.com |
