Proposal Software, Inc. to Host PMAPS User Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 20-21 Clients will gather to learn best practices, preview next generation of October 10th, 2005 Westport, CT – Clients of the top-rated Proposal Management and Production System (PMAPS) will gather in Las Vegas, Nev. on Oct. 20 and 21, 2005 for a User Conference. The conference will be hosted by Proposal Software, Inc. developers of PMAPS. According to Proposal Software, Inc. CEO John A. Laurino, the intensive two-day conference is designed for users of PMAPS who wish to maximize the functionality of the powerful software platform in their organizations, review ‘best practices’ of managing the Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI) process, exchange and share ideas about the proposal management function, and preview and comment on the next (tenth) generation release of the software, PMAPS 2006. Proposal Software Inc.’s PMAPS provides the “best in class” comprehensive proposal management platform that supports the ‘mission critical’ function of responding to the ever growing number of complex RFP and RFI requests that drive much of B2B commerce today. An “industrial strength” application designed for proposal professionals and proposal management teams, PMAPS is in use by over 100 leading financial services, healthcare, investment management and Fortune 1000 corporations worldwide. PMAPS was originally developed in 1994 and is now in its ninth generation. According to Laurino, the primary purpose of the conference is to provide PMAPS clients with insights into how to get more value out of their investment in PMAPS. “PMAPS is a powerful tool that allows proposal professionals to be as effective and efficient as possible,” said Laurino. “But like any sophisticated software application, most users – even the most experienced – use only a portion of the inherent functionality." “Because we are a ‘client-centric’ company, understanding what proposal professionals want in a tool like PMAPS is critically important to us. They live on the front lines of managing complex major account proposals every day. Actively soliciting their opinions, instincts and feedback plays an important part of our development process, and has always driven the product’s excellence.” Laurino added that with the company projecting a 50 percent increase in PMAPS clients through the end of 2005, much of the conference’s content is devoted to training as a faster way to integrate the many clients who have recently come on board. Since January, 2005 alone PMAPS has been adopted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, AAM-Investment Management, Blue Asset Management, Fred Alger Management, the UK-based Baring Asset Management, as well as a number of major global corporations currently in the process of implementing PMAPS. The user conference will also include presentations by PMAPS clients and partners including the document production and delivery company Mimeo.com (http://www.mimeo.com) the document security company Giga Trust (http://www.gigatrust.com), and the proposal professional search and recruiting firm The Westminster Group (http://www.wgpeople.com), on issues related to proposal management.About Proposal Software Contacts ### |
