News | April 7, 2009

RedPrairie Annual User Conference, RedShift:2009, To Focus On Customers, Technology, Productivity

Source: RedPrairie

RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer-driven optimization company, has announced new sessions for the company's annual user conference, RedShift:2009, to be held in San Antonio, Texas from May 11-14. Along with keynote speaker Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind, the gathering will feature product release updates, customer and industry expert-led sessions, training, and user group meetings, designed to foster dialogue about Engineered Evolution – the development of new competitive and productivity strategies.

Registration for the event at the Marriott Rivercenter has already reached over 300 guests, with more than a month before commencement. The new sessions will highlight a variety of speakers, including:

  • A technology panel discussion featuring representatives from Associated Wholesale Grocers, DC Velocity, Subaru, Search CIO, and Internet Retailer
  • Karl Manrodt, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University – "Measuring Up In A Down Economy" (http://www.redprairie.com/redshift/sessions/supply_chain.html)
  • Adrian Gonzalez, ARC Advisory Group – "Is ‘Green' Good For Business in a Recession?" (http://www.redprairie.com/redshift/sessions/supply_chain.html)
  • Greg Ashley, Gaylord Entertainment – "Implementation Complete… Now The Work Begins" (http://www.redprairie.com/redshift/sessions/retail_breakout.html)
  • Marc Sherman, ATC Logistics & Electronics – "Driving Business Value Through IT" (http://www.redprairie.com/redshift/sessions/technology.html)

Guests will also be treated to a wide variety of entertainment, including a performance by multi-Platinum-selling recording artists Gin Blossoms. For more information visit www.RedPrairie.com/RedShift.

About RedShift:2009, Engineered Evolution
Each year, RedPrairie hosts a meeting of the minds with business leaders from the world's most successful companies to push the envelope of strategy and technology in retail and supply chain management. RedShift:2009, RedPrairie's twelfth annual user conference is scheduled for May 11 - 14 at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, or to register, visit www.RedPrairie.com/RedShift.

About RedPrairie Corporation
RedPrairie is a world leading consumer driven optimization company. Built on an advanced Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) developed over the past 15 years, the RedPrairie integrated suite of solutions offers on-demand capabilities to over 40,000 sites worldwide for many of the world's largest companies.

RedPrairie's E2e™ solutions synchronize people and products throughout the customer buying cycle to ensure goods reach the right place at the right time. At the point of sale, this means consumers have access to desired products and that the store is staffed with the right people to help them make their purchases. In the production cycle, it means suppliers and manufacturers time and synchronize shipments and production based on demand signals from the retailer. And in the back room of the store, it means having the least amount of inventory, solving the "last yard" problem of the retail supply chain.

With 21 global service sites and standard service methods that have been validated over the last 30 years, RedPrairie provides unparalleled service and support. For more information, visit www.RedPrairie.com.

SOURCE: RedPrairie