WRQ's Annual Customer Council Commences; Key Customers Participate in Candid Forum on Business and IT Challenges

Business Wire, June 23, 2004

SEATTLE -- WRQ, Inc. today welcomed over 25 executives from some of the world's leading IT organizations to its annual Customer Council gathering. As close relationships with customers are core to WRQ's operations, WRQ initiated the annual Customer Council to provide customers with a formal venue to influence WRQ's business and product strategies. The meeting also facilitates networking and information exchange among WRQ's customers.

Representatives from the following companies are in attendance at the 2004 Customer Council: Afni, Balboa Life and Casualty, ChoicePoint, Hewlett-Packard, McKesson, Musician's Friend, NEC America, Northern Trust, Southeastern Freight Lines and Wells Fargo, among others.

WRQ executives will present the WRQ Verastream(R) and WRQ Reflection(R) product roadmaps for customer comment and feedback. Future product releases will be discussed in light of emerging technology trends, such as web services, service oriented architectures and security. In addition to WRQ providing customers with feedback on how to solve their most pressing IT challenges, WRQ customers will also share experiences of extending and securing their critical host systems.

"The WRQ Customer Council is a great experience for me for a multitude of reasons," said Matt Ernst, director of IT at Afni, Inc. "The interaction and opportunity to spend time with peers is invaluable. I rely on WRQ products to power my IT infrastructure and the opportunity to influence this product line is important to my business." Afni, formerly known as Anderson Financial Network, Inc., is a premier provider of accounts receivable management and customer care solutions.

"The Customer Advisory Council allows our customers to candidly discuss their IT challenges in closed-door meetings, giving WRQ the opportunity to hear directly how our products are helping them solve critical IT issues," said Shaun Wolfe, president and COO of WRQ. "Our product teams receive great value from this direct customer feedback, while our customers appreciate the opportunity to discuss their current challenges and successes with peers."

About WRQ

WRQ(R) builds software for accessing and integrating legacy applications. WRQ Reflection(R) software provides a broad range of terminal-emulation and PC X server solutions. WRQ Verastream(R) integration server provides a single platform for reusing legacy logic and data in web applications, CRM applications, or portals. Our products help companies get the most from their hosts today as they advance their long-term IT strategy.

Established in 1981, WRQ is one of the largest privately held software companies in the U.S. It has over six million users worldwide and the highest customer-support rating in the industry. Four out of five Fortune 500 companies rely on WRQ daily. Learn more at www.wrq.com.

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