Primavera Systems Announces 21st Annual Conference

Business Wire, June 29, 2004

PHILADELPHIA -- Ram Charan, Co-Author of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Will Deliver Keynote Address to More Than 1,400 Project Management Practitioners

Primavera Systems, the leading provider of project, resource and portfolio management solutions, will host its 21st Annual Conference for all Primavera customers in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the New Orleans Marriott, October 3-6, 2004. An estimated 1,400 project management professionals from around the world are expected to attend.

"This year's Annual Conference theme of 'Execute As Planned' will help organizations focus on using the best practices in project management to achieve repeatable and sustainable project success," commented Joel M. Koppelman, Primavera CEO. "Management professionals from a cross-section of industries will also have the opportunity to preview upcoming product releases and learn about new offerings from Primavera partners."

Among the more than 130 technical and educational sessions offered during the four-day event will be real-life project profiles on how organizations such as A.G. Edwards, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, DMJMH&N, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Puget Sound Energy and South Florida Water Management District are using best practices to ensure successful project outcomes.

Keynote speaker, Ram Charan, has helped some of the world's most profitable companies achieve project goals by developing block-by-block strategies based on three core business processes: people, strategy and operations. Named a top ten Business Week resource for in-house development programs, Charan has authored or co-authored eight business books and has written numerous articles that have appeared in Time, Fortune, Harvard Business Review and Information Week.

The third annual Primavera Excellence Awards, honoring customers who have implemented innovative solutions using Primavera(R), will be another highlight of this year's conference. Companies can submit their applications through the company's website at www.primavera.com/event/uc_pmawards. Deadline for applications is August 8, 2004.

Past Primavera Excellence Award recipients include: AFLAC, Ameren UE, Arab Bank, Bell Helicopter Textron, Boeing, ChevronTexaco, EDS, ERG, Galliford Try, Guardian Life Insurance, Hewlett-Packard, Intel Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs/Veterans Health Administration.

Learn more about Primavera's 21st Annual Conference at www.Primavera.com/events/conference.> About Primavera Systems, Inc.

Primavera is the largest independent provider of collaborative project, resource and portfolio management solutions. Primavera's world-class software and services are used by the Global 2000 to choose the set of projects that best enable their strategy, to plan, control and govern the chosen projects, and to accelerate the delivery of high-quality results for themselves and their clients. Primavera provides in-depth solutions for projects involving information technology, engineering and construction, maintenance and turnaround, new product development, as well as professional service engagements. Gartner and META Group have each recognized Primavera as a Project Portfolio Management leader as have more than 60,000 companies in 164 countries. For more information, visit www.primavera.com or call 1.800.423.0245.

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