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PROS^® (NYSE: PRO), a cloud software company powering the shift to modern commerce, today offered a first look into plans for the Outperform 2018 global customer conference. Scheduled for May 15-17 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, the company expects Outperform 2018 to be its largest-ever event with participants from 40 countries across the globe.

The annual Outperform conference attracts innovators and thought leaders from a diverse set of industries. From pricing and selling to offer optimization, B2B and B2C companies will share how they are leading the way in their markets by shifting to digital selling motions to deliver personalized, frictionless buying experiences across all of their sales channels.

“Outperform 2018 showcases customers, partners and industry thought leaders who share inspiring, thought-provoking success stories from their respective organizations,” said PROS Chief Marketing Officer Celia Fleischaker. “Participants engage, network and exchange ideas with the brightest minds in the business. Interactive workshops and discussions enable participants to gain a deeper understanding of how to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) across every channel to accelerate sales and power their eCommerce platforms. The feedback we receive every year is phenomenal. Our guests will leave with a rich understanding of how PROS solutions can enable their companies to sell smarter in the digital era and to outperform in their markets.”

This year’s conference includes a new Innovation Bar that provides hands-on experiences with PROS solutions and new, never-before-seen enhancements from the company’s strategic roadmap; as well as partner solutions from some of the industry’s most thought-provoking companies.

On-Site Pre-Conference Training

Whether participants are just beginning their digital transformation journey or looking to understand what AI and modern commerce can do for their businesses, PROS pre-conference training provides valuable insights. The informative workshops provide a solid foundation for meeting changing buyer expectations, and helping increase revenue and profitability:

• Travel Workshop: The path to airline modern commerce includes understanding all of the tools available, from revenue management to eCommerce. In this full-day session, airline participants will receive a full review of PROS solutions, including Group Sales Optimizer, Revenue Management, Real-Time Dynamic Pricing, and Shopping and Merchandising.
• Artificial Intelligence Workshop: This full-day, two-part session helps users of PROS Guidance, Smart CPQ and Opportunity Detection solutions gain an understanding of AI and machine learning, and how the different types of AI fit into the overall business intelligence landscape. Individuals will learn how to evaluate next-generation tools and gain a clear understanding of the related concepts and their applications, which will enable them to help their companies deliver on customer expectations in the modern commerce era. Hands-on instruction enables participants to apply data science to their customer and transaction data, and explore how fundamental data analysis can be applied to improve pricing and selling effectiveness.

To learn more about Outperform 2018, visit the website. To learn more about PROS, visit the website or follow PROS on Twitter at @PROS_Inc.

About PROS

PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) is a cloud software company powering the shift to modern commerce by helping companies create personalized and frictionless buying experiences for their customers. Fueled by dynamic pricing science and machine learning, PROS solutions make it possible for companies to price, configure and sell their products and services in an omnichannel environment with speed, precision and consistency. Our customers, who are leaders in their markets, benefit from decades of data science expertise infused into our industry solutions. To learn more, visit pros.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the functionality and benefits of revenue, profit realization and modern commerce software to organizations generally as well as the functionality and benefits of PROS software products. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon PROS historical experience with revenue, profit realization and modern commerce software and its current expectations of the benefits of revenue, profit realization and modern commerce software for organizations that implement and utilize such software. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include the addressability of an organization’s revenue, profit realization and modern commerce software needs, the risks associated with PROS developing and enhancing products with the functionality necessary to deliver the stated results and the risks associated with the complex implementation and maintenance of revenue, profit realization and modern commerce software such as PROS software products. Additional information relating to the uncertainty affecting the PROS business is contained in PROS filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent PROS expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and PROS disclaims any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements in the future whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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