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For Immediate Release: June 6, 2003

Upside Software Customers Describe Experience

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway and Interpolis Verzekeringen will present their experiences in June 18th webcast.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA—Upside Software Inc., the leader in contract management software, announced today that two of its customers are collaborating in an IACCM webcast to present their experiences in deploying a contract management solution.

"This webcast will be an excellent opportunity for organizations in both North America and Europe to get the perspectives of these two leading companies," said Ashif Mawji, Upside Software President and CEO. "Their presentation will provide great insight into how they developed their business cases, defined their requirements, selected a solution, undertook the project to deploy the solution, and then what benefits their contract management solution is providing."

Information about this webcast and how to register can be found in the invitation below.

Lessons Learned in

Contract Management Solution

Implementations

FREE WEBCAST

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

IACCM is pleased to offer you this free interactive webcast, open to members and non-members, featuring some of the most critical topics for anyone considering a contract management solution.

Join two industry leaders from the US and Europe as they share their experiences and provide insight to help build a business case and ensure the success of contract management solution implementation!

What do you include in your business case? What are the main considerations in setting scope? How do you monitor and oversee the success of the implementation project? How do you ensure you maximize the benefits? This webcast will address these questions and more, while providing insights relevant for your situation.

The speakers for this round table webcast are Leigh Ann Vernon (General Director of eCommerce and Sourcing Support) from the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Paul Frishert (Manager, Corporate Purchasing) from Interpolis Verzekeringen (Interpolis), a large insurance company based in the Netherlands.

In this Web Seminar you will:

Hear about the experiences of BNSF and Interpolis through their CM software implementations.
Learn the approach taken and issues faced by both companies.
Identify what factors to include in your business case.
Discuss methods to engage and manage internal stakeholders.
Understand how you can implement fast and get a full ROI quickly.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE LIVE WEBCAST, OR TO CHECK TIMES WHEN IT IS RUNNING IN YOUR COUNTRY

IACCM reserves the right to limit participants on this free webcast

This webcast includes an initial 20 minute executive summary and will then dive into detail for approx. 70 minutes with plenty of opportunity to ask live questions or submit written requests for advice (total webcast time is 90 minutes). Participants can opt to sit in for only the 20 minute Executive Summary and then decide if they want the additional detail presented in the in-depth 70 minute deep-dive.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: All you need to participate in this webcast is a telephone and a PC with internet connection. We will send simple instructions on how to sign in shortly after you register. If you have questions, please contact info@iaccm.com, or call (1) 203 431 8741.

IACCM is a not for profit professional association for contract managers and negotiators from sales contracting and Procurement. For details, visit www.iaccm.com