Column5 Consulting to Host EPM Summit at Annual SAPInsider Events in 2012

Oct. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Column5 Consulting, a global leader in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting, today announced that it will be hosting the Column5 EPM Education Center at a series of SAPInsider conferences in 2012.  Partnering with Wellesley Information Services (WIS), the producer of the events and publisher of SAPInsider and SAP PRESS, Column5 will present SAP customers with in-depth education and expertise on EPM solutions developed by Column5 and SAP.

The Column5 EPM Education Center will be featured at the following SAPInsider events:

US:
•BI 2012 event in Las Vegas, February 28-March 2, 2012
•Financials 2012 event in Las Vegas, March 13-16, 2012
EMEA:
•BI &  Financials 2012 event in Milan,  June 6-8, 2012
APJ:
•BI 2012 event in Singapore, Summer 2012

“We are excited to partner with WIS to deliver in-depth and comprehensive EPM content at these mainstream SAP events,” said David Den Boer, CEO of Column5. “We have been delivering top expertise in the EPM space for years through our own Column5 EPM Summit, but this collaboration now allows us to reach out globally and provide greater accessibility and value for attendees.”

Rizal Ahmed, Executive Vice President of WIS adds, “We selected Column5 as a premier content provider for these important SAP events, based on their solid track record of providing value to SAP customers in the performance management arena.  Column5 nicely complements the expertise of WIS in providing practical content for SAP customers and exceptional event management and content delivery.”


Column5 will present over 50 sessions throughout these four events that will include:
•Customer case studies and best practices
•Roundtable and panel discussions
•Live product demonstrations
•Moderated networking sessions
•Special invitation-only programs
•Educational sessions presented by thought-leaders and industry luminaries

A complimentary admission to the Column5 EPM Education Center is now available at no additional charge with registration for the corresponding SAPInsider event.  Early bird registration discounts are now available for attendees purchasing prior to December 30, 2011.

Information about the Column5 EPM Education Center and SAPInsider conferences is updated regularly at: http://www.column5.com/epmsummit2012/

About Column5 Consulting
Column5 Consulting is a full-service implementation provider that significantly improves how finance managers and CFOs plan and manage their businesses.  Column5’s extensive experience and exclusive tools allow us to marry process improvement and technology to deliver enhanced value to our customers. Column5 is an SAP channel and services partner, supporting the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) portfolio of solutions, including SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC), SAP BusinessObjects Profitability and Cost Management (PCM), SAP BusinessObjects Strategy Management (SSM), as well as SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions.  Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Column5 serves customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia with regional operations located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Paris, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.  Additional information is available at www.column5.com.

About Wellesley Information Services
Wellesley Information Services (WIS) is the leading independent provider of information to professionals who deploy, manage, support, configure, and customize SAP solutions. WIS publishes SAPinsider magazine, InsiderProfiles magazine, SAP Experts Knowledgebases, SAP PRESS books, and produces dozens of annual events. More than 250,000 professionals in 61 countries rely on products and events from WIS to improve their company's ROI in information technology.

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