Fortune 500 Customers, Renowned Research Analyst, Global Media Executive, Rep from Top Hosting Provider To Speak at Blackline User Conference
Sessions to focus on importance of financial close optimization, accurate reporting in today’s tough economic climate
Calabasas, Calif. – July 15, 2009 – Financial software provider BlackLine Systems is gearing up to host its annual User Group Conference on Sunday, Aug. 9, to Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, at the historic landmark US Grant Hotel in San Diego. The event, expected to attract finance, accounting and compliance department executives from many of BlackLine’s Fortune 1,000 customers, will focus on best practices for improving the timeliness and accuracy of the financial close process, with particular emphasis on the intricacies and challenges of today’s difficult economic environment.
BlackLine has lined up two global financial/IT industry veterans – one from the research/analyst community and one from the media world – to speak at the event:
| John E. Van Decker, Vice President, Corporate Performance & Financial Management Systems at leading IT research and advisory firm Gartner, will deliver the keynote on Monday, Aug. 10 | |||
| Gary Simon, Group Publisher & Managing Editor, FSN/FSN Newswire (a leading resource worldwide for business systems news for finance and IT professionals), will present as a special guest speaker on Tuesday, Aug. 11 | |||
Throughout the 4-day conference, executives from several of BlackLine’s customer companies, including Costco, International Rectifier, United Airlines, Hexion and Alcan, are also lined up to speak and share their first-hand experiences using BlackLine. In addition, a representative from industry leading hosting company Rackspace will discuss the benefits of going with a hosted (OnDemand/SaaS) provider and also will address/alleviate any concerns about the security of storing sensitive financial data off-site.
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About BlackLine Systems
Founded in 2001, BlackLine Systems was the first to develop and offer a commercially available Balance Sheet Account Reconciliation solution. An experienced provider of software to companies from the Fortune 100 to beyond the Fortune 1,000, BlackLine provides quick-to-implement, scalable and easy-to-use applications that automate the entire financial close process to help improve financial controls for companies of all sizes. BlackLine software applications complement and are an integral component of existing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
BlackLine offers clients its enterprise-class software in an easy to implement OnDemand/SaaS platform. With a proven track record and a commitment to customer success, BlackLine seeks to reduce the effort the financial close places on the CFO. For more information, please visit www.blackline.com.