SAN MATEO, Calif., — June 4, 2003 — Keynote Systems (Nasdaq: KEYN) announced today the final agenda and list of presenters for its half-day “Financial Services in a Web World” seminar to be held on June 17 at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Avenue) in Manhattan. The complimentary seminar will begin at 8:30 AM and conclude at 11:30 AM and is targeted at banking, securities, insurance and other financial services professionals responsible for optimizing Web site performance and end user experience.
Seminar attendees will receive a complimentary Web Site Competitive Report (valued at $795). The customized report will provide valuable insight into the effectiveness of a financial service company’s customer-facing Web applications and tell the company exactly how their Web site compares to competitors in both performance and availability.
To register for this ‘space limited’ complimentary event click on http://www.keynote.com/forms/finance_briefing.html.
Deregulation is roiling the financial services waters like never before. The pressures to compete effectively through online channels and return to growth while continuing to cut costs and retain customers have increased. By attending Keynote’s “Financial Services in a Web World” seminar, business and IT executives will learn how leading financial services companies compete effectively online, against a backdrop of deregulation and continued economic challenges.
Peter McManus, publisher of Bank Systems & Technology Magazine, will open the day with a talk entitled, “IT Trends & Business Issues in the World of Financial Services.” He will then moderate a roundtable discussed called “Competition, Consolidation and Deregulation: Best Practices and Challenges.” Panelists include Jesse Rosen, senior vice president, JPMorgan Chase; Ram Nagappan, managing director, Pershing LLC; and Lap Vu, director of operations, Aetna, Inc. The panelists will discuss the approaches employed by banking, securities, insurance, and other financial services organizations to reach operational efficiency in a cost-effective manner, while positioning themselves for growth when the economy improves.
Following the panel discussion, John Lang, regional director, consulting & hosting services, Cable & Wireless America, will give a short talk entitled, "Assuring Customer Services: Real World Scenarios.”
The half-day seminar will conclude with a summary presentation by Carol Carpenter, director of product management for Keynote, entitled, “Innovative Solutions for Financial Services.”
The seminar will outline a best practices approach to Web performance management and will address the following current challenges in financial services:
For further information about the “Financial Services in a Web World” seminar call Abigail Yao at (650) 403-3464 or email her at ayao@keynote.com. To register click on: http://www.keynote.com/forms/finance_briefing.html.
About Keynote
Keynote Systems (Nasdaq: KEYN), The Internet Performance Authority®, is the global leader in Internet performance management and testing services that improve the quality of e-business. Keynote’s services enable corporate enterprises to benchmark, diagnose, test and manage their e-business systems both inside and outside the firewall. Approximately 2,300 corporate IT departments and 16,000 individual subscribers rely on the company's easy-to-use and cost-effective services to optimize revenues and reduce downtime costs without requiring additional complex and costly software implementations.
Keynote Systems, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company can be reached at www.keynote.com or by phone in the U.S. at 650-403-2400.
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Contact:
Dan Berkowitz, Keynote Systems, Inc., (650) 403-3305, dberkowitz@keynote.com