Prophet 21 will host its annual user conference in St. Louis in April. Distributors using Prophet 21 solutions are invited to take advantage of the event, where they can learn how to tackle new challenges and exploit new opportunities.

Prophet 21, a technology provider for distributors, provides the technology solutions and services that help distributors increase sales and improve customer service while decreasing costs, according to a company statement. The Propet 21 Summit, an annual conference for the company's customers, offers attendees educational and networking opportunities.

"...Summit provides our customers with an outstanding opportunity to increase their knowledge about their solutions while networking with other distributors that they might not otherwise meet," says Chuck Boyle, president and CEO of Prophet 21. "Attendees can come away with new insights into their businesses and the distribution industry as a whole."

In addition to interest tracks specific to each Prophet 21 enterprise software system—Commerce-Center, Acclaim, Array, D2K, Disc, Faspac, Prism and Turns—sessions addressing executives' needs and functionality in Trading Partner Connect will be held, as well. Attendees can further their value in attending the conference by visiting the Technology Center, a hands-on area where distributors can try the latest versions of Prophet 21 solutions and meet one-on-one with technology experts who can best answer their questions.

In planning the conference, Prophet 21 recognized that no one has more insight into the issues facing a distributor than other distributors. For this reason, Summit 2005 includes several networking opportunities for attendees to exchange ideas. According to the company, distributors who have attended past Summits have viewed these net-working events as excellent opportunities to keep in touch with fellow distributors, and learn new ways to utilize technology that helps them run their businesses.