Siemens CIO and Siemens Corporate VP HR to Deliver Dual Keynote at SuccessConnect Frankfurt

MUNICH, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF) announced the details of its upcoming annual European customer conference, SuccessConnect Frankfurt, to be held October 18-19 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany. Siemens CIO, Mr. Norbert Kleinjohann, and Siemens Corporate Vice President of HR, Mrs. Marion Horstmann, will be among the keynote speakers providing an overview of how SuccessFactors is helping align the goals of their employees and optimise business execution.

"We are thrilled to have both the IT and HR perspectives in one keynote," said Lars Dalgaard, founder and CEO, SuccessFactors. "We see this as reflecting the importance of this project to Siemens, both to SuccessFactors and to the wider cloud and SaaS industry. Our four projects at Siemens are a strategic priority to the operating framework of Siemens. We have much work to do for many years to come, but this is an important milestone. We are looking forward to learning about their experiences over the last year of collaborating on what we believe is the largest deployment in the business cloud."

The third annual EMEA conference will feature a keynote from Dalgaard, Mr. Norbert Kleinjohann, Siemens CIO and Siemens Corporate Vice President CIT, and Marion Horstmann, Siemens Head of Strategy, Learning and Leadership Development and Siemens Corporate Vice President of HR, as well as attracting an array of industry leaders, C-level executives, analysts and industry commentators from across Europe. The conference will provide a forum to discuss and exchange best practice methodology, deliver insight into how to best leverage SuccessFactors' Business Execution (BizX) Suite, bridging the execution gap between strategy and success, across all organisations to accelerate business execution and achieve maximum results.

SuccessConnect Europe will also feature customer-led sessions from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Allianz and COLT, as well as SuccessFactors presentations on People Performance, Business Alignment, Workforce Planning & Analytics, Collaboration and Small Business solutions. In addition, SuccessFactors' experts will present "Product Tracks" which discuss emerging products, along with "Customer Breakout Sessions" and a panel debate featuring SuccessFactors customers discussing business execution and how other organisations are leveraging technology to execute more effectively and drive real, bottom-line results.

Highlights from the agenda for the 2010 SuccessConnect Europe conference include:

• Norbert Kleinjohann, CIO, Siemens AG, and Marion Horstmann, corporate vice president of HR, Siemens AG, Siemens Customer SuccessStory
• Lars Dalgaard, President, founder and CEO SuccessFactors, 'Business Execution Accelerated'
• Dr. Steve Hunt, senior director, Business Transformation Services, SuccessFactors, 'Generation BizX: Transformation through Execution'
• Paul Limbrey, president, Elkiem, and Erik Berggren, director of global research, SuccessFactors, 'Creating High Performing Work Environments'
• Dimitri Krakovsky, vice president of global product management, SuccessFactors, New Products Update
• Peter Howes, former CEO of Inform, 'Business Analytics and Workforce Planning'
• Carlin Wiegner- former CEO of CubeTree, 'Unlocking Workforce Productivity'

New to the event will be the addition of new session categories, including People Performance, Business Alignment and Planning and Analytics. The SuccessConnect 'Solutions Expo' is a one-stop shop for alliance solutions and services as well as live product demonstrations. The 'Ask the Experts' panel gives delegates the opportunity to speak with product specialists about any module, enhancement, form, projects or any special requests delegates may have.

The addition a 'Customer Networking' event gives attendees the chance to network directly with their peers, share best practice and have the opportunity to talk in-depth around topics of interest, such as Change Management and Workforce Analytics, with like minded individuals in companies of similar sizes and industries. The event will also include programmes for prospective customers who want to learn more about SuccessFactors products and services.

Peter Prestele, vice president, EMEA Enterprise Sales for SuccessFactors added, "We've seen tremendous customer success and market momentum over the past year. SuccessConnect Europe is designed to share the achievements and tangible business benefits that our European customers have gained as well as create a collaborative forum for exchanging experiences as well as sharing latest solution innovations. We're anticipating another successful European conference that celebrates the ongoing accomplishments of our European customer base."

For more information on SuccessConnect Frankfurt 2010, and to register, please visit: http://www.successfactors.com/successconnect/frankfurt/

About SuccessFactors, Inc.

SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution (BizX) Suite, which is delivered through the cloud, improves business alignment, team execution and people performance to drive results for companies of all sizes. Across 168 countries and 34 languages, more than 8 million users and 3,000 companies leverage SuccessFactors every day, up from approximately 300,000 users and 100 companies in 2003. BizX bridges the gap between strategy and success by allowing every person in an organization to execute against their goals better and faster. SuccessFactors' recent acquisitions of Inform and CubeTree supplement SuccessFactors' core BizX strategy with integrated solutions that directly align with SuccessFactors' mission of helping companies get work done by delivering robust business insights and improved collaboration. To learn more, visit: http://www.successfactors.com/.

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