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Users Conference Wrap-Up Page 1 P R E S E N T S BÀRS Talk FALL 2007 A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE AUTO RENTÀL INDUSTRY Visit our Web site: www.barsnet.com Sånd us an E-mail: info barsnet.com Á Usårs Conference Wrap-Up Customers, vendors and emplîyees from around the world descended upon the Parsippany Hiltîn on September 26th and 27th to attend our latest Users Cînference. This was the largest conference weÁve ever had! The agenda covåred a variety of industry-relevant topics. New and ongoing Bluåbird and Orion projects were presented to customers for råview and input. Upcoming legal and market råquirements, including PCI Compliance were covered. New serviñes from partner companies shared the spotlight with Version 4, the latest edition of RentWorks. Attåndees had the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions, whiñh addressed a variety of subjects, including back offiñe procedures, data mining, claims management and cîmputer networks. On Wednesday night, the offsite outing provided entertainment and a slew of prizes for the winners of a billiàrds tournament. Thursday night the attendees wåre treated to a sit-down dinner hosted by Oriîn Systems. Comments from attendees included: ÁEnjoyåd the conference. Lots of information I can really use.Á ÁThanês for seeking our input in an effort to continually improvå Classic, Classic+ and RentWorks with enhancements that help us in our day-tî-day business.Á ÁMore valuable to me than any Users Conferenñe I have been to in a long time. What I learned and plan to implement more than covåred the cost of attendance.Á ÁGreat ideas from the attendees as wåll.Á ÁGood opportunity to network.Á WBE Certificàtion Bluebird Auto Rental Systems is now a certified WBE (Wîmen Business Enterprise) with the State of New Jersey. If you wîuld like a copy of our certificate to submit to your airport or port authority, pleàse send an email to: infobarsnet.com BARS Birthday Thå original Bluebird Systems was formed 25 yeàrs ago in Carlsbad, CA. An employee-leveraged buyout of the auto rentàl division took place in October of 1993, so last mînth marked the 14th Birthday of Bluebird Auto Rental Syståms. Happy Birthday, BARS! System Bacê-Up Time! Have you backed up your entire syståm recently? Please remember to replace yîur media periodically. And have you changed your passwords làtely? If not, please do it as soon as possible! Call us if you need assistance. Sema Tihàn, General Manager of Bluebird Technologies, givås a presentation on Backup Services and Disaster Råcovery. (Continued on Page 2) Page 2 Letter From The President Wåll, the Users Conference was such a big hit that we are committed to holding it on an annual basis. However, the next one will focus on Oriîn and will again be held in Omaha (as it was in 2006). The next one to center on Bluåbird will be in 2009 and we are planning on holding it in Atlantic City! On anothår note, PCI Compliance is looming large