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PROS Revenue Management Announces Record Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2000

Major milestones, company records and client successes achieved

October 30, 2000-Houston- PROS Revenue Management, the world's leader in 
revenue management science and software, and the pioneer and dominant 
provider of revenue management to the airline and energy industries, today 
announced that the third quarter of 2000 was the company's most successful 
yet, with record revenues and profits. Third quarter revenue for 2000 was a 
50% increase over the third quarter of 1999. Year-to-date revenue for 2000 
approximates the full year revenue for 1999. Additionally, the first nine 
months of 2000 were cash flow positive and enhanced PROS' strong balance 
sheet. This follows record annual revenues and profits for 1999.

"During the third quarter of 2000 we achieved successful results in many key 
areas. Most important were science breakthroughs in network demand 
forecasting, scientific selection of inventory for e-commerce, and 
customer-centric revenue management. Another milestone was the production 
cutover of our first energy products," says Bert Winemiller, Chairman, 
President and CEO of PROS Revenue Management. "Our goal is to be the first 
mover in a major new category of revenue management and we have the talent 
and financial resources to achieve this goal. The third quarter of this year 
proved to be another landmark with record revenues, record profits and the 
launch of new products in the energy market."

Major milestones of 2000 include:

* The PROS 8th Annual Conference held in October was a huge success and is 
the largest revenue management conference in the world, with industry 
leaders, analysts and representatives from over 70 companies attending.
* In the airline industry, PROS completed signed contracts with airline 
companies AirTran Airways, Avianca, Continental Airlines, China Southern 
Airlines, Gulfstream International, LanChile, Philippine Airlines, Swissair, 
Thai Airways and Virgin Atlantic.
* Contracts were signed in the energy, rail, healthcare and broadcasting 
industries, including a major US gas pipeline company, German rail line 
Deutsche Bahn, one of the top ten pediatric hospitals in the world, and TV 
Azteca, one of Latin America's largest broadcasting companies.
* PROS announced its first Application Service Provider (ASP) contracts for 
the healthcare and the energy industries.
* PROS posted a record backlog as of September 30, 2000, and a record number 
of contracts signed in one year.
* The PROS Advisory Board was formed in June, and consists of many industry 
leaders.
* PROS announced a new e-commerce product, eCustomerRevenueManagement.
* PROS' new Technical Services Group was formed, enhancing customer service.


About PROS Revenue Management

PROS Revenue Management provides system solutions to the airline, energy, 
cargo, rail, healthcare and broadcast industries, and has delivered over 180 
systems to more than 82 clients in 25 countries. Recent contracts with 
clients include AirTran Airways (AMEX: AAI), Continental (NYSE: CAL), China 
Southern Airlines (NYSE: ZNH), LanChile (SGO: LAN.SN), Swissair (SWX: SAG), 
Virgin Atlantic (NasdaqNM: VIRGY) and TV Azteca (NYSE: TZA).

The PROS mission is to maximize the revenue of each client using PROS' 
world-leading revenue management science, systems solutions and best 
practices business consulting. PROS clients report annual incremental revenue 
increases of 2-8% as a result of revenue management. PROS solutions forecast 
demand, optimize inventory and provide dynamic pricing to maximize revenue.

Founded in 1985 in Houston, PROS Revenue Management has a five-year 
compounded revenue growth of 40%, in large part due to the intellectual 
capital of its staff. Over fifty percent of PROS professional employees have 
advanced degrees and the staff speaks a total of 26 languages. For more 
information on PROS Revenue Management, please visit www.prosRM.com.

Contact:
Sean K. Thompson
713-335-5813
713-529-7037 - fax
sthompson@prosRM.com
