Today’s news issued at NBTA makes one thing perfectly clear: mobile is top of mind for us here at Concur. Having just announced our mobile strategy, we’re extending our platform to developers and travel partners, all with the goal of providing business travelers and employees with more choices and easier access to the tools they use most.

With all the talk around mobility, we’d like to share some thoughts from Rajeev Singh, our President and COO, that were recently featured in our client newsletter regarding Concur’s thoughts around the impact of mobility.

For the fourth year in a row, Concur is named one of the best places to work by Seattle Business Magazine!

Concur was named #3 among medium sized companies on ‘Seattle Business Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For” list! This is a huge testament to Concur, as the company moved up from #5 last year, #8 the year prior and #14 in 2007.

We just finished up our third day of Fusion and the energy and enthusiasm from our clients is contagious! With more than 900 clients, partners and employees, Fusion is the largest gathering for travel and expense management anywhere in the world!

Yesterday morning, Tom DePasquale, executive vice president of technology, and John Love, senior vice president of research of development, kicked off the day with their keynote session focused on Concur’s relentless innovation. During the hour-long keynote, attendees heard details about Concur’s 2010 product roadmap. From exciting updates about Concur Mobile (including a live demo), to new reporting capabilities, to enhancements to the solution user interface – attendees got a sneak peak into this year’s upcoming product plans.

After the keynote, clients had the opportunity to attend a variety of educational sessions with topics including maximizing their current solution, to taking their T&E program global, to networking sessions and more. During these sessions, many clients are taking advantage of earning continuing education credits for professional recertification IOMA/TAPN, NBTA and IAPP. This is the first year Concur’s offering these education credits for our clients – this is a great way for clients to get the most out of Fusion – not only enhance their knowledge about Concur, but also earn important credits for professional recertification.

I’m excited about another great day today – full of more educational sessions, plus Dara Torres will kick off the morning with an inspirational speech about her journey at the Olympics.