Dean Evans & Associates Wins Third Consecutive Bike to Work Day Business Challenge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2010

Dean Evans & Associates Wins Third Consecutive Bike to Work Day Business Challenge

DENVER – Dean Evans & Associates, Inc. (www.dea.com), maker of EMS software, is excited to announce its third consecutive, first-place finish in Colorado’s annual Bike to Work Day Business Challenge for Arapahoe County.

Employees rode to the company’s Denver Tech Center headquarters June 23 from a variety of starting points including Parker, Colo. and downtown Denver. The longest two-wheel commute was 25 miles and five employees rode more than 10 miles in at least one direction. Several staffers had to take additional steps in order to participate, including one who paid a neighbor’s child $5 to rent his bike for the day and another who assembled her new bike the night before the event. The company had a participation rate of 65.9 percent with 29 out of 44 employees taking part.

"This event makes people realize how easy and enjoyable alternative transportation is," said Sales Manager Bryan Peck, a frequent bike commuter who coordinated the company’s participation. "Biking to work can be a stress reliever, a great fitness plan, a money saver, a way to reduce your carbon footprint or all of the above."

DEA competed against 87 other companies in Arapahoe County to come out on top.

Colorado’s Bike to Work Day is held annually on the fourth Wednesday in June. While most Bike to Work Day events throughout the country take place in May, the Colorado Legislature chose this later day to avoid the state’s unpredictable weather, according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments, which organizes the event.

About Dean Evans & Associates

Founded in 1986 and based in the Denver Tech Center, Dean Evans & Associates is a leader in the development of sophisticated software systems for a wide variety of tasks including: meeting and event scheduling, resource management, academic scheduling, shared workspace management (office "hoteling"), web calendaring and online registration and surveys. More than 3,900 organizations including many Fortune 100 companies and hundreds of other corporations, over 1,000 higher education campuses, four of the six largest U.S. banks and thousands of conference centers, religious organizations, law firms, hospitals, cultural venues and sports facilities rely on EMS software. Detailed product information is available at www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext. 863, or sales@dea.com.

Media Contact:
Jennifer O'Connell
303-740-4838
jennifer.oconnell@dea.com

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