CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
9 March 2006
Events News
Agile Announces Sponsors and Additional Speakers to AGILITY 2006
Agile Software Corporation announced the sponsors and additional speakers for AGILITY 2006, the premier global PLM conference.
Sponsors of AGILITY 2006 represent the industry's leading technology providers and solution experts and include:
-- Platinum sponsors -- Deloitte and IBM
-- Gold sponsors -- Kalypso, PRTM, Satyam and Telelogic
-- Silver sponsors -- Adobe, Autonomy, Configit, Dr. Maier ESS, Domain
Systems, IHS, GoEngineer, J-Squared, McLaren Software, Oracle,
PartMiner, Sierra Atlantic, SolidWorks, Sun Microsystems, Syncronus,
Total Parts Plus, USB, US Data Management and Zero Wait-State
-- Cyber Cafe sponsor -- Microsoft
"Developing our partner ecosystem continues to be a key objective for Agile, and we are pleased that our partners have chosen to sponsor AGILITY, the industry's premier PLM conference," said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and COO. "Our customers will benefit greatly from a wide range of partner presentations, panel discussions and demonstrations focused on product innovation that will be presented at AGILITY 2006."
AGILITY 2006 Features Expert Speakers, Industry and Solution Tracks Agile also announced the addition of several new featured speakers to the AGILITY 2006 agenda. (See press release dated February 16, 2006 at http://www.agile.com to learn about other speakers.) These speakers will cover topics such as product profitability through innovation; developing and launching great products in a globalized economy; realizing maximum value from PLM; sourcing and procurement; managing new product introductions; enterprise quality management; environmental compliance and much more:
-- Mark Davis, partner, Deloitte
-- Jeff Gregg, chief financial officer and executive vice president,
operations and finance, Geneva Watch Group, Inc.
-- Laurence Guihard-Joly, general manager, global electronics industry,
IBM
-- Steve Lowder, vice president, worldwide design institute, Amkor
-- Tim Pickens, vice president, PLM, Estech Systems Inc.
-- David Rudzinsky, CIO and vice president of information systems, Hologic
-- Tom Taxon, vice president, hardware engineering, Alliance Bally Gaming
-- Peter Bilello, senior consultant, CIMdata
-- Jim Brown, vice president, global innovation and engineering research,
Aberdeen
-- Kevin Reale, research director, automotive, AMR Research
-- Michael Burkett, vice president, PLM, AMR Research
-- Marc Halpern, research director, Gartner
-- Ram ChandraSekar, vice president, Agile Labs, Agile
-- Ray Hein, vice president, product strategy, Agile
At AGILITY 2006, attendees will have the opportunity to attend discussions in a range of industries including automotive, consumer packaged goods, electronics and high tech, industrial products, life sciences and semiconductor. Sessions will focus on the latest in compliance, portfolio management, quality management, cost management, CAD integrations, the PLM platform, and implementation best practices, as well as Agile Advantage for small and medium enterprises and Cimmetry Collaborative Visualization solutions.
For complete information about AGILITY 2006, including the agenda and registration, please visit http://www.agilityplm.com .
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