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11 April 2007
Events News
IBM and Dassault Systèmes To Host PLM Summit at COE 2007 Conference
IBM and Dassault Systèmes announced they will host their annual PLM executive summit at the COE 2007 Annual PLM Conference and TechniFair to showcase PLM's role in creating higher quality products and increasing profits by fundamentally changing business and product development models.
Customer case studies and speeches from DS and IBM executives will highlight the day-long summit, which kicks off three days of COE 2007 events. COE runs from April 29 to May 2 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel in Las Vegas.
Dassault Systèmes CEO Bernard Charles and IBM Worldwide Vice President, Product Lifecycle Management Albert Bunshaft will address PLM's strategic role and their companies' plans for developing new PLM solutions. Charles' keynote address will focus on Dassault Systèmes' PLM strategy, vision and product portfolio; current market and business trends. Bunshaft will describe how PLM is evolving into an enabler for business success and IBM's role in delivering the tools to help companies meet demands for more efficient design processes.
Other featured PLM Summit speakers include:
Bentley Motors CAD Manager John Unsworth talking about Bentley's virtual design process and the methodologies it used to develop its broader PLM strategy.
Goodrich Aerostructures Group Design Technologies Manager Phil Bjornsson discussing how Goodrich revamped its collaboration processes to meet the requirements of its position in Boeings 787 Dreamliner aircraft development process.
Faurecia Deputy CIO Phillipe Martin describing implementing of a PLM solution spanning 5,000 users at 30 sites worldwide.
Johnson Controls, Executive Director of Global Engineering Operations Rick Sturgeon describing his company's LEAN manufacturing initiative.
The North American Eagle team explaining PLM's role in developing a 56-foot long vehicle to contend for the world land speed record.
COE (CATIA Operators Exchange) Annual Conference is an international gathering of designers and engineers who use Dassault Systèmes' software solutions including, CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, and SMARTEAM, to develop product ranging from aircraft to vehicles to oil drilling platforms. In addition to the speakers, the three-day event includes more than 150 breakout sessions on topics ranging from working with composites to global project management to collaborative enterprise sourcing strategies. COE 2007 also features the Technifair, an exhibition of PLM-related hardware, software and services available from 60 Dassault Systèmes partners.
"IBM enthusiastically supports the CATIA Operators Exchange and welcomes the opportunity to help showcase leading PLM technologies while sharing ideas on where the industry is headed and how we can improve the experiences of our customers," said Bunshaft. "This gathering offers truly unique benefits to both PLM vendors and the designers and engineers who depend on their offerings for success in the marketplace."
"COE 2007 will demonstrate the full range and cohesiveness of Dassault Systèmes' partner ecosystem," said Philippe Forestier, Dassault Systèmes' executive vice president, Network Selling, and the company's senior Americas executive. "From the highest levels of corporate strategy to the most specific tools, customers and users can see the PLM universe's full expanse and choose what's best for them."
To learn more about IBM and PLM, visit http://www.ibm.com/solutions/plm .
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