-- Seminars Help Organizations Better Understand PLM Solutions and the Value
Opportunities of Product Development --
NEEDHAM, Mass., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), the product development company(TM), today announced The
PLM Summit Series, a schedule of seminars in major North American cities. The
seminars are designed to provide insight to organizations seeking to better
understand PLM and the strategic advantages that an enterprise-wide focus on
product development can provide. The PLM Summit features leading industry
experts, interactive workshops, and newly published information designed to
provide customers with the latest insights, data and tools available for
designing and implementing a PLM strategy. The event is being held in
partnership with Hewlett-Packard, MSI and CIMdata.
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Seminar attendees will hear a number of industry thought leaders,
including: Ed Miller, CIMdata president; Kevin Parker, MSI editor-in-chief;
Jim Heppelmann, PTC executive vice president and chief product officer and
Gareth Evans, HP Global PLM Services Manager.
"PLM is one of the hottest topics in manufacturing today. Even in today's
recessionary economy, smart companies are investing in PLM to stay
competitive. The PLM Summit Series will provide attendees with unique and
valuable information to help today's manufacturing professionals become versed
in product lifecycle management best practices," said Jim Heppelmann, PTC
executive vice president and chief product officer.
"PLM has evolved from a mere extension of a company's engineering
activities into a critical business process," said Kevin Parker, MSI editor-
in-chief. "Our readership of top product development and manufacturing
managers and executives are very interested in how they can stay competitive
in today's challenging marketplace."
"Intellectual assets, when leveraged proactively, are a business's
competitive weapons. PLM is the catalyst for leveraging those assets to
achieve a high level of customer satisfaction and corporate value," said Ed
Miller, CIMdata president.
The PLM Summit Series is targeted to business executives and engineering
professionals who are involved in, or responsible for, the product development
process within their company. The PLM Summit Series is designed to:
-- Provide insights on how PLM can drive strategic advantage for their
companies.
-- Explain how companies can create and capture value through their
product development strategy.
-- Show attendees who should be responsible for implementing a PLM
strategy.
-- Create an action plan for PLM by way of interactive workshops.
-- Demonstrate the latest technological innovations in hardware and
software for the implementation of an organization's product
development business initiatives.
For detailed seminar agendas, prospective attendees should visit and
register at http://www.plmsummit.com or call 1-888-271-6780.
Further information on PTC is available at http://www.ptc.com/go/pr or
call 1-888-782-3776, ext. 901.
PTC, The Product Development Company, Product First, The Way to Product
First, Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, Windchill, and all PTC product names and logos
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation
or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other
companies and products referenced herein have trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
Media Contact:
Roberta Carlton
781-370-5479
rcarlton@ptc.com
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CONTACT:
Roberta Carlton of PTC, +1-781-370-5479,
rcarlton@ptc.com
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