EDS PLM Solutions, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, IBM, Adexa to Discuss Collaborative Commerce at EyeForAuto's Automotive Collaboration & Supply Chain Management Conference

    DETROIT--Sept. 19, 2001--This two-day conference at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Oct. 3-4, is being promoted by EyeForAuto and its e-Business Update magazine.
    Editor Julian Lynn today said, "EyeForAuto and e-Business Update is proud to announce the line-up to our latest industry conference. It constitutes a unique place for automotive suppliers and OEMs to meet and discuss how collaborative product development is changing the industry."
    Senior executives from Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Delphi, Lear, Johnson Controls, TRW Automotive, Yazaki, American Axle & Manufacturing and many more will be present to network and discuss the big issues facing the automotive industry.
    This event will feature exclusive automotive case studies and expert analysis on how OEMs and suppliers are integrating the supply chain and utilizing collaborative product development to improve competitiveness. For the full program go to: www.eyeforauto.com/usa2001/program.htm.
    EyeForAuto Collaboration & Supply Chain Management Conference 2001 will be focusing on the entire product lifecycle, the challenges and opportunities within product development and how the Web is leading suppliers to develop and design collaboratively.
    Executives will assemble at the Cobo Center for two days, Oct. 3-4, to discuss and debate the future strategies and business models for the automotive industry. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend an exclusive workshop from Covisint and a networking event sponsored by EDS PLM Solutions on Oct. 3, 2001.
    To reserve your place at the event or more information on program and speakers, go to www.eyeforauto.com/usa2001. Conference sponsors already include PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG Consulting, EDS PLM Solutions, IBM and Adexa.

    About EyeForAuto:

    The EyeForAuto event series and online communities are creations of First Conferences, a London- and New York-based company dedicated to building online and offline communities in e-Business and wireless for vertical markets.
    The EyeForAuto Web site provides free industry e-business information and free weekly and monthly e-mail and print newsletters for senior auto executives: www.eyeforauto.com.

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