ARC and Solectron to Discuss Shop Floor Quality During Visiprise-Sponsored MSI Technology Broadcast

ATLANTA, Oct. 26 -- Visiprise, Inc., the leader in global manufacturing operations solutions, announced today the company will sponsor an MSI-hosted online event titled "How Solectron Achieves Shop Floor Excellence: Execution system maximizes quality in manufacturing operations." This free, online broadcast will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 20047, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. ET, and is open to anyone managing discrete manufacturing operations and looking to support quality management best practices.

The discussion will focus on how Solectron, a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services, uses its manufacturing execution system (MES) as the technology and delivery platform for its corporate quality control system strategy. This will include a discussion on how a deep understanding of shop floor activities can help manufacturers transform data collected into information that enables fact- based management.

Husam Laswi, global MES manager for Solectron, will share his experience in measuring, improving and maximizing product quality through the execution of a quality strategy based on an MES foundation. As an $11+ billion provider of worldwide manufacturing and integrated supply chain services to the world's premier high-tech electronics companies, Solectron is at the forefront of setting quality management best practices Solectron must ensure that the right technology is married with the company's business strategies to help achieve the highest levels of quality possible.

John Moore, vice president and general manager of enterprise advisory services for ARC Advisory Group, will also offer advice during the broadcast on how manufacturers can benefit from technology adoption and its subsequent impact on an organization's culture and business practices. In addition, audience members will have the opportunity to direct questions to speakers during the Webcast.

MSI editorial director Kevin Parker will moderate this Technology Broadcast web event sponsored by Visiprise. Joining in the discussion will be Mike Lackey, vice president of product management for Visiprise.

This web event is a unique opportunity to learn from first-hand successes how MES technology supports quality initiatives on the plant floor and across the enterprise. For more information about the broadcast, visit http://www.visiprise.com/ .

About Visiprise

Visiprise helps manufacturers improve quality and compliance by providing solutions that manage and control global operations for the electronics, aerospace and defense, automotive and medical devices industries. Its flagship solution, Visiprise Manufacturing, is the industry's only platform independent solution that provides visibility and performance management from raw materials through assembled products.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Visiprise has more than 10,000 users in 35 countries, and its customers include such leading manufacturers as BAE Systems, Celestica, Philips Lighting, Sun Microsystems and Textron. For more information, visit http://www.visiprise.com/ .

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