SDRC Sponsors 1998 N. American Metaphase User Conference
4 September 1998
SDRC Sponsors 1998 North American Metaphase User Conference, "Taking Care of Business"
CINCINNATI--Sept. 3, 1998--Structural Dynamics Research Corporation , the worldwide PDM market leader, today kicked off its 1998 North American Metaphase(R) User Conference in Las Vegas. Presentations from industry-leading customers Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Ford Motor Company, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Systems Company and United Defense support the conference theme, "Taking Care of Business," by demonstrating the return-on-investment of leading-edge Metaphase PDM applications to over 200 user attendees."This conference invigorates our user community," said Brian Moore, Conference Co-Chair and IT Systems Architect for Raytheon Systems Company. "We learn from each other and refine our own vision, and are inspired by the tremendous results companies have achieved through the benchmark implementations of enterprise PDM."
User presentations from industry-leading companies in the aerospace, automotive and high-tech markets describe leading-edge applications of Metaphase PDM and their tremendous impact on product innovation, quality, cost and time to market. Ford Motor Company, as an example, plans to decrease average vehicle development time from 37 to 24 months or less through the use of SDRC's Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) and I-DEAS(TM) software in its C3P project. Focus topics include the Impact of PDM on Corporate Strategy, PDM-ERP Integration and Web-based Collaboration for PDM, with presentations and panel discussions dedicated to these topics.
"There's no stronger testament to our PDM success than our customers' own words," said Bob Nierman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SDRC. "This conference gives our customers the opportunity to share their PDM vision and strategies, producing benefits that dramatically change the way their companies do business."
SDRC is a leading international supplier of integrated Mechanical Design Automation and testing software, Product Data Management software, and related services. The Company's products and services help manufacturers optimize product concepts early in the design process, enabling them to significantly improve product quality while reducing product development time and cost. SDRC employs more than 2,200 people and has 64 offices in 16 countries throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. SDRC's market-leading PDM solution, Metaphase, is developed, marketed and supported by the Metaphase Technology Division of SDRC.
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