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First Ever Ecommerce Automotive Conference Takes Place in Singapore, April 4-5

17 February 2000

First Conferences: First Ever Ecommerce Automotive Conference Takes Place in Singapore, April 4-5

    SINGAPORE, Feb. 17 -- Ecommerce Automotive, the leading
global supplier of events and online information for Automotive e-commerce and
e-business, today launched Ecommerce Automotive Asia 2000
http://www.ecommerceautomotive.com the latest in the series or global events
featuring presentations and streamed online content from the world's leading
auto companies.
    This groundbreaking event, the first ever for Asia-Pacific runs over two
days at the luxurious 5 star Shangri-la Hotel in Singapore from
April 4-5, 2000.
    Ecommerce Automotive Asia 2000 sets the agenda for Asian automotive
enterprises as they rush to develop leading-edge ecommerce capabilities. This
established industry event will show attendees how ecommerce is
revolutionising the way the automotive industry does business.
    "Ecommerce Automotive Asia 2000 will demonstrate for senior level
attendees how to position their company at the cutting edge of ecommerce.
Presentations will include senior level case studies of those Asian, US and
European automotive companies that are already utilizing e-business to
maximise their profits and increase their overall efficiency by well over 40%
in some cases.  Those companies who want to be major players in Asia simply
can't afford to miss out on these opportunities," says Tobias Webb, Automotive
Ecommerce Director of First Conferences Ltd -- http://www.firstconf.com .
    Senior level e-business presentations will come from Delphi Automotive
Systems worldwide e-business Director, Richard Radecki, Ford's e-commerce
Director for Asia Pacific, Bipin Patel, Astra International's IT Managing
Director, Paulus Bambang, Toyota's US Extranet Director Jim Pisz, Tata
Technologies CEO for India, Ross Macdonald from Chrome Data Corp and many
others at the cutting edge of automotive e-commerce and e-business.
    This strategic event will focus almost entirely on case studies from
leading global Automotive manufacturers, suppliers, solutions providers and
consultancies.  Case studies include Hyundai and Click Commerce, BMW and The
Fantastic Corporation, Astra and SAP Asia, Tata Technologies and TELCO India,
and Advanced Manufacturing Online and Natsteel Corp.
    There will also be interactive panel sessions, networking events and free
workshop discussions hosted by Andersen Consulting and i2 Corp to give high
level attendees the chance to walk away with a solid step-by-step business
plan for implementing e-strategy into their future operations.

    For full information, please go to:  http://www.ecommerceautomotive.com
for the full agenda, email confdesk@firstconf.com or contact the Industry
Director, Tobias Webb at toby@firstconf.com or on +44-207-375-7561 / 7500