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Top car and part makers meet to discuss E-Business at EyeForAuto

10 November 2000

Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Audi, BMW, Honeywell, TRW, Magna, Federal Mogul, Covisint, and Denso meet to discuss E-Business at EyeForAuto USA 2000

    SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 10 Senior Executives from leading
auto makers, tier 1 suppliers and the principal automotive technology
companies will meet in a few weeks time in San Jose to discuss the key issues
for auto companies and the Internet.  The Conference takes place on
November 29 - Dec 1 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA.
(http://www.eyeforauto.com)
    Keynote speeches come from Irving Miller, Vice President, Office of the
Web, Toyota Motor Sales USA, and Bill MacFarlane, CIO of Siemens Automotive
with Al Harrah for Covisint.
    An OEM / supplier super discussion panel also takes place on November 30
and features Toyota, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, TRW, and Siemens.
    December 1 Keynotes come from David Sanders, Automotive Vice-President,
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and John Kay, TRW's Global E-Business Director.
    The conference splits into separate tracks on both conference days to
discuss Online Exchanges, Supply-Chain E-Business, E-Customer Relationship
Management, Telematics and The Online Aftermarket.
    The conference also includes a plant tour on Nov 29 of the joint GM and
Toyota NUMMI plant in nearby Fremont, CA and over 4 hours of intensive
training workshops on Web-based Customer Relationship Management and the
E-Supply Chain.  The workshops take place on November 29.
    Sponsors of the conference already include Cap Gemini Ernst & Young,
Syncata, Proxicom, Adexa, SAP, i2 Technologies, Webraska, gedas, MicroStrategy
and Telcontar.
    There will also be a highly focused technology exhibition alongside the
conference and workshops featuring over 50 High tech automotive companies -
Expo attendees can register free at: http://www.eyeforauto.com/sanjose/register.html