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News Release from: Siemens PLM Software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 January 2006
UGS and PLM World Merge Conferences
UGS and PLM World Merge NX, Teamcenter, Tecnomatix and Solid Edge User Conferences to Create the Industry's Largest PLM User Community.
UGS, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and PLM World, the UGS user community, has announced the merger of PLM World and the Solid Edge Summit to create the industry's largest PLM user community The merged organisation will hold its first combined conference, entitled PLM University, May 8 - 12 in Long Beach, Calif
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The event marks the 30th anniversary user group for UGS technology users.
The PLM World user community brings together a diverse group of UGS PLM technology managers and users through annual national, regional and local user groups.
"We welcome the Solid Edge and UGS Velocity Series user community to the PLM World organisation," said John Manderfield, chairman of PLM World and design manager, Consolidated Container Company.
"We believe PLM technology requires an open exchange of strategic and technical information from design through data management".
"This newly merged conference, along with UGS' PLM leadership, enables increased knowledge and best-practice sharing." "Global innovation networks are all about shared knowledge," said Dave Shook, senior vice president and managing director, Americas, UGS.
"UGS is excited to see managers and users of one or all of our PLM products come together in an integrated event".
"A larger, more diverse user community increases knowledge sharing, which enables innovation".
"In addition, this event, like our 'Open by Design' strategy, facilitates information sharing from small and mid-sized manufacturers through enterprise companies." "In 2005, the Solid Edge Summit experienced a record number of users from many parts of the country and attendance continues to grow each year," said Jack Beeckman, president of the Solid Edge user community and manager, CADD Support Administration, Liebert Corp.
"Joining PLM World enables Solid Edge users to access a larger PLM technology community".
"With the announcement of the UGS Velocity Series and the offering of Teamcenter Express, our members will benefit from more in-depth PLM interaction.".
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