REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 11 CA-E2open-Boeing
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth consecutive
year, an E2open customer has received recognition as a Top 50 Progressive
Manufacturer by Managing Automation magazine. This year, Boeing was
recognized for "achieving distinction in core disciplines critical to business
success." In the three preceding years, E2open customers Celestica, Hitachi
and Seagate have received this distinction.
The 2008 Progressive Manufacturing Summit will take place June 10-12, 2008
at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Boeing's Tim Opitz is a featured
keynote speaker at the event, where he will present "Supply Chain Dreams."
E2open's Lorenzo Martinelli is speaking as part of the panel discussion,
"Managing Extended Processes in the Global Supply Chain." Additional keynote
speakers include executives from Coca-Cola, Pfizer and Rexam.
"E2open is proud that our customers are consistently recognized as
PM Top 50 award winners," said Andrew Salzman, chief marketing officer, E2open.
"E2open provides a working business process delivered as a service, helping
companies achieve dramatic visibility and performance improvements with global
suppliers across multiple tiers. Synchronizing supply and demand across the
end-to-end value chain network is a critical business imperative driving
increased profitability for today's forward-thinking value chain leaders."
"For four consecutive years, E2open customers have achieved distinction in
at least one of the eight core disciplines defined by Managing Automation as
critical to business success in the years ahead," explained Managing
Automation Media Publisher Heather L. Mikisch. "We are very pleased that
E2open and its customers continue to participate and support this event. They
recognize that today's competitive landscape is becoming increasingly
challenging and the insights and connections that they make at the Progressive
Manufacturing Summit are valuable to their careers and their professional
objectives."
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. is the Summit's Cornerstone Sponsor,
joined by Signature Sponsors AT&T Mobility, OKI Data and Sprint. Platinum
Sponsors include E2open and Oracle, and Gold Sponsors include Deloitte and
Rockwell Automation. Exhibitors include BlackBerry, EIS Analytics, iBASEt,
InSync Software, IQS, Logility, Omnitrol Networks, Pavilion Technologies and
Symphony Metreo. Perfect Plant Pavilion sponsors include Acsis, SAP, SAP
Visiprise, Stratus and Tata Consultancy Services.
About E2open, Inc.
E2open is the leading provider of multi-enterprise value chain solutions
delivered on demand as a working business process in a pay-as-you-go model.
Industry leaders that have transformed their value chains with E2open include
The Boeing Company, Celestica, Cisco, Hitachi, IBM, LG Electronics, LSI
Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Motorola, Seagate
Technology, Spansion, Vodafone, Wistron and YRC Worldwide. E2open delivers
end-to-end visibility, collaboration and responsiveness over global value
networks with faster time-to-value, lower total cost of ownership, a
continuous value roadmap, and easier integration between internal enterprise
applications and trading partners, including suppliers, customers,
distributors and logistics providers. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif.,
E2open is a privately held company. Further information can be found at
http://www.E2open.com.
About Managing Automation
Managing Automation, published by Thomas Publishing Company, LLC, provides
a complete set of decision-support informational tools for progressive
manufacturers -- companies that are using information and automation
technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable
competitive advantage. Its monthly magazine, website, TechMatch intelligent
solutions tool, and executive conference support the entire integrated
technology buying team -- executives, line-of-business managers, and IT
management -- at every stage of the technology buying process. Additional
information can be found at http://www.managingautomation.com.
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