Half-Day Seminars in California to Discuss How PLM Solutions Can Help Semiconductor Companies Meet New Technology Challenges and Speed Time-to-Market for New Innovations
WESTFORD, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 15, 2006— MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced that it will be hosting two free half-day seminars focused on the product development challenges specifically facing semiconductor companies. PLM solutions unify and streamline processes across the product lifecycle, facilitating information sharing among employees, customers, suppliers and partners. As a result, companies are able to collaboratively develop, build and manage products easily and cost-effectively.These seminars, which will feature a guest speaker from Kalypso, a professional services firm specializing in product development, will analyze how PLM solutions can help companies in this industry better manage challenges like the move to 65nm design, system-on-a-chip (SOC) development, globally dispersed design teams and the change in cycle times brought on by increasing manufacturer and consumer demand.
MatrixOne's Rob Shinno, director, solutions consulting; Rick Stanton, director, high tech industry solutions; and George Schmidt, principal solutions consultant, will review successful PLM implementations at semiconductor companies to teach best practices that can be applied to attendees' specific development challenges, no matter their size or complexity. In addition, Bill Poston, founding principal of Kalypso, will discuss the typical challenges for a semiconductor company and how PLM can help reduce design and development costs, leverage design expertise, improve quality and accelerate time-to-market.
What: Two free half-day conferences (complimentary lunch
included) entitled: "Maximizing Return on Collaborative
Innovation"
When/Where: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Biltmore Hotel and Suites
2151 Laurelwood Road
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Thursday, March 2, 2006
Embassy Suites Hotel San Diego-La Jolla
4550 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92122
Who: Speakers from MatrixOne and Kalypso will share their
knowledge and expertise to help design and development
executives at semiconductor companies learn how PLM can
help solve several of the product development challenges
their companies are now facing, or will be facing in the
future.
To Register: Please see
http://matrixone.ed4.net/profile/61/signup.cfm?L=5765379 to register,
or contact events@matrixone.com with any questions.
About Kalypso Partners, LLC
Kalypso is a professional services firm focused on helping clients deliver on the promise of innovation. The people of Kalypso are leading business professionals who combine a depth of experience in select industries with unparalleled expertise in product and process innovation. The firm has a comprehensive service offering designed to address all aspects of product innovation, development, introduction, commercialization, and lifecycle management. A flexible engagement model delivers tailored services to meet specific client needs across a broad range of capabilities including Management Consulting, PLM Technology, Commercialization and Innovation Advisory Services. More information is available at www.kalypso.com.
About MatrixOne
MatrixOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: MONE), a leading global provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, enables companies to accelerate product innovation to achieve top line revenue growth and improve bottom line profitability. With world-class PLM solutions and a commitment to customer success, MatrixOne is focused on helping companies across the automotive, aerospace & defense, consumer, machinery, medical device, semiconductor and high-tech industries solve their most challenging new product development and introduction problems. More than 800 companies use MatrixOne's solutions to drive business value and gain a competitive advantage, including industry leaders such as BAE Systems, Bosch, Comau, General Electric, Honda, Johnson Controls, Linde AG, NCR, Nokia, Philips, Porsche, Procter & Gamble, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba. MatrixOne ( www.matrixone.com) is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, with locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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