Last CIMdata PLM Certificate Program for 2012 will take place in Newport Beach, California from December 3-7, 2012

Ann Arbor, Michigan — October 31, 2012 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) management consulting and research firm announces that the next North American based CIMdata PLM Certificate Program will be held in Newport Beach, California from December 3 - 7, 2012. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership — the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non-biased education and training offering available for today’s PLM professionals.

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program prepares PLM professionals at several levels to successfully address the challenges inherent in PLM implementations. This assessment-based certificate program includes an intimate classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. Additionally, the program provides participants with intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, each participant receives a CIMdata PLM Certificate and becomes a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community.

According to James McKinney, CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Practice Manager, “Our 2012 PLM Certificate Program schedule addresses the needs of PLM professionals throughout Europe and North America. We are excited to bring the final program of our 2012 schedule to southern California.”

PLM Certificate Program participants can register online for either the 3-day or 5-day program. This certificate program is available to industrial companies who are considering or implementing PLM, and to PLM technology and service providers. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is built on CIMdata’s more than 28 years of extensive worldwide experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics. For more information about the CIMdata PLM Certificate Program or to register visit CIMdata’s website at http://www.cimdata.com/services/education/plm_certificate.html.

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and suppliers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website at www.CIMdata.com or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. Tel: +1 (734) 668-9922. Fax: +1 (734) 668-1957.

For more information contact:

James Watch  
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Tel: +1 (734) 668-9922 

James E. McKinney
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Tel: +1 (734) 668-9922