Industri-Matematik to Showcase New Fulfillment and Customer Service Capabilities for E-Commerce at 1999 Americas User Conference
MARLTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999--
Fifth Annual Conference Features End-User Case Studies, Product
Previews and Partner Presentations
Industri-Matematik International Corp. (www.im.se) and (NASDAQ NM:IMIC) today announced plans for its fifth annual Americas User Conference from June 13 to 16, 1999 in Boston, Mass. at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. The Industri-Matematik Americas User Conference will provide customers and business partners with a first-time opportunity to see Industri-Matematik's new fulfillment and customer service capabilities for e-commerce supply chain software and provide an insightful forum for exploring the company's vision for supply chain execution.
The conference will feature over 25 interactive sessions delivered by industry experts, customers and partners covering topics ranging from managing Web-based order generation to connecting customer relationship management with supply chain execution to best practices in high-volume, complex logistics. It will include customer presentations from global supply chain innovators such as Dannon, Mars, Ralcorp, Zurn Industries, and Grupo Gamesa.
Additionally, keynote speakers at this year's conference will include Bill Taylor, founder and editor of Fast Company magazine, one of America's hottest and fastest growing business publications that chronicles the ideas, companies and tools reshaping the world of business, and Neil Isford, Vice President, E-Commerce, IBM Global Services, and Beth Enflow, senior analyst, Gartner Group. Mr. Taylor's presentation will take a close look at characteristics that separate winning companies from losing companies in today's fast-paced business environment, while Mr. Isford will discuss the top issues companies face in implementing successful e-commerce initiatives and Ms. Enflow will present on the fallacies of Web commerce fulfillment.
"The 1999 Americas User Conference provides an invaluable opportunity for users, business partners and prospective customers to review supply chain developments that can have a crucial impact on their businesses, including e-commerce and customer service," said John Geraci, senior vice president, global sales and marketing, and president, Americas at Industri-Matematik. "The planned exhibition showcase, along with the breakout sessions conducted by current users, Industri-Matematik experts and partners, creates a dynamic exchange of knowledge among participants. As more companies face the issue of how to successfully sell and deliver products via the Internet, this meeting is an ideal forum for companies to learn more about the technologies necessary to handle the complex, pull-driven logistics, high transaction volumes and customer responsiveness required for e-commerce."
For more information about attending the Industri-Matematik Americas User Conference, please visit the company Web site at www.im.se or call 404-240-0999.
About Industri-Matematik
Industri-Matematik International Corp., with worldwide revenues for the fiscal year ended April 1998 of $95 million, is a leading supplier of customer-driven supply chain management solutions for providers of fast-moving, high-volume products. In 1998, AMR Research named the company as the market leader in supply chain execution software. Industri-Matematik has implemented logistics management systems worldwide at brand-leading organizations such as British Airways, Campbell Soup, Canadian Tire, Canon, Carlton and United Breweries, Hartz Mountain, Kellogg's, Skyway Freight Systems, Starbucks, VWR and Warner/Elektra/Atlantic.
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