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ClearOrbit's Xtended World 2008 to Feature Opening Keynote Address by AMR Research's Bruce Richardson
Chief Research Officer to Address Globalization, Supply Chain Efficiency Strategies and Green Trends Affecting Today's Manufacturers
AUSTIN, Texas – April 24, 2008 – ClearOrbit, (www.clearorbit.com) the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics software solutions, today announced that Bruce Richardson, AMR Research's chief research officer, will deliver the opening keynote at ClearOrbit Xtended World 2008, in San Antonio, Texas, April 30 – May 2, 2008. Richardson's presentation will address today's issues and emerging trends such as globalization, as well as opportunities and tactics for improving supply chain efficiencies. Richardson will also address the push to "go green" and its affect on today's supply chain, along with what manufacturers should be thinking about as they drive their organizations forward.
A world-renowned, sought-after analyst and public speaker with more than 27 years of experience, Richardson has spent most of his career analyzing the software industry with a distinct emphasis on ERP and supply chain. Since 1988, he has been responsible for spearheading new market coverage and providing insight to AMR Research's analysis of leading market trends in areas such as ERP, supply chain management, service-oriented architectures, software-as-a-service, software appliances, and virtualization and visualization.
In addition to Richardson, Xtended World 2008 will feature a keynote address by H.R. Srinivasan, founder and vision holder of TAKE Solutions. In his eighteen years of rich experience in the logistics and supply chain management industry, Srinivasan has demonstrated entrepreneurial enterprise in the logistics discipline through sustained performance and innovation.
"We're pleased to have the opportunity to provide this year's Xtended World attendees with a full lineup of informative sessions as well as to tap into the broad expertise and innovative mindset of leading industry experts like Richardson and Srinivasan," said John Reece, ClearOrbit president. "Supply chain innovation is the driving force behind today's successful enterprises and ClearOrbit is dedicated to helping companies define and understand how they can meet their business objectives with innovative supply chain initiatives."
ClearOrbit's fifth annual Xtended World conference will be held at the beautiful Hotel Contessa in San Antonio, Texas, and will feature a full schedule of events for customers and partners within the ClearOrbit community, including:
- An agenda focused on improving supply chain efficiency with three tracks of educational sessions for both business and technical users. Track One will showcase ClearOrbit customer case studies and partners who are blazing new trails to supply chain efficiency, while Tracks Two and Three will feature functional and technical perspectives.
- A Town Hall panel session of customer speakers, including Timm Elrod, chief operating officer at SkinCeuticals, Christine Sheehy, senior vice president at Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, and Jim Kruse, controller and board secretary at Blue Bell Creameries discussing their implementations and ROI, including a special audience Q&A session.
- A partner demonstration area to provide attendees with a chance to learn more about ClearOrbit's extended community of solutions and services.
- An "Ask the Experts" area where members of ClearOrbit's staff will be on hand to answer technical questions.
- Two fun-filled evening events designed to provide the opportunity for attendees to network with peers and share insight gained from the day's sessions.
For more information or to register for the event, please visit: http://www.takesupplychain.com/events/xtendedworld08/.
About ClearOrbit
ClearOrbit's real-time supply chain execution and returns management solutions improve the speed, visibility, and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Since 1994, Austin, Texas-based ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling process execution within their extended supply networks. ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as those provided by SAP and Oracle with fully integrated barcode label management and printing, mobile applications, collaboration and returns management solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues while complementing the existing infrastructure. ClearOrbit customers include market leaders such as Alcoa, Canon, Cisco and Motorola. For more information, visit www.clearorbit.com.
About TAKE Solutions
TAKE Solutions is a technology-enabled Business Solutions company with recognized industry leadership in Microsoft-based Solutions, Regulated Life Sciences, and Supply Chain Management. With employee strength of over 500, TAKE Solutions has U.S. offices in Princeton, NJ, Research Triangle Park, NC, and Philadelphia, PA. TAKE Solutions conducts business today across the globe with more than 150 FORTUNE 1000 customers. TAKE Solutions is SEI-CMMI Level 5 Certified, Microsoft Gold Certified, a member of the Microsoft Global BioIT Alliance and is a Registered CDISC Solution provider. ClearOrbit is part of the SCM division of TAKE Solutions. For more information about TAKE Solutions visit www.TAKESolutions.com.
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ClearOrbit
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