SIGNATURE SPONSORS

AT&TAT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verseSM and AT&T | DIRECTVSM brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising. In 2010, AT&T again ranked among the 50 Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE(r) magazine.
CiscoCisco Smart+Connected Manufacturing solutions provide anytime, anywhere communications that enable you to outpace the competition. Connectivity that provides intelligent, real-time communication in context throughout the value chain from product development through sales and service is crucial for your company to be more innovative, responsive and competitive. It creates collaboration across globally distributed teams and allows you to securely integrate information and knowledge throughout business workflows. Smart+Connected Manufacturing solutions provide intelligent, timely information and collaboration in context to transform manufacturing businesses through continuous innovation, a differentiated customer experience, supply chain agility, and operations excellence. Close interrelationships between these areas mean investments in one area drive further improvements in the others. The result is more efficient operations with successful new products and loyal customers that drive higher revenue and sustainable competitive advantage.
InvensysInvensys Operations Management is a leading provider of automation and information technologies, systems, software solutions, services and consulting to global manufacturing and infrastructure industries. The marketplace knows us from our premier brands – Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, InFusion, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. Enabled by our industry and production expertise, and accelerated by an open software platform and partner ecosystem, Invensys provides the most comprehensive portfolio of solutions available—all designed to measurably improve business performance and value in real time.

EXECUTIVE SPONSORS

Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to transforming global manufacturing operations. It does so by enabling manufacturers to achieve and sustain manufacturing excellence while adapting quickly and easily to market changes. Apriso supports global continuous improvement by delivering visibility into, control over and synchronization across global manufacturing operations and the product supply network. Learn more at www.apriso.com.
IBM Business Analytics software delivers complete, consistent and accurate information that decision-makers trust to improve business performance. Our products are used to address a variety of business initiatives, including improving profitability, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), and supply chain visibility. A comprehensive portfolio of business intelligence, advanced analytics, financial performance and strategy management and analytic applications gives you clear, immediate and actionable insights into current performance and the ability to predict future outcomes. Combined with rich industry solutions, proven practices, and professional services, organizations of every size can drive the highest productivity and deliver better results.
Success in the manufacturing industry requires producing the right products, in the right quantities, at the right time, with good quality, and at a price the customer is willing to pay. The flexibility to respond to compliance standards and the ever-changing needs of customers, such as providing real-time visibility into global operations, is also imperative for success. Meeting these demands requires the ability to make quick decisions based on accurate data. Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions work like and with familiar Microsoft software. They automate and improve financial operational systems, customer relationship, and supply-chain functions.
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com.
OSIsoft delivers the PI System, the industry standard in enterprise infrastructure, for management of real-time data and events. With installations in 107 countries spanning the globe, the OSIsoft PI System is used in manufacturing, energy, utilities, life sciences, data centers, facilities, and the process industries. This global installed base relies upon the OSIsoft PI System to safeguard data and deliver enterprise-wide visibility into operational, manufacturing and business data. The PI System enables users to manage assets, mitigate risks, comply with regulations, improve processes, drive innovation, make business decisions in real time, and to identify competitive business and market opportunities.
Plex Systems develops Plex Online Cloud ERP featuring enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, financial management, manufacturing execution systems and more. Plex Online lets manufacturers manage accounting, financials, regulatory compliance, human resources and other critical priorities, based on real-time, highly accurate data from their manufacturing operations.
QlikTech’s in-memory Business Intelligence solution, QlikView, enables all users to easily explore their data without limits. Unlike traditional BI, QlikView delivers immediate value with payback measured in days or weeks, can be deployed on premise, in the cloud or mobile—from a single user to the largest global enterprise.
ThingWorx™ is an Operational Innovation platform that connects people, systems and the physical world dramatically improving innovation on a global scale for world class manufacturing companies. ThingWorx enables Operational Innovation in the areas of rapid application development, opportunity discovery and capture, and problem solving, leading to dramatic bottom line improvement.

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world’s leading companies build stronger businesses. Cognizant works with leading global manufacturers across every segment to integrate shop floor, enterprise and product life-cycle systems. By transforming their operations, these manufacturers have reaped significant benefits, including cycle time reduction, higher throughput, better quality and enhanced visibility.
Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in 140 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and deep local expertise to help clients succeed wherever they operate. Deloitte's 165,000 professionals are committed to becoming the standard of excellence.
ILS Technology, LLC, provides software technology and services that change the way companies share information – within their own operations and their end-to-end supply chain. The company’s solutions, including software as a service, enable secure and collaborative connections between intelligent devices in production environments, across enterprises and between businesses. Offering broad applicability in a wide array of industries, ILS Technology’s offerings have been field-proven in markets where the protection of intellectual property is crucial and the ability to share information from any point around the world in real time is paramount. Solutions developed by ILS Technology adhere to demanding industry standards and are adaptable to virtually any technology platform regardless of vendor.
IQMS designs, develops, and supports EnterpriseIQ software. This industry specific manufacturing ERP solution has all the functionality required to efficiently manage and improve business processes while providing customers a competitive edge. With a truly single database design, EnterpriseIQ doesn’t require expensive third-party interfaces which translates to quicker return and less investment.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., a world leader in factory automation solutions offers high performance automation products that provide powerful solutions for the food and beverage, consumer products, logistics and distribution, automotive, solar and water industries to name just a few. For more information, please visit Mitsubishi Electric Automation at www.MEAU.com.
As the world leader in business-to-business pricing and margin optimization software solutions, PROS Pricing, (NYSE: PRO) continues to deliver on its 25 year heritage of providing pricing and profit management excellence to customers worldwide who consider price and revenue optimization core to their strategic market leadership. Using PROS prescriptive pricing solutions to drive price analytics, price execution, and price optimization, customers gain insight into pricing strategies, identify detrimental pricing practices, optimize decisions, and improve financial performance.
The ability to transform manufacturing intelligence into process improvements underscores the value of production data. Rockwell Automation solutions allow you to leverage the power of manufacturing intelligence with a suite of reporting and analysis tools, interfaces and dashboards designed to deliver contextual, localized, role-based information for better decision making. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Learn more about Manufacturing Intelligence: http://discover.rockwellautomation.com
For more than 100 years, Thomas has been an integral part in the way industrial buyers and sellers connect and communicate. Today, Thomas continues this legacy with an innovative array of Internet marketing, content development, and technology solutions designed to help industrial manufacturers share critical product and service information throughout the sourcing and purchasing process.

Thomas Industrial Network has developed several offerings which include ThomasNet.com®, the leading destination site for specifying and sourcing industrial products and services; the Navigator Platform, a Thomas technology that helps industrial companies solve critical business issues; and Enterprise Solutions, product information management and syndication across a variety of business systems and sales channels.

PM100 TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

Ice Edge Business Solutions has offices in Calgary, Alberta and Salt Lake City, Utah. ICE® software was first developed in 2004. Across North America manufacturers and their distribution partners use the intelligent, 3D software for their marketing, specifying and production. ICE has several patents pending and uses Java™ as its programming language to obtain true object oriented intelligence.www.ice-edge.com
Kepware Technologies develops a wide range of communication and interoperability software solutions for the Automation industry. Kepware provides a flexible and scalable solution for connecting, managing, monitoring, and controlling diverse automation devices and software applications for improved operations and decision making throughout all levels of an organization.

PARTsolutions® LLC is a leading provider of PLM solutions for next generation 3D part catalog management and hosting, delivering solutions since 1992. For large manufacturers, the PARTsolutions product suite provides centralized 3D standard part catalogs making it easy for global design teams to find, reuse, and control standard and proprietary 3D parts. Click here to download the 3D Part Catalog Management white paper from CIMdata, titled “A PLM Strategy to Reduce Direct Material Costs.” For component manufacturers, the PARTsolutions product suite provides web hosting of 3D part catalogs to increase lead generation, and to ensure that components get “designed in” to OEM products. The PARTsolutions CAD-Native advantage provides support of over 85 native and neutral CAD and graphics formats to meet the needs of the multi-CAD supply chain. The PARTsolutions product suite maximizes support of reuse and standardization initiatives to deliver measurable business growth through maximizing standard part reuse to get products to market faster with reduced cost.
TAKE Solutions is an international business technology solutions and services company with deep domain expertise in Life Sciences and Supply Chain Management. The company is widely recognized and ranked high in industry focus, domain expertise and overall customer satisfaction. TAKE’s Supply Chain Division in the US is located at Austin, Texas. The company has over 400 customers worldwide. Its track record in delivering world-class solutions across global markets is well proven – both as ClearOrbit earlier and now as TAKE. For more information, please visit www.TAKESolutions.com

AT&T PARTNER PAVILION SPONSORS

Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) develops and integrates products, services and technologies that identify, track and manage supply chain assets and information. Core technologies include rugged mobile computing and data collection systems, bar code printers, label media, and RFID. The company’s products and services are used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations. For more information about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com or call 800-347-2636.
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services, and embedded technologies include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems, and software/hardware licensing agreements. For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
TeleNav enterprise solutions help organizations improve workforce and asset utilization, control cost and mitigate risk. It brings together the latest advances in GPS, mobile and Web technologies and integrates with an organization’s back-office applications, mobilizing once static data assets to deliver powerful productivity enhancements.

SUPPORTING SPONSORS


The Everest Group is the largest and most comprehensive relocation and start-up services provider in Mexico. Our unparalleled scope of capability and our experience allow us to undertake offshore projects anywhere in Mexico from inception to complete operational capacity. We specialize in manufacturing projects in general and in aerospace in particular. We have designed and delivered swift implementations for a wide range of companies, OEMs and tier suppliers.

Everest is the only start-up firm in Mexico providing true strategic consulting services to its clients’ senior executives. As we do not represent owners of buildings, landowners, states or economic development entities, our clients appreciate our fully objective advices. Our counseling is the result of hand-on and practical experience at participating at nearly 100 implementations in the last 12 years.

Our deep understanding of the unique requirements of aerospace allow us to address them right at the project’s inception in order to design optimum implementations that will unlock the full potential of your Offshore Low-Cost Strategy.
Logility delivers collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions to more than 1,250 companies of all size. Logility Voyager Solutions provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); supply and inventory optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management.
With the recent acquisition of Homsys and Objet Direct companies (2010), VISEO has expended its offer to become the leading multi-disciplinary specialist on and above the ERP value chain (ERP, Business intelligence, Process automation, Web-2-ERP applications). By bringing together Viseo’s ERP expertise, Objet Direct’s object and web architecture skills, and Homsys’s Business Intelligence know-how, VISEO is the go-to partner to ensure your projects are a success, providing you with progressive and razor-sharp solutions. For a deeper insight http://www.viseo.net/us

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Founded in 1945, the International Society of Automation is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards, certifies industry professionals, provides education and training, publishes books and technical articles, and hosts conferences and exhibitions for automation professionals. ISA is the founding sponsor of the Automation Federation (www.automationfederation.org). To learn more about ISA, visit www.isa.org.