Descartes Systems: Business Leaders to Converge at The Logistics Summit; Senior Executives from Across Europe to Share Best Practices in Logistics.Business Editors The Logistics Summit ROTTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2002 The Logistics Summit, a forum for professionals exploring best practices in logistics, will convene October 7-9, 2002 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Enabling companies to achieve peak performance, The Logistics Summit will be a gathering place for senior business executives from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) to seize emerging opportunities and trends in logistics management technology. An intense program spread out over two-and-a-half days has been designed to include dedicated panels, breakout sessions and live demonstrations led by leading academics and industry analysts. Some of EMEA's most progressive companies using logistics management technology such as British American Tobacco British American Tobacco Plc (LSE: BATS, AMEX: BTI, KLSE: BAT) is the second largest listed tobacco company in the world. It is based in London, England and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index with a market capitalisation of over £29 billion as of June 2005. , The Danish Brewery Group, Danzas, Ericsson, FDB FDB Fluid Dynamic Bearing (hard disk technology) FDB Font Definition Block (Macromedia Flash SWF file) FDB Forwarding Database FDB First Data Bank FDB Flexor Digitorum Brevis Denmark, GIST, John Lewis Partnership, Ocado and Palmer & Harvey will provide first-hand experience of successful routing and visibility solutions through live demonstrations and presentations. Hosted by The Descartes Systems Group Inc., a trusted provider of logistics solutions, The Logistics Summit will run October 7 - 9, 2002 at the Radisson SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Hotel & Resort, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. According to ARC Advisory Group, Descartes is the overall market leader of transportation management solutions in EMEA. For more information about The Logistics Summit, including registration, travel and housing, and session details, please visit www.descartes.com/logistics_summit/overview.html. Members of the EMEA media community interested in attending The Logistics Summit should contact Cynthia Schot at +31 (0) 10 447 87 44 or cschot@descartes.com. About Descartes The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Xtra (Sony) DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Extra ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :DSG) is a trusted provider of logistics management technology. In over 60 countries Descartes' leading logistics solutions drive operational efficiency, enhance customer responsiveness and improve precision in purchasing for global organizations. All registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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