Popular Intermec User Conference Slated For May.Business/High Tech Editors EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2001 More than 700 attendees from the manufacturing, distribution, retail, field service, transportation, logistics and healthcare industries will converge on Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. , in May for a real-world look at the latest trends in automatic data collection, wireless networking See wireless network. , and field force automation. Intermec Technologies Corp.'s annual i-Comm conference is designed for IT and operations professionals who want to use automatic data collection, wireless and mobile computing technologies from Intermec and its partners to revolutionize their businesses' supply chain operations. The international conference is scheduled for May 13-16, 2001, at the renowned Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Business strategist Larry Downes, author of the best-selling "Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance," is slated to address the conference, along with Patrick Lencioni, author of "Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive." The conference includes three days of breakout sessions, keynote speakers on technology, supply chain and business management, and focused industry discussions addressing many of the business automation issues facing companies every day. As in past years, Intermec customers and business partners will offer first-hand accounts of their own supply chain automation and ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. implementations. This year, areas of special emphasis include implementation of standards-based local and wide-area wireless and radio frequency identification See RFID. (RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ) solutions to improve supply chain execution. Case studies of real-world CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. successes will be highlighted, along with presentations on key industry initiatives, including Spec 2000 for parts marking and virtual compliance labeling. Past i-Comm presenters include SAP America, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Mercedes-Benz, Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Kraft Foods, Daimler Chrysler, Ford, Kohler, Libbey, Pratt & Whitney, Tampa Electric and MidAmerican Energy Co. "i-Comm brings together today's trend makers with tomorrow's ideas," said Intermec Senior Vice President Tom Miller. "i-Comm is for IT and business operations professionals who think their company's operations can be more efficient and productive. At i-Comm, they'll find out how they can make that happen. Leading providers of global solutions will be represented at the conference." This year's forum offers additional new features, including vertical industry roundtable luncheons and sessions, as well as expanded new technology demonstrations. To register or for additional information, contact Lori Cahill, events manager, at lori.cahill@intermec.com or visit www.intermec.com/icomm. About Intermec Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNA Una personification of honesty; leads lamb and rides white ass. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] See : Honesty ) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R) RFID (radio frequency identification) and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. to field sales and service. To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, P.O. Box 4280, Everett, WA 98203-9280 USA; telephone 800/347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com. |
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