Trade Event Offers E-Business Solutions for Medical Manufacturers; MD&M West Devotes Pavilion and Conference Sessions to Web Strategies and Solutions.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2000 Medical device manufacturers looking to move their companies to the next level in the e-business economy need to look no further than Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, the world's largest medical manufacturing event. MD&M West will devote an entire pavilion and conference track exclusively to e-business when the event returns to California's Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities. , Jan. 8-10, 2001. Medical companies have been consistently forward-thinking in their Internet adaptations. The medical industry supply chain employs a variety of online exchanges, marketplaces, consortiums, Web portals See portal. and e-GPOs (group purchasing organizations A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. ). For companies needing to establish or improve their e-business strategies to remain competitive in this ever-changing industry, MD&M West will serve as an ideal arena in which to explore the full array of e-commerce solutions. New to MD&M West is the E-Business Pavilion where medical manufacturers can find everything they need to be totally Web-enabled in the new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. economy. More than 20 exhibiting companies will showcase everything from portal hosting and Internet application software to the latest online medical marketplaces. Leading exhibitors include Promedix, Agile, SBMC SBMC School Board of Martin County (Florida) SBMC Saint Barnabas Medical Center SBMC Small Business Ministerial Council (Australia) SBMC Secured Bankers Mortgage Company SBMC St. , WebScope, and MDISource. MD&M West will also present an e-business track in its new Medical Device Management Forum, a companion conference to the well-established MD&M Conference. The Forum will focus on critical business issues for managers, including executive e-business strategies and solutions. Topics and presenters include: --E-Business Real-World Results, William Osgood, ProvenceGroup --Transitioning to "e"--Do it Right, or Don't Do it at All, A. Chris de Laurier, 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) --Net Markets and Exchanges--Opportunities or Threats? Bret Williams, Medibuy.com --Accelerating Product Development Cycles with E-Business Tools, Barry Linder, M.D., SpecialtyMD.com --Meet the Producer, Jeffrey Moore, Ebyz, Inc. --12 Lessons Learned: One Company's Journey, Sharon Reffet, Bausch & Lomb Surgical Division MD&M West will co-locate with Pacific Design & Manufacturing and PLASTEC PLASTEC Plastics Technical Evaluation Center (TM) West. Attendees will have unlimited access to all three shows. Information is available at www.mdmwest.com. Produced and managed by CANON COMMUNICATIONS LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , MD&M West and the Medical Technology Management Forum are part of CANON'S worldwide family of trade events. The press can visit www.editorsroom.com for information on CANON events. Other interested parties should call 310/445-4200 or visit www.canontradeshows.com. |
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