LOVELAND, Colo.  -- Longview Advisors, organizers of the annual Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (CIC), is proud to announce the 2010 event, which will be held May 3-5 in Estes Park, Colorado.

Registration is now open and encouraged for those dedicated to fostering and enhancing collaboration and interoperability in manufacturing. Visit the conference web site, www.3DCIC.com, to register or to learn more about the event.

Now in its sixth year, the CIC is the only vendor-neutral conference in the world addressing collaboration and interoperability in CAD, manufacturing and business communications. The two-and-a-half day international event will give attendees a unique opportunity to interact, learn and share experiences with many of the thought leaders from automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, electronics industries, along with representatives from government and defense communities.

"The CIC event has rapidly grown into an essential forum for engineering professionals, vendors, managers, and students," explains David Prawel, president of Longview Advisors. "The dialogue at CIC has become a yearly barometer of the state of collaboration and interoperability issues, which have such a huge impact on PLM success and overall productivity across all sectors of manufacturing."

Dr. Mike Jahadi with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and attendee at the 2009 CIC, comments: "The Fifth Annual 3D Collaboration and Interoperability event was truly unique. The atmosphere that was established enabled us to have a real quality opportunity to network, interact, learn and share experiences with my true peers. The content addressed real issues that I am facing in my real world responsibility. In addition, I enjoyed the quality time that we were afforded with the vendors at their technology fair. We definitely are looking forward to next year's event and we expect more of our team to attend."

Corporate sponsors to date of the 2010 Congress include: CENIT America, CT Core Technologies, Hewlett Packard, Intel, ITI TranscenData, Jotne EPM Technology, Kubotek USA, Lenovo, mental images, Spatial, and Theorem Solutions. Promotional sponsors include the ConnectPress group of CAD communities (e.g. CATIA Community, Pro-E Community, UG Community), Desktop Engineering Magazine, MCADCafe, and Tenlinks.

Longview Advisors is also pleased to announce free, open access to all presentations from the 2009 and 2008 events are now available at www.3DCIC.com.

About Longview Advisors

Longview Advisors Inc. provides consulting services in the business, technology and application of 3D software in product lifecycle management. For more information, please visit: www.longviewadvisors.com, or the Longview advisors blog: www.3Dubiquity.com. To find out more about participating in the 2010 Collaboration & Interoperability Congress, please visit: www.3DCIC.com.

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