Program will take place in Oslo – November 18-22

Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 15,  2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that it will bring its highly acclaimed PLM Certificate Program to Oslo, Norway from November 18-22, 2013. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership, the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non-biased education and training offering available for today’s PLM professionals.

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program prepares PLM professionals at several levels to successfully address the challenges inherent in PLM strategy development and implementation. This assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. Additionally, the program provides intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a CIMdata PLM Certificate and become a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community.

According to Gerard Litjens, CIMdata’s Director of European operations, “We have designed our 2013 PLM Certificate Program schedule to address the needs of PLM professionals throughout Europe and North America, and are excited to bring our final European program for 2013 back to Oslo.” The program will once again be hosted by CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Alliance Member, Summit Systems.

According to Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President, “Since the program’s introduction in 2009, over 150 global PLM professionals have received their PLM Leadership certificate from CIMdata. In many ways, our program has become the de-facto standard in PLM education. We are extremely excited with the program’s success and we look forward to continuing to deliver this valuable program throughout much of the industrial world.”

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is built on CIMdata’s 30 years of extensive worldwide experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics. The program is available to industrial companies who are considering or are already implementing PLM, and to PLM solution and service providers. PLM Certificate Program participants may register online for either a 3-day or 5-day program. For more detailed information about the CIMdata PLM Certificate Program and how to register, visit CIMdata’s website at http://www.cimdata.com/services/education/plm_certificate.html.

About the CIMdata PLM Certificate Program

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program consists of nine educational sessions. These sessions can be completed by either attending the full program delivered over five consecutive days or attending the pre-requisite core PLM Certificate sessions offered over three consecutive days and at a later time, within a 12-month period, completing the remaining sessions over two consecutive days.

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is available to industrial companies who are considering and/or implementing PLM, and to PLM solution suppliers. The program is built on CIMdata’s close to 30 years of extensive worldwide experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics.

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and suppliers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia- Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website at www.CIMdata.com, follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews, or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA. Tel: +1 734.668.9922. Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.

About Summit Systems Norge AS

Established in 1993, Summit Systems (Summit) holds a leading position in the Norwegian market by offering a range of products from the leading solution providers and a full range of implementation services. On its own or in collaboration with the customer, Summit assists with construction, design, and analytical services. Summit complements its offerings from solution providers by providing training, implementation support, and integration and customization services to facilitate its clients’ engineering processes. The company is a preferred partner for product development solution providers in Norway. Summit’s customer base includes more than 150 clients, among them many global industrial players with operations in Norway. To learn more about Summit’s services, visit www.Summit.no or contact Summit at: Otto Sverdrups vei 9, N-1337 Sandvika, Norway. Tel: +47 (67) 55-1500.

For more information contact:

Cheryl Peck, Director of Marketing                                                             Gerard Litjens, Director of European Operations

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