Renowned Industry Analyst to Present Improving Collaboration through More Effective Systems Engineering in Complex Product Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test.

LOVELAND, Colo., January 22, 2014 – Longview Advisors, organizers of the annual 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (3D CIC), today announced a keynote speaker for its 2014 event.

Allan Behrens, founder of leading Industry Analyst firm, Taxal, will present “ImprovingCollaboration through More Effective Systems Engineering in Complex Product Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test.” Allan will discuss Systems Engineering and the opportunity to use it as a principle and process to deliver better product and operational success in complex manufacturing industries. Allan has been party to and commentator on multi-disciplinary (Mechanical, Software and Electronic) product development for over 30 years. He is responsible for research, thought leadership and business insights on manufacturing companies at Taxal, an Industry Analyst and Consulting organization that provides analysis, advisory, research and business services for companies looking to increase revenues and profitability.

3DCIC 2014 ( www.3DCIC.com) will be held May 28-30 at the Cheyenne Mountain  Conference Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

3DCIC is dedicated to fostering and improving collaboration and interoperability throughout the product lifecycle. Now in its eleventh year, 3DCIC is the only vendor- neutral event in the world addressing collaboration and interoperability in manufacturing and business communications. The three-day international event gives attendees a unique opportunity to network, learn and strategize with thought leaders from a broad array of commercial and defense industries, as well as with representatives from government.

3DCIC has become a yearly barometer of the state of collaboration and interoperability strategy, technology and solutions across all sectors of discrete manufacturing.

Organizers are pleased to announce that NAFEMS (the International Association of the Engineering Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Community – www.nafems.org) is holding their biennial American conference in conjunction with 3DCIC 2014. In addition, the PDES Board of Directors will again hold their annual meeting at 3DCIC and the 3D PDF consortium will be joining again for its third annual meeting.

Registration is open on the web site. Interested attendees are encouraged to register soon as time-limited discounts currently apply.

Longview Advisors also is pleased to announce that free, open access to all presentations from past events is now available at ( www.3DCIC.com).