Welcome to your Infor EAM Connections

James Jones
Product Manager
EAM Solutions

After Inforum 2007, Brad Kenney, editor of IndustryWeek wrote about the Infor EAM session, "I'm not saying I've never seen customer testimonials at trade shows before—just that I've never seen this many, from this many excited people, many of whom were audibly disappointed when the session came to an end. Manufacturers as varied as Lockheed-Martin and Pfizer, automotive heavyweights like Cooper-Standard, Meridian Automotive Systems, and Subaru of Indiana (which uses EAM to schedule work orders and PM tasks, and to schedule and track maintenance man-hours), all the way to large retailers managing online work order and purchase order requisitions, and public sector departments and utilities managing wastewater and electrical infrastructure assets—they all got up and enthusiastically shared their experiences with the EAM software package."

If you are planning to join Inforum for the EAM networking opportunities and content from experts, you're going
to be excited by what you see. We built Inforum 2008 around your feedback from last year and your responses to our EAM survey.

At Inforum 2008, you will be able to quickly and easily get information specific to your EAM needs, thanks to targeted tracks that connect you with colleagues, industry, and product experts, as well as solution-specific information, technology, and training. Linking you to the best educational sessions and the right experts for
your business is what EAM Connections is all about. Join discussion groups, attend sessions, and find solutions ... all related to EAM.

You'll leave the conference with an arsenal of tools that will make a difference in your day-to-day business operations.

Opening general session

Jump start your Inforum 2008 experience by attending the EAM opening general session to meet other EAM users, the Infor EAM management team, and the EAM User Advisory Board (UAB).

Be a part of the action and grab a seat to find out more from Kevin White of Lawrence Livermore National Labs and acting UAB Chair, who will introduce you to the UAB community and its election practices.

The EAM management team will highlight some key EAM sessions, recommend interesting Birds-of-a-Feather topics, and discuss other notable Inforum 2008 features you won’t want to miss. The UAB will explain its role in facilitating the communications between the user community and Infor EAM management team

Recommended sessions

Don't miss out on the approximately 40 EAM Connections sessions. Fifty percent of the sessions will be presented by Infor EAM customers who will discuss several industries, products, and business issues.

Preliminary agenda highlights include:

How-to sessions on Infor EAM Enterprise Edition
Guidelines sessions on how to get the most of your Infor EAM Business Edition
Tricks and tips sessions on Infor EAM MP2

Infor EAM customers will share:

Lessons learned
How industry leaders achieve operational excellence with EAM
Next steps

Discover more about several different topics that matter to you such as:

Extending EAM to mobile
Learning best ways to use reporting capabilities in your current Infor EAM solution
Creating preventive maintenance schedules

For more details on all the Infor EAM Connections sessions, click here and select, Track: Enterprise Asset Management (EAM).

Sessions related to specific industries will be offered to EAM customers; For example, sessions pertaining
to:

Pharmaceutical and other FDA-regulated part 21 CFR 11 environment
Achieving world-class facilities with Infor EAM
Tracking fleet operations with Infor EAM

Go beyond "maintenance!"

Top reasons to consider Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition for optimal asset performance
and energy efficiency
Go from addressing thirty five percent of your operating and maintenance (O&M) expenses through "classic" EAM system to effecting up to ninety percent of your O&M expenses by factoring the energy -demand management of your assets
Find out how to reduce energy costs of your assets by up to twenty percent

Delve into what's hot regarding EAM solutions
Take part in product roadmapping sessions

Review the migration process review from an implementation and migration tools perspective
Learn from other EAM customers why they decide to migrate
Probe into product migration stories with real-life examples of successful migrations from customers themselves

Stay in the loop by checking back often for more details regarding all the planned EAM Connections
sessions. Take advantage of this valuable "one-stop-shop" opportunity to discover options and open discussions to plan for your company's future.

Birds-of-a-Feather

Connect with groups of users on specific topics of interest to youwhether it's related to lean maintenance, techniques for tracking asset sustainability, or managing preventive maintenance tasks. You can prearrange Birds-of-a-Feather sessions ahead of the conference or set up sessions on-site so that you can talk with peers about the issues that matter most to you.

Click here to submit a Birds-of-a-Feather session.

Enterprising Square

This informal networking environment is designed as a gathering place for users of EAM solutions. Look for the EAM Connections area logo and then feel free to strike up a conversation.

Let's Do Lunch

Attendee badges will reflect the Infor solutions they use and there will be designated EAM Connections tables to make it easier to see and link up with attendees using the same solutions or to identify others using new applications who might benefit learning more about your company.

Solutions Expo

Inforum 2008's Solutions Expo will present you with an exclusive chance to explore and educate yourself about advancements from Infor and Infor partners. This setting will provide the backdrop to meet and talk with our strategic development and implementation specialists about which Infor and partner products and services can best extend the value of your current investment in our solutions. Take advantage of this occasion and make the most of Inforum 2008 by learning from the EAM experts.