iRise®, the world's leading application definition software company, today announced that 19 customers will be speaking at Fusion '07, iRise's 4th Annual User Conference and Industry Summit taking place at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas from October 11-12, 2007. Speaking to the theme "Innovation By Design," customers from a broad range of industries and disciplines - including financial services, automotive, healthcare, retail, airline and other industries - will showcase best practices in using simulation to speed innovation to market, cut costs and improve usability of business software.
The conference also features these keynote speakers:
- Burt Rutan, extraordinary engineer, designer and aerospace pioneer;
- Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk;
- Wing Lee, Sprint-Nextel's Director, Innovation Realization;
- Guy Hamblen, Project Manager, Advanced Technology Group, United Parcel Service;
- Gary Beach, Publisher of CIO magazine; and,
- Barry Libert, CEO, Shared Insights and author of the community thought leader book "We Are Smarter Than Me."
With over 250 business analysts, usability professionals, IT executives and business leaders expected to attend, Fusion '07 will be focused on:
- Igniting innovation & design excellence for the 21st century business;
- Visualizing the future of software definition; and,
- Plotting a road map for the fusion of business & IT.
For complete details on the event and to register, please visit: http://www.irise.com/fusion07/.
About iRise
"iRise® (www.irise.com) is dedicated to bridging the communication gap between customers, business and IT by improving the process of defining software. Over 120 corporations such as Wachovia, Sun Trust Bank, Sprint-Nextel and CompuCredit use the iRise application definition platform to get business and IT on the same page - the first time. Visual, interactive application simulations accelerate the delivery of innovative business applications, cut IT costs and reduce the risks associated with outsourced development. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., iRise is backed by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and has sales offices across North America.
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