CIMdata and ZXLearning Announce Strategic Alliance to Expand World-Class PLM Education Program Throughout Greater China

Under the agreement, ZXLearning will be the authorized distributor of CIMdata’s premier global PLM Leadership Certificate Program in the greater China region.

Ann Arbor, MI, February 18, 2016 --(PR.com)-- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Shanghai-based ZXLearning, a leading provider of multi-level professional services training. This alliance will help make it easier for PLM professionals in the greater China region, which encompasses mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, to take advantage of CIMdata’s globally acclaimed PLM Leadership Certificate Program. The program is recognized as the PLM industry’s most comprehensive solution-agnostic education offering.

ZXLearning will offer a 2-day standard program to be delivered by their in-house training faculty and a 2-day advanced program to be delivered by CIMdata’s own experts. The programs prepare PLM professionals to successfully address the challenges commonly faced in PLM strategy development and implementation. The assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience and individual evaluations of achievement. Upon successful completion of the program, participants may elect to complete their CIMdata PLM Certificate and are invited to join CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community.

“While the global PLM market exhibited strong growth in 2014, China surpassed that with nearly 12% growth to US$944 million. 2015 estimates suggest this trend will continue,” said Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata. “With Chinese industrial companies continuing to invest heavily in PLM the need for best-in-class PLM education and training has never been greater, and we feel sure that our alliance with ZXLearning will provide the PLM community in greater China with easy access to the tools they need to help them define and execute their PLM initiatives.”

“PLM professionals around the world have embraced CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Certificate Program to empower them to make informed decisions regarding their PLM implementations,” said Jiyuan Ye, CEO of ZXLearning. “Our alliance with CIMdata will make it easier than ever for the ever-growing PLM community in the greater China region to gain access to this important educational offering.”

The program, which is available to industrial companies that are considering or are already implementing PLM, and to PLM software and service providers, is built on CIMdata’s over 30 years of experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics.

For more information on the availability of CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program in the greater China region visit ZXLearning’s website at http://www.zxlearning.com/CourseDetail.aspx?courseid=P10201512030001.

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 providers 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 ZXLearning
ZXLearning is an open training platform, which provides technical courses for the technical leaders, engineers, and other professionals in the Chinese manufacturing industry.

Since it was founded in 2014 by e-Works, a consulting and media firm in China, ZXLearning has established partnerships with over 50 leading organizations and over 100 industrial experts in the greater China region. Its courses cover diversified domains including R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations. By the end of 2015, ZXLearning had served over 300 customers in different industries, such as automotive, aeronautics and aerospace, railway vehicle, electronics, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals.

To learn more about ZXLearning’s services, please visit www.ZXLearning.com.
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