Dow to Present Case Study on New Meridium Functionality: Spares Analysis

1/28/2008,Roanoke, VA, USA - Meridium, the leader in asset performance management (APM) software solutions, has announced the addition of Dow Chemical to the Meridium Conference 2008 agenda. This year's event will be held April 22-24 in Albuquerque, NM, USA.

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), one of the largest chemical manufacturers in the world, operates in 156 countries with more than 45,000 employees around the globe. At Meridium Conference 2008, Dow will present "Spare Parts Optimization with Meridium" which will highlight their approach to a small but critical aspect to the overall asset reliability process at Dow. The spare parts optimization software that Meridium has developed as part of the Reliability Analytics module will be used by Dow to evaluate spare parts with the potential for significant economic impact. Dow includes spare parts optimization as a part of their equipment strategy development and plans to integrate usage-based, expert systems and distribution-based analysis into its spare parts optimization process.

Dow Chemical joins an already distinguished agenda, which includes other customers such as Rio Tinto, Flint Hills Resources, Sasol, PPG Industries and Eastman Chemical, as well as Geoff Colvin, Editor At Large for FORTUNE magazine, and John Mitchell, an esteemed reliability expert and author of The Physical Asset Management Handbook.

Meridium Conference is Meridium's annual gathering of users, partners and employees, and typically draws more 150 people than from around the world. Last year's attendees came from more than 20 countries including North America, Latin and South America, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. Meridium Conference provides a Learning and networking opportunity, not only for education about Meridium but also about industry trends and issues that can help attendees excel in their professions.

For more information about Meridium Conference 2008, visit http://conference.meridium.com

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