Well-known PLM market analyst changes to CONTACT

Former senior editor of eDM-Report changes to PLM vendor

Bremen, January 10th 2008 – As of January 1st 2008, Michael Murgai (36) is committed to the Business Development & Marketing department of CONTACT Software GmbH. Following his engineering studies at Karlsruhe University, Murgai worked for Dressler Verlag GmbH, a leading publisher on technical/industrial topics based in Heidelberg. He was influential on the successful launch of the trade publication eDM-Report and, as editor-in-chief, markedly shaped its professional standing for many years. With his profound knowledge of the market for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Murgai's new mission is to sharpen CONTACT's public profile with its PDM/PLM CIM DATABASE modules and at the same time optimize the flow of related information to customers, partners and market participants alike.