IFS Applications(TM) 7 Wins ERP Product of the Year Award for Discrete Manufacturing
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LINK-PING, Sweden, Dec. 19, 2006 - IFS has strengthened its position as a market-leading provider of enterprise resources planning (ERP) software by winning the Center for Enterprise Research (CER) Award. The expert jury of CER, based in Germany, chose the global enterprise applications company for the ERP Product of the Year award in the Discrete Manufacturing category. The strengths of IFS Applications 7 in implementation time, ergonomics, technology, support, and customer value secured the award, despite strong competition in SAP's home market.
The award recognizes IFS' success in working with customers in the discrete manufacturing industry to develop business software tools to increase agility and meet the demands of this sector. IFS Applications 7 combines the advantages of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and component-based architecture with the benefit of optimized total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI). With its combination of industry-specific and functional components, IFS Applications 7 provides an efficient, cost-effective ERP tool to the manufacturing industry.
"We are very happy about this award," said Wilfried Gschneidinger, General Manager of IFS Central Europe. "The accolade from CER recognizes that IFS is continuously improving its market share in German-speaking countries with its clear focus on mid-sized businesses in specific industry sectors. Our focus on flexibility, industry know-how and customer orientation has also played a large part in our success."
About Center for Enterprise Research
Situated at the Chair of Business Information Systems and Electronic Government at the University of Potsdam, the Center for Enterprise Research (CER) combines competence within the transfer of technology and knowledge between research and practice. The CER offers diversified consulting and training services for private and public suppliers and users of ERP systems. The services vary from the design of IT systems and help with the choice and implementation of IT systems to their certification. The CER staff members have years of operating experience with the guidance of projects in the domain of enterprise resources planning. Under the charge of Professor Norbert Gronau, many results of scientific research have been transferred into solutions of practical relevance.
About IFS
IFS (OMXS: IFS), the global enterprise applications company, provides solutions that enable organizations to respond quickly to market changes, allowing resources to be used in a more agile way to achieve better business performance and competitive advantage.
IFS was founded in 1983 and now has 2,600 employees worldwide. IFS pioneered component-based enterprise resources planning (ERP) software with IFS Applications, now in its seventh generation. IFS' component architecture provides solutions that are easier to implement, run, and upgrade. IFS Applications is available in 54 countries, in 20 languages.
IFS has more than 500,000 users across seven key vertical sectors: aerospace & defense, automotive, high-tech, industrial manufacturing, process industries, construction & facilities management, and utilities & telecom. IFS Applications provides extended ERP functionality, including supply chain management (SCM); enterprise asset management (EAM); maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); product lifecycle management (PLM); customer relationship management (CRM); and corporate performance management (CPM) capabilities.
More details can be found at www.ifsworld.com.
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Esmeralda Cruz
Manager, Integrated Programs
Managing Automation, division of Thomas Publishing Company
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