IBS Launches Enterprise Vertical Leadership Program
Company’s Customer-Focused Realignment Continues Announcement of Enterprise Vertical Leadership Program for Key Industry-Leading Companies
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 4, 2011 – International Business Systems (IBS), a global leading integrated ERP and supply chain provider, today announced the launch of its Enterprise Vertical Leadership Program (EVLP) that provides industry-leading companies with direct input into IBS product development cycles.
The program provides customers with influence into product developments with much faster time to market. Customers share in the development costs, with the objective being to create and install a standard version of the vertical solution for council members. The time and cost of upgrading for companies using standard solutions are much reduced, thus enabling them to deploy more readily the next generation of IBS products.
Rexel, one of the largest electrical suppliers in Europe is the first member of this program, and as the program’s anchor customer for the electrical goods vertical, Rexel’s CIO, Olivier Baldassari, becomes council chairman.
“This program provides Rexel with a direct line into the product development cycles which allows for much faster deployment and response to market demands, product prioritization, more dedicated functionality for less cost and gives us the ability to make certain functionalities standard,” said Baldassari . “We are indeed delighted to be a founding member in the Enterprise Vertical Leadership Program with IBS.”
As a part of the company’s commitment to a customer-focused realignment, the EVLP is designed for industry leaders in verticals with global footprints. Vertical solutions developed through the program will be marketed through the IBS partner and direct sales channel.
“Our customers will work with a dedicated core product development team well versed in each industry with a strong product and program management who will drive the vertical development and its rollout with development and deployment resources,” said Pallab Chatterjee, chairman of the board of IBS. “With two- to three-year global roadmaps established for each customer and a stringent quality process, members of the council are guaranteed the ability to drive enhancements and have direct input into release plans for their solution”.
The announcement of the EVLP formalizes how IBS has already been working with top companies in key industries to co-develop functionality, enhancements and solutions specific to their industries, including Cramo in the rental vertical and PaperLinx in the paper vertical.
For more information, please contact:
Mark Illidge
VP IBS Field Operations & Corporate Marketing
IBS AB
+ 44 777 195 42 73
Mark.illidge@ibs.net
IBS in brief
Stockholm-based International Business Systems (IBS) is a leading global integrated ERP and supply chain provider. Thousands of customers in over 40 countries rely on IBS for world-class solutions to drive dramatic improvements in their operations. IBS operates Dynaman, an advanced warehouse management solution and Bookmaster, a leader in ERP technology for publishing. For more information, contact www.ibs.net.
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