IBS outranks SAP in new AMR market ranking for Supply Chain Management

IBS outranks SAP in new AMR market ranking for Supply Chain Management In a June analysis of the world market for Supply Chain Management, the US market analysts, AMR Research in Boston, rank IBS as second only to i2 Technologies. SAP are ranked in third place, after IBS. The five largest suppliers are i2 Technologies, IBS, SAP, Manguistics and EXE. AMR Research forecasts that the world market for Supply Chain Management systems will climb from USD 3.8bn in 1999 to USD 20.3bn in 2004. This represents an average annual growth of 40%, compared to the equivalent AMR forecast for traditional ERP systems, a growth of only 5%. The ranking is based on 1999 revenue for software and professional services within Supply Chain Management. IBS is ranked world no 1 in the sub-section Supply Chain Execution, while i2 Technologies and SAP target Supply Chain Planning. For more information, please contact: Staffan Ahlberg, CEO, IBS Magnus Wastenson, VP Marketing, IBS Tel: +46 8 627 2420, +46 70 627 2420 Tel: +46 8 627 2515 or +46 70 627 2515 Email: staffan.ahlberg@ibs.se Email: magnus.wastenson@ibs.se Marie Louise Cassel, Press Officer, IBS Tel: +46 8 627 2429, +46 70 627 2429 Email: marie-louise.cassel@ibs.se IBS AB, with headquarters in Stockholm, is listed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The IBS Group is a world-leading international supplier of software and professional services for e-business and supply chain management. IBS has a revenue of some SEK 3bn, and some 2,400 employees and 5,000 customers in more than 40 countries. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/28/20000628BIT00680/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/06/28/20000628BIT00680/bit0002.pdf