IBS goes live with Windows version of IBS Enterprise Financials

IBS goes live with Windows version of IBS Enterprise Financials

IBS has gone live with its first Windows version of its IBS Enterprise
application. The installation for the property company, Varbergs Bostads AB, was
implemented according to plan and the application has exhibited high performance
under large transaction volumes. During 2008, IBS will commence launching IBS
Enterprise applications in multi-platform versions.


To date, the IBS business system has been focused entirely on the proprietary
IBM i5 server platform. To expand market opportunities within its target
industry segments, IBS pursues a development strategy founded on open business
systems that can be used by client companies whose IT environments are based on
the IBM i5 platform, Windows, Unix or Linux. 

During recent years, IBS has successfully established a new development
environment based on the open development platform, Eclipse, and the IBS
integration platform, IBS Integrator. Using this environment, IBS has produced a
Java version of IBS Enterprise for Windows. The IBS financial application is the
first part that has now been tested and put into operation. The pilot
installation also included applications such as IBS Asset Management, IBS Attest
and the third party product Mercur. The applications run on IBM's new open
x-Series 64-bit server with Windows operating system and Microsoft SQL Server.

“We have been using the IBS Enterprise financial system for a number of years.
Since we have switched to a Windows environment, we were eager to change to
IBS's new Windows version in conjunction with an upgrade to Version 6. The
change was implemented as planned and we are very satisfied with the
functionality and performance of the application,” says Rolf Nielsen,
Administrative Manager of Varbergs Bostads AB.

IBS customers, many of whom are distributors that manage large transaction
volumes, need reliable and scaleable systems. With the latest 64-bit technology
and new database functionality, IBS will also be able to supply the same
performance in the Windows platform.  

“IBS Enterprise applications are based on a new integration framework, which
facilitates easy integration into other systems and allows applications to be
used with various databases such as SQL Server, DB2 and Oracle. The new SOA
architecture also means that it is easy to create and organize web services
through, for example, visual tools,” says David Malmgren, VP IBS multi-platform
development.

Additional Windows versions of client installations of the IBS financial module
will be implemented and the development project will thereby enter a phase of
gradual market launching. The pilot installations using other parts of the IBS
Enterprise software system, of which the distribution module is the largest,
will be implemented during the first six months of 2008. These installations
will be followed by an expected commercial market launch of IBS Enterprise for
Windows in the second half of 2008. 

”We can now verify that the first IBS Enterprise application in Windows version
is showing high performance and reliability under high transaction volumes. Our
development philosophy, which is based on open standards, provides numerous
opportunities in the future to combine our own solutions with other open
applications, the combination of which will provide major benefits for
customers. We will be able to target significantly larger parts of the industry
markets in which we aim to grow following the introduction of applications for
Windows and other platforms,” says Erik Heilborn, President and CEO of IBS. 


For more information, please contact:

Erik Heilborn, President and CEO, IBS AB
Mobile: +46 (0) 70 242 52 30
Erik.heilborn@ibs.net

John Womack, SVP Communications & IR, IBS AB
Mobile: +46 (0)70 678 24 99
john.womack@ibs.net



IBS AB (OMX Nordic Exchange STO: IBS B) is a leading provider of business
systems for supply chain management, demand-driven manufacturing, customer
administration and financial control. IBS' primary focus is large and mid-sized
distributors as well as sales and manufacturing companies in international
groups. IBS offers industry solutions in such areas as pharmaceutical
distribution, the automotive industry, electronics, paper, publishing and a
number of local niches. For further information, visit www.ibs.net